Courts & Law
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Trump nominates former fed prosecutor, personal attorney McDonald to serve as US attorney for SDNY
McDonald is a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell and previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York.
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‘No Tolerance:’ Florida AG sues Tiktok over child safety concerns
The Sunshine State cracks down on TikTok's flimsy protections for kids against adult content.
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Supreme Court rejects Carter Page's attempt to revive James Comey lawsuit
Page argued in his appeal to the Supreme Court that the public revelations of the surveillance had harmed his reputation and business opportunities, and he asked the high court to reconsider the lower court's rulings.
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Appeals court rules Trump's National Guard deployment can continue in DC
The court ruled that President Trump may prevail in his argument that the president “possesses a unique power” to mobilize the National Guard in the nation's capital
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Federal judge says he is not inclined to halt construction of White House ballroom
Leon said he would make a final decision in the coming days but highlighted the Trump administration’s arguments that below-ground construction would not begin until January, or above-ground until April, as a reason to decline the request.
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Trump administration says White House ballroom project must continue for national security reasons
U.S. Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn said that more work on the site is still needed to meet the agency’s “safety and security requirements."
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Texas AG sues five major TV companies for allegedly spying on state residents
The lawsuits include two China-based television companies Hisense and TCL Technology Group Corporation, which Paxton claimed poses serious concerns about consumer data harvesting.
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President Trump sues BBC for $5 billion despite network's apology
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida, argued the BBC “maliciously” tied two comments together that Trump made more than 54 minutes apart in order to give the impression that he’d urged his supporters to engage in violence.
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Appeals court intervenes in Boasberg contempt efforts, punting matter to 2026
The matter if the actual deportations has already reached the Supreme Court, which permitted the administration to invoke the Alien Enemies Act.
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Hunter Biden disbarred in Connecticut after complaints over gun, tax convictions
Hunter Biden consented to being disbarred and admitted to attorney misconduct
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Top Democrat Katherine Clark gets a primary challenger
Clark ranks behind only House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in the party's pecking order.
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Blue states sue Trump admin over $100K H-1B visa fee
The suit argues that Trump's executive order ran afoul of the Administrative Procedure Act.
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Prosecutors claim ex-University of Michigan football coach threatened suicide during home invasion
During the home invasion, Moore allegedly grabbed two butter knives and a pair of scissors and threatened to kill himself, according to police. He eventually left after the woman called her lawyer and said she would call the police.