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Federal Appeals Court Ends Decades-Old School Desegregation Oversight in Louisiana

A U.S. federal appeals court has ended more than 60 years of federal oversight of the Concordia Parish School Board in Louisiana, bringing an end to a desegregation mandate that originated during the civil...

DOJ Probes UAW President Shawn Fain Over Alleged Misconduct

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a grand jury investigation into allegations against United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain, according to internal union documents reviewed by Reuters. The investigation stems from findings...

Major Carmakers Win First Round in UK Diesel Emissions Lawsuit

Some of the world’s largest car manufacturers secured a significant legal victory on Friday as a UK court largely dismissed key allegations in a major lawsuit over the use of alleged illegal “defeat devices”...

Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Penalty Claim in Youth Addiction Lawsuit

Meta Platforms has revealed that four U.S. states are seeking nearly $1.4 trillion in penalties over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were intentionally designed to addict young users while misleading the public about the...

U.S. Supreme Court Faces Scrutiny Over Expanding Use of Emergency Docket

The U.S. Supreme Court has drawn renewed attention to its growing reliance on the emergency or “shadow” docket after issuing a 5-4 ruling that protected the independence of the Federal Reserve by preventing President...

U.S. Supreme Court Set to Rule on Trump’s Bid to Restrict Birthright Citizenship

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to deliver a landmark ruling on Tuesday on whether President Donald Trump can enforce his executive order restricting birthright citizenship, a key element of his immigration agenda. The...

Supreme Court Allows Trump to End TPS Protections for Haitian and Syrian Migrants

The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitian and 6,100 Syrian immigrants, removing a humanitarian safeguard that had...

U.S. Supreme Court Expands Gun Rights with Landmark Second Amendment Rulings

The U.S. Supreme Court has further strengthened Second Amendment protections through two significant rulings that broaden the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. In a 6-3 decision, the court struck down a Hawaii...

Trump Administration Sues New York Officials Over Medicaid Homecare Contract

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against senior New York health officials and Public Partnerships LLC (PPL), alleging that the bidding process for managing the state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) was...

US Judge Blocks Key Parts of Idaho Transgender Bathroom Law

A federal judge has partially blocked the enforcement of Idaho’s new transgender bathroom access law, which was set to take effect on July 1. The law, considered the most restrictive of its kind in...