Judge Boasberg found “probable cause” to hold the administration in contempt for not returning planes containing deportees last month. President Donald Trump’s administration requested that the D.C. Circuit…
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Education Department Restores Paused Student Loan Programs
A revised income-driven repayment plan has been implemented for federal student loans. On Wednesday, the Education Department restored certain student loan programs after modifying them according to a…
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Justice Department Asks Appeals Court to Uphold TikTok Divestment Law
Officials support the premise that the Chinese-owned app poses a national security threat. A recent law passed by Congress and signed by President Biden could lead to the…
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Supreme Court Limits Federal Regulatory Power Overturning Chevron Deference
The 40-year-old precedent had allowed federal agencies to interpret vague Congressional laws. The Supreme Court decided that federal agencies do not have carte blanche to impose environmental, health,…
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Federal Court Blocks Law Banning Guns in Public Spaces
The circuit court will hear the state of California’s appeal of the injunction in April. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated an injunction against California’s new law…
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Appeals Court Halts Creation of State Court in Jackson, Mississippi
Grants temporary administrative stay for one week. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted an administrative stay to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)…
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Federal Jury Finds Realty Group Liable for Inflated Commissions
Plaintiffs claimed fixed commissions suppressed competition in home sales. This week a federal jury in Kansas City, Missouri, found that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and other…
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Senate Judiciary Committee Reviews Federal Judge Nominations
Two of the nominees are veterans who have received bipartisan support from their state legislatures. The Senate Judiciary Committee questioned President Joe Biden’s latest nominees on Wednesday. The…
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Federal Appeals Court Holds Twitter in Contempt
The social media company withheld President Trump’s account from an investigation. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a lower court’s decision to hold…
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Supreme Court Upholds Sexual Abuse Suits Against OSU
Justices rejected Ohio State University’s appeal to dismiss litigation. The Supreme Court rejected Ohio State University’s (OSU) appeal to dismiss hundreds of litigations seeking damages for sexual abuse…
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