Courts & Law
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DOJ asks judge to block Chicago housing reparations program
Evanston Mayor Daniel Bliss, who recently won the Democratic nomination for Congress in his district, said in 2023 that the program aimed to show "that a small municipality can make real tangible progress."
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You Vote: With DOJ investigating Newsom, do you see this as weaponization, or reasonable suspicion?
Newsom is considered a top potential 2028 presidential candidate for his political party. The governor also said Monday the DOJ is "abusing the grand jury process" and said that federal agencies had sought information from family members and close associates.
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Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to New York law allowing lawsuits against gun makers
The National Shooting Sports Foundation attempted to appeal a lower court ruling alongside Smith & Wesson, Ruger, Beretta, Glock, Sig Sauer and Sturm, to argue the 2021 New York law clashed with federal law.
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Federal judge blocks Planned Parenthood defunding in Big, Beautiful Bill
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee, issued the temporary restraining order.
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Public health groups sue Trump admin over changes to COVID vaccine guidance
The lawsuit names Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary and National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya as co-defendants.
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Planned Parenthood sues Trump admin over megabill 'defunding' provision
The group threatened to sue the administration last week. The provisions contained in the bill prohibit abortion providers from receiving Medicaid funding for up to one year for any other reproductive health services they may provide.
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Barnard settles suit alleging antisemitism, agrees to changes including anti-discrimination official
Barnard and Columbia University were the site of some of the most disruptive pro-Palestinian anti-Israel protests on U.S. college campuses after the start of the Israel-Hamas War in October 2023.
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NFL star wide receiver KaVontae Turpin arrested in Texas on weapon, marijuana charges
He is currently the highest-paid special teams player in the NFL, according to CBS Sports
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El Salvadoran president releases video challenging Kilmar Abrego Garcia torture claims
The migrant, who has now been returned to the United States, alleged earlier this week he was subject to beatings and psychological torture at the El Salvadoran prison.
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Supreme Court allows detoured flight of migrants to head to South Sudan
Though the court previously issued a ruling that affirmed the ability of federal authorities to deport illegals to third party countries.
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Abrego Garcia says beaten, tortured in El Salvador prison, Trump admin calls account 'sob story'
Trump Admin Calls Garcia’s Account of El Salvador Prison a “Sob Story”
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Noem approves expediting waterborne barriers in Rio Grande
The effort comes after Texas fought a lengthy legal battle with the Biden administration over its deployment of a buoy barrier in the same river to deter illegal crossings into the state.
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Supreme Court to hear cases on banning males in female student sports
The cases are from West Virginia and Idaho where two transgender students, Becky Pepper-Jackson and Lindsay Hecox, are challenging the respective states' bans.