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As several scholarship opportunities have come close to their deadline, it can be quite overwhelming for those who seek financial assistance. Although some have reached the end of their scholarship deadlines, there are plenty of other scholarship opportunities that are especially specific to LGBTQ+, BIPOC and first-generation students that are still available to apply for!…
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling could trigger a surge of legal challenges against longstanding regulations, according to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that North Dakota truck stop Corner Post could sue the Federal Reserve over a 2011 credit card swipe fee regulation. Justice Jackson, in her dissent, warned…
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The Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity leaves Judge Tanya Chutkan to decide how much of the federal criminal case involving Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his defeat to Joe Biden in the 2020 election can continue. The 6-3 ruling on Monday, with the court’s conservatives in the majority, asserts that Trump has broad protection…
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Aaliyah Ross, a 27-year-old woman from Tampa, Florida, faces multiple serious charges after allegedly intentionally running over her boyfriend and their 16-month-old son during a confrontation. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began as an argument between Ross and her 25-year-old boyfriend. During the altercation, Ross placed a 4-year-old and a 6-month-old…
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In a landmark decision on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents possess certain immunities from prosecution, significantly impacting the criminal case against Donald Trump regarding his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. This 6-3 ruling effectively delays the possibility of a trial before the November election. The Supreme Court’s ruling…
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U.S.-founded law firm Dechert is considering closing its offices in Hong Kong and Beijing, making it the latest foreign firm to scale back in Greater China, according to two sources. This decision comes amid a prolonged capital market downturn and growing Sino-U.S. tensions. Dechert employs more than 20 people in its Hong Kong office, including…
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Regla “Su” Becquer, the proprietor of Love and Caring for People LLC, a Texas-based network of unlicensed assisted living homes, has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of a resident earlier this year. Arlington police are now delving into the circumstances surrounding at least 20 additional deaths at her facilities. Becquer stands…
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A law firm known for representing cryptocurrency investors in litigation and one of its former founding partners ended a bitter legal battle involving allegations of stolen crypto tokens and bullying less than two weeks before the trial. In a joint stipulation filed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday afternoon, Freedman Normand Friedland LLP, formerly Roche…
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A federal judge in Texas on Friday temporarily blocked a Biden administration rule that would extend mandatory overtime pay to 4 million salaried U.S. workers. U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan in Sherman, Texas, stated that the U.S. Department of Labor rule, set to take effect on Monday, improperly bases eligibility for overtime pay on workers’…
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On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court dealt LGBTQ rights advocates a blow by refusing to block a Republican-backed state law that bans transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming medical care, such as puberty blockers and hormones. The court, in an 8-1 vote, rejected arguments by families with transgender children and doctors, who claimed the law was…
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