Courts & Law
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Paramount reaches settlement with states over Warner Bros acquisition
Paramount has committed to distributing 30 movies in theaters every year, spending an additional $1.5 billion on film production over the next five years and creating a board to ensure the editorial independence of CNN and CBS News.
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Texas AG Paxton shuts down Houston-area center offering 'birth tourism'
The lawsuit was initiated in April 2026. It alleged that the center, which has operated for nearly 20 years, was actively helping people from foreign countries evade federal immigration rules to give birth on U.S. soil.
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Prosecutors zero in on John Brennan’s role in Trump-Russia collusion narrative in conspiracy case
Federal prosecutors will likely examine ex-CIA Director John Brennan’s pivotal role at the beginning, in the middle, and during the aftermath of the Trump-Russia investigation as part of the grand conspiracy probe.
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Texas suspends approvals for new Flock cameras
Flock cameras are automated license plate readers. The company markets them as a way to help law enforcement, but many have criticized them over fears of unlawful surveillance.
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DOJ opinion finds 18-year-olds can buy handguns
"The provision prevents young adults, who are members of 'the people' to whom the Second Amendment applies, from owning 'arms' in common use for self-defense," the OLC opinion read.
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Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy case speaks out: 'I didn't have any doubts'
Clancy stands accused of murdering her three children. While she does not deny the act, she has argued that she should not be held criminally responsible due to severe mental illness.
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Uber ordered to pay $40 million to family of woman killed after being left on freeway
The company argued during a five-day arbitration hearing that the driver is an independent contractor under California law, and so Uber can't be held liable for his actions.
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Solicitor general of Iowa says federal judge criticizing Trump admin immigration policy 'imprudent'
Judge Patrick J. Schiltz of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota said in the interview that his order was prompted by a concern that the Trump administration's disregard for court orders was flooding his courthouse to a near standstill.
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Missouri GOP back in court seeking a more favorable congressional map as ballots are set to go out
State officials are proceeding with a House map that gives the GOP a 6-2 advantage after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week that blocked a newer 7-1 set of lines from going into effect.
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Feds break up $250M nationwide scam that sold fake nursing diplomas, targeted Haitian population
Fraudsters sold $250 million in fake diplomas across the country to 15,000 “nurses.” Many of them have disappeared into America’s health care system.
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Judge orders 30-day notice before gov't can demolish Kennedy Center
The center suffered a partial ceiling collapse earlier this year and Trump has warned that the entire building could face demolition without his aid.
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Plaintiffs in Kennedy Center suit urged court to appoint a caretaker
After returning to the White House, Trump replaced the old board of directors and overhauled its performance play list.
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Defendant in shooting of 3 Palestinian students in Vermont said guided by FM radio messages from CIA
The shooting occurred in November 2023, about a month after the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.