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President-elect Donald Trump, who reshaped the U.S. Supreme Court during his first term, may have the opportunity to solidify its 6-3 conservative majority by replacing some or all of its three most senior conservative justices. He could even expand the conservative dominance to 7-2 if a liberal justice steps down during his presidency. Justices Clarence…
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A change in presidential administrations always brings shifts for leading U.S. law firms. Corporate clients seek guidance on adjusting to new regulations and navigating evolving policy and business landscapes. Tuesday’s election saw Republican Donald Trump secure a clear victory, giving the GOP a majority in the U.S. Senate and possibly the House of Representatives. Trump’s…
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Utah is moving forward with a proposal to allow law graduates to become licensed without taking the bar exam, following a trend set by a few other states that have introduced alternative pathways to legal licensure in recent years. On Monday, the Utah Supreme Court unveiled a plan that would enable graduates of American Bar…
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Donald Trump’s claimed victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election will effectively end the criminal cases against him, at least for the duration of his time in office. Trump, the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, has spent much of this year defending himself in four ongoing legal cases. These charges stem from…
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Voters approved most referendums expanding abortion rights in U.S. states on Tuesday, while Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota rejected such measures. These rejections marked the first victories for anti-abortion advocates since the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal right to abortion in 2022. In Florida, a proposal to amend the state constitution to guarantee abortion…
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Donald Trump made an extraordinary political comeback, reclaiming the presidency just four years after voters chose to end his first term. His victory ushers in a new era of American leadership, one that promises to reshape the nation’s future both domestically and internationally. At 78, Trump secured more than 270 Electoral College votes, surpassing the…
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The Republican-led states of Missouri and Texas filed lawsuits on Monday to block the U.S. Justice Department from sending monitors to their states on Election Day to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws. Both states are among 27 that the Justice Department announced on Friday it would monitor during the upcoming election, as part…
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A Pennsylvania state judge ruled on Monday that Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day giveaway could continue, despite a dramatic day of testimony in which Musk’s aide admitted that the billionaire’s political group, America PAC, selected the contest winners. With just one day left before the closely contested U.S. presidential election between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris…
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The Georgia Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Cobb County cannot extend the deadline for counting about 3,000 absentee ballots that the county sent out just before Election Day. The decision delivered a win for the Republican National Committee (RNC) and presidential candidate Donald Trump. The court sided with the RNC, overturning a lower court’s…
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A federal appeals court has decided to revisit its earlier ruling that upheld the Olentangy Local School District’s policies aimed at protecting transgender students from bullying, a decision challenged by the conservative group Parents Defending Education. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments on March 19, 2025, involving the school district’s prohibition…
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