Courts & Law
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Five outside parties file legal briefs in support of agents Patel fired during broad agency purge
The briefs argue that the firings were illegal because the agents were denied due process and punished for their political affiliations.
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Judge blocks New York law barring ICE agents from wearing masks and requiring visible identification
Judge Mae D’Agostino of the Northern District of New York partially granted the DOJ's request for a preliminary injunction, ruling that the federal government is likely to succeed at trial.
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AG Uthmeier asks Congress for impeachment inquiry into former Southern Poverty Law Center attorney
"It strains credulity to think that Judge Abudu, a senior legal officer at SLPC, wouldn't have been aware of the organization's alleged criminal conduct during her tenure," Uthmeier stated in the letter.
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RFK Jr. blasts Biden's 'failure' to unify Congress on student loan cancellation
The Supreme Court on Friday determined that the president could not unilaterally cancel large swathes of student loan debt.
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Penn State forces faculty to grade students by race, harasses whites: ex-professor lawsuit
Second-generation Italian immigrant claims university retaliated when he filed regulatory complaints. Law professor foresees "potentially embarrassing inquiries."
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Sotomayor makes dubious nightclub shooting claim while dissenting in Christian web designer case
"Who could forget the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard? ... Or the Pulse nightclub massacre, the second-deadliest U.S. history?" her dissent reads.
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Supreme Court strikes at heart of regulatory state with rulings on free speech, religion, education
Rulings for creative professionals and religious accommodations, and against EPA and Education Department, suggest politically convenient interpretations of statutory authority and constitutional rights will face heavy scrutiny.
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President Biden says expanding the Supreme Court would be a mistake
President Biden said during an NBC interview that the Supreme Court was "not a normal court."
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Supreme Court cites ex House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in decision to strike down Biden student loan plan
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Biden administration does not have the authority to unilaterally cancel hundreds of billions in student loan debt.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accuses Justice Alito of 'corruption' over student loan ruling
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Biden administration does not have the authority to unilaterally cancel hundreds of billions in student loan debt.
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Supreme Court rules with web designer in case related to LGBTQ+ rights, free speech
In a 6-3 decision, the high court said the web designer, as a creative professional, has a free speech right under the Constitution’s First Amendment
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Supreme Court strikes down Biden's multibillion dollar student loan forgiveness plan
Biden's administration had previously argued that the president maintained that authority under existing education statute.
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Judge rejects Trump's request to have E. Jean Carroll defamation suit dismissed
Trump is currently suing Carroll for defamation over comments she made on CNN following the verdict in her civil suit against him.