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Trump admin handed legal loss as judge temporarily blocks deportation plan
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Why Trump Must Tread Carefully in Deportation Cases Against Legal Aliens
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Legal Rationale for Tariffs on China
The New Civil Liberties Alliance — a nonprofit group that describes itself as battling “violations by the administrative state” — sued the…
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Jim Acosta floats "realistic" way Trump could attempt third term
Jim Acosta warned about one way President Donald Trump could attempt to run for a third term in 2028 that he believes may be "realistic."…
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Judge rejects Trump administration's bid to move Mahmoud Khalil's legal case to Louisiana
A federal judge has ruled that the legal battle over Mahmoud Khalil's deportation should continue to play out in New Jersey, rejecting the…
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Trump's axing of L.A. federal prosecutor part of broader war on perceived legal enemies
When the White House fired a federal prosecutor last week in Los Angeles, it could’ve been dismissed as an isolated case, with the…
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Donald Trump's executive orders suffer double legal blow
Two of President Donald Trump's executive orders were hit by legal setbacks on Monday. Newsweek sought email comment from the office of…
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A Trump bid for a third term could set off legal battles in states nationwide
WASHINGTON — In a private meeting at a global summit in Buenos Aires in 2018, China’s president, Xi Jinping, turned to President Trump and…
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UOB to take legal action against former Yang Kee Logistics CEO, The Online Citizen over ‘defamatory’ remarks
UOB will initiate legal proceedings against Ken Koh, the former chief executive of Yang Kee Logistics, after he failed to retract and…
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A Bad Game of Legal Twister Won’t Block Ohio’s SAFE Act
A state appellate court twisted itself into knots to prevent the state’s law restricting medicalized gender transition for minors. Source…
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Elon Musk scores big legal win at Wisconsin Supreme Court
By Jason Lemon is a Senior Politics Editor at Newsweek based in Brooklyn, New York. Prior to taking on the editor role, Jason's reporting…
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Trump Suffers a Legal Blow on Fast-Tracking Deportations
In a statement Thursday, WilmerHale hit back at the ridiculous order, stating that they represented a range of clients “including in…
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Trump admin handed legal loss over transgender troops ban in stinging order
The Trump administration's motion to dissolve a court order blocking the president's ban on transgender military troops was denied on…
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Trump administration ends funding for legal representation of 26,000 migrant children
President Trump’s administration on Friday ended a federal contract that provides legal representation to nearly 26,000 migrant children…
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Paul Weiss Deal With Trump Faces Backlash From Legal Profession
Some lawyers said the deal was driven by profit. Others said it was enabling autocracy. One said the move had prompted her to quit her…
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Legal experts pan Trump's Supreme Court appeal on birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON — Trump administration lawyers sent the Supreme Court an emergency appeal this week with a “modest” procedural request, not to…
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Consumer agency drops Zelle lawsuit against big banks in latest legal pullback
In the waning days of the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a series of lawsuits against financial…
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Who Is Anthony Ricco? The High-Profile Attorney Who Represented Osama Bin Laden Steps Down from Diddy's Legal Team
A major shake-up has hit Sean "Diddy" Combs' legal battle after his defense attorney, Anthony Ricco, requested to withdraw from the case.…
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Venezuelans sue Trump administration for ending temporary legal protections
WASHINGTON — Venezuelans with temporary legal protections have sued the Trump administration over its decision to strip about 350,000…
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Bryan Kohberger suffers legal blow
The judge overseeing the case of Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with the killing of four University of Idaho students, has declined to…
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Trump administration halts legal representation for 26,000 immigrant children
The Trump administration has halted a program that provided lawyers to nearly 26,000 immigrant children, some too young to read or speak,…
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Mexico threatens legal action over Gulf renaming on Google Maps
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday her government may sue Google over its labeling of the sea between northeastern Mexico…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec’s Tirade over New Legal Losses Is Ominous
Litman: Yeah. One of the cases you mentioned where the Trump administration was told No by a federal court is where they announced we’re…
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Trump’s Federal Worker “Buyout” Hits Yet Another Legal Hurdle
Last month, the Office of Management and Budget issued a two-page memo ordering a pause on all “disbursement of all federal financial…