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Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights
Headline Legal News 04/30/2026President Lyndon B. Johnson knew the legislation he was about to sign was momentous, one that took courage for certain members of Congress to pass since the vote could cost them their seats.To honor that, he took the unusual step of leaving the Oval ...
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Appeals court rules that Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal
Bar Associations 04/28/2026An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border of the U.S., a key pillar of the Republican president's plan to crack down on migration.A three-judge panel from the U.S. Cour...
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US soldier used classified intel to win $400K Polymarket bet on Maduro raid
National News 04/25/2026A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market, federal offici...
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Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms
Bar Associations 04/22/2026Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into classrooms.The 9-8 decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Cou...
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A Canadian man facing 14 murder charges will plead guilty to aiding suicide
Bar Associations 04/19/2026A Canadian man facing murder charges for allegedly selling lethal substances online to people at risk of self-harm has agreed to plead guilty to 14 counts of counseling or aiding suicide, his lawyer said on Saturday.In turn, Canadian prosecutors will...
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US families contest Italian law restricting citizenship by descent in court
Law Firm Marketing 04/16/2026Two U.S. families went to Italy's highest court Tuesday to challenge the scope of a year-old law passed by Giorgia Meloni's government limiting citizenship claims to Italian descendants removed by more than two generations.Their lawyer, Marco Mellone...
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Federal judge finds Pentagon is violating court order to restore access to reporters
Legal Marketing 04/13/2026A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters, a setback in the administration's efforts to impede the work of journalists.U.S. District Judge Paul Friedma...
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Alleged white supremacist pleads guilty in fire at Tennessee center
Financial 04/11/2026A man linked to white supremacist movements pleaded guilty on Monday to setting a fire that destroyed an office at a historic social justice center in Tennessee, a court document shows.Regan Prater also pleaded guilty to attempting to aid a foreign t...
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Trump Administration Seeks Appeal to Pause White House Ballroom Halt Order
Law School News 04/07/2026The Trump administration is arguing that a judge's order to halt construction of a $400 million ballroom creates a security risk for President Donald Trump as it asks a federal appeals court to pause the ruling.In a motion filed Friday, National Park...
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Trump is at the Court as it hears arguments over his bid to limit birthright citizenship
Lawyer Interviews 04/02/2026The Supreme Court is taking up one of the term's most consequential cases, President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not Americ...
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Wisconsin man who ordered ballots without consent found guilty of fraud
Law School News 03/31/2026A jury convicted a Wisconsin man of election fraud and identity theft for requesting the ballots of Republican state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Democratic Racine Mayor Cory Mason without their consent.Jurors in Racine County on Tuesday found Harr...
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Tax reform may grow donor base but shrink overall nonprofit contributions
Law Firm Marketing 03/17/2026Millions more Americans will likely donate to nonprofits following changes in tax laws passed by Congress last summer, but those changes will also likely reduce the overall amount of money given to charity, according to new research.The report from t...