Recent Updates
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Jerry Sandusky appears remotely ahead of federal bid for new trial
Trial Coverage 09/09/2026Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky appeared in court remotely Tuesday where he said he agreed with his lawyers not to go forward with testimony from an accuser who wants to recant allegations that Sandusky sexually abused him y...
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Man convicted in murder-for-hire killing of Microsoft manager on Florida road
Legal Events 08/27/2026A man accused of arranging the fatal shooting of a Microsoft design manager on a Florida road was convicted Wednesday in a murder-for-hire scheme that followed years of a stormy child custody arrangement between the victim and his wealthy ex-wife.Jar...
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David Crowley wins Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor
Litigation Reports 08/12/2026Moderate Democrat David Crowley won the Wisconsin primary for governor, defeating a democratic socialist who fell short while trying to deliver another win for progressives in a battleground state.Crowley, the Milwaukee county executive, is vying to ...
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A pillar of environmental enforcement is targeted by Trump
Court Watch 08/08/2026Right-leaning legal activists along with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company have brought sweeping challenges against a cornerstone of legal enforcement in the United States: the right of private groups, people and local governments to ...
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25 states sue over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old ones
Lawyer Interviews 08/05/2026Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.The United States last month imposed double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and...
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Small businesses file lawsuits against Trump’s new sweeping tariffs
Lawyer Interviews 08/03/2026Two lawsuits filed by small businesses are challenging Trump’s sweeping tariffs announced Thursday that impose double-digit levies on 60 trading partners.The tariffs, implemented under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 for what the Trump adm...
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Trump fires new US attorney in Seattle an hour after federal judges appoint him
Court Watch 07/21/2026Donald Trump fired the new top federal prosecutor in Seattle on Wednesday less than an hour after the attorney was unanimously appointed by the federal judges in the district, highlighting tensions between the courts and the president over the powerf...
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Appeals court ends a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana
Court Watch 07/15/2026A federal appeals court on Tuesday ended more than 60 years of federal oversight of a Louisiana school system that had been ordered to eradicate segregation.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a decades-old desegregation mandate for the Conc...
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New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories
Bar Associations 07/11/2026The Department of Justice has subpoenaed New York Times journalists after they reported on security concerns involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One, marking a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump's campaign against the media that has...
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Former mayor of Mississippi's capital city pleads guilty in bribery scheme
Litigation Reports 07/08/2026The former mayor of Mississippi's capital city and the former City Council president have pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme one week before they were set to face trial.Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and former Jackson City Council Preside...
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Former NBA star Malik Beasley pleads not guilty to gambling charges
Court Watch 07/05/2026Malik Beasley's lawyer said the indicted former NBA star "wants to move on with his life" after pleading not guilty Wednesday to charges that he altered his play in certain games in 2024 to enrich sports bettors and ease his own debts.Beasley, the la...
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Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots
Litigation Reports 07/02/2026The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.The 5-4 decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half the states and the District of C...