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Spirit Airlines goes out of business, ending operations immediately
Breaking Legal News 05/23/2026Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years.The ultralow cost airline that once operated hundreds of daily flights on i...
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Prosecutors seek 50-year sentence in massive Minnesota nonprofit fraud case
Law Firm News 05/22/2026The former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted for her role in a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite a federal immigration crackdown should spend 50 years in prison, prosecutors argued in a court filing.Aimee Bock, who...
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Judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York
Headline Legal News 05/19/2026Federal agents can no longer make arrests without exceptional circumstances in and around three Manhattan buildings where immigration proceedings occur, a judge ruled Monday.The decision by U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel brings an abrupt halt to...
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Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights
Bar Associations 05/16/2026President 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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Supreme Court temporarily extends women's access to a widely used abortion pill
Ethics 05/12/2026The Supreme Court is leaving women's access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect.Justice Samuel Alito's order Monday allo...
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Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall pleads guilty to assault
Lawyer Interviews 05/09/2026A man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis pleaded guilty to assault Thursday in federal court after reaching a deal with prosecutors.Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, is awaiting sentencing.Kazmierczak,...
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Trump flexes executive power with unprecedented flouting of lower court rulings
Ethics 05/06/2026When a federal judge shot down a Trump administration policy of holding immigrants without bond last December, it seemed like a serious blow to the president's mass deportation effort.Instead, a top Justice Department official insisted the ruling was...
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US soldier used classified intel to win $400K Polymarket bet on Maduro raid
Breaking Legal 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
Lawyer Interviews 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
Lawyer Interviews 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
Litigation Reports 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
Trial Coverage 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...