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Former New Mexico lawmaker pleads guilty to diverting public school funds
Law Journals 09/05/2026A former high-ranking Democratic legislator in New Mexico accused of diverting millions of dollars meant for vocational education in the state's largest school district to businesses and charities in which she had an interest has pleaded guilty to st...
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Court lets White House continue construction on Trump's $400 million ballroom
U.S. Court News 09/02/2026A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for President Donald Trump as he flexes unprecedented executive power and remakes the capital in his ima...
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Influencer pleads guilty to criminal impersonation for viral pranks
Law Journals 08/30/2026A social media influencer known for posting viral videos of pranks has pleaded guilty to criminal impersonation in Arizona for posing as an employee of businesses in a Phoenix suburb and orchestrating brief but chaotic takeover attempts.The outcome w...
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Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions
Legal Analysis 08/25/2026The Supreme Court opened a path Monday for possible implementation of President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be put in place before the fast-approaching midterm elections.The decisi...
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Judge refuses to block Trump administration from building border wall
Legal Analysis 08/15/2026A federal judge refused on Friday to block the Trump administration from taking steps to build 62 miles of international border wall along part of a Native American tribe’s reservation without its consent.U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Was...
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A pillar of environmental enforcement is targeted by Trump
Legal Analysis 08/08/2026Right-leaning legal activists along with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company have brought sweeping challenges against a cornerstone of legal enforcement in the United States: the right of private groups, people and local governments to ...
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25 states sue over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old ones
Law Journals 08/05/2026Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.The United States last month imposed double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and...
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Small businesses file lawsuits against Trump’s new sweeping tariffs
U.S. Court News 08/03/2026Two lawsuits filed by small businesses are challenging Trump’s sweeping tariffs announced Thursday that impose double-digit levies on 60 trading partners.The tariffs, implemented under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 for what the Trump adm...
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The U.S. government can continue collecting the 10% worldwide tariff it imposed
Legal Analysis 07/26/2026The U.S. government can continue collecting the 10% worldwide tariff it imposed in February while legal challenges to the levies continue to work their way through the courts, a federal court ruled Thursday.The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circui...
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Lawmakers cast doubt on Kathryn Ruemmler's testimony about Epstein ties
Latest News 07/18/2026Lawmakers said Kathryn Ruemmler, the former top lawyer at Goldman Sachs and White House counsel to President Barack Obama, was not being truthful Wednesday about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, rejecting her testimony that Epstein had merely "...
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Former mayor of Mississippi's capital city pleads guilty in bribery scheme
U.S. Court News 07/08/2026The former mayor of Mississippi's capital city and the former City Council president have pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme one week before they were set to face trial.Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and former Jackson City Council Preside...
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Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots
Legal Analysis 07/02/2026The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.The 5-4 decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half the states and the District of C...