Legal News

  • Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Taking Control of California National Guard

    A US federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump from continuing to control California’s National Guard, delivering a major legal setback to the administration’s use of state troops to respond to immigration-related protests. In a ruling issued last week, US District Judge Charles Breyer ordered that National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles earlier this…

  • Why Google Agreed to a $28 Million Settlement to Only Latino Employees Over Pay and Promotion Bias Claims

    Google has agreed to pay $28 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that the tech giant systematically paid white and Asian employees more and placed them on higher career tracks than workers from other racial and ethnic backgrounds doing similar work. While Google has denied wrongdoing, the settlement—now granted preliminary approval by a California…

  • Trump Signs Executive Order Reclassifying Marijuana Under Federal Law

    In a move with far-reaching legal and regulatory implications, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the reclassification of marijuana under federal law, removing it from the most restrictive category of controlled substances. The order requires cannabis to be reclassified from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA),…

  • WSJ: Trump Turns Attention to Potential Golf Course Renovations Around Washington, D.C., Raising Governance Questions

    President Donald Trump is expected to shift his attention to potential renovations of golf courses in and around Washington, D.C., according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, a move that is already drawing scrutiny from critics concerned about presidential priorities, ethics, and public spending. The report indicates that Trump has recently been focused…

  • The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reduced the validity of employment authorization documents (EADs), or work permits, from five years to 18 months, a move aimed at increasing background checks and “vetting” of immigrants working in the United States. Immigration attorney Akua Poku of AK Poku Law, commenting on Instagram, described the change…

  • Barbara Rose Johns Statue Installed in U.S. Capitol, Replacing Robert E. Lee

    The U.S. Capitol unveiled a new statue of civil rights pioneer Barbara Rose Johns on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, marking a historic replacement for the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The 11-foot bronze figure now represents Virginia in the National Statuary Hall Collection. Johns, at age 16, organized a landmark student strike in…

  • Pulitzer Board Seeks Trump’s Psychological and Tax Records as Defamation Lawsuit Takes Sharp Turn

    A defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the Pulitzer Prize Board is taking an unexpected and potentially risky turn for the president, as the board has formally demanded access to Trump’s psychological, medical, prescription, and tax records as part of the discovery process. The request marks a dramatic escalation in a case Trump…

  • Pentagon Refuses to Release Full Video of Controversial ‘Double Tap’ Strike Amid Bipartisan Scrutiny

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth firmly rejected calls to publicly release the unedited video of a U.S. military “double tap” strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on September 2, amid growing congressional pressure and questions about the Trump administration’s escalating operations in the Caribbean. Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday following a…

  • Congress Blocks Trump’s NATO Drawdown Plan in Rare Bipartisan Rebuke

    In a striking show of congressional muscle, Republicans joined Democrats this month to hand President Donald Trump one of his most significant political defeats on national security, moving decisively to block any unilateral effort to scale back U.S. military commitments to Europe and NATO. The setback came with House passage of the National Defense Authorization…

  • Democrat Eileen Higgins Breaks Nearly 30-Year GOP Hold on Miami Mayoral Office, Signaling Potential Shift Ahead of 2026 Elections

    Democrat Eileen Higgins has won the Miami mayoral race, NBC News projects, giving the party control of the office for the first time in nearly three decades. Higgins defeated Republican Emilio González, a businessman and former city manager endorsed by former President Donald Trump, securing 59% of the vote to González’s 41%. Higgins, a former…