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Medical Debt Will Now Show On Credit Reports After Trump-Appointed Judge Strikes Down Biden-Era Rule
In a major legal setback for the Biden administration’s consumer protection efforts, a Trump-appointed federal judge has overturned a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that would have eliminated medical debt from consumer credit reports—a move that could have raised credit scores for millions of Americans. U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan, who presides over…
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Republican lawmakers have voted to block a Democratic-led attempt to force the release of the so-called “Epstein files,” a large cache of sealed evidence from the late Jeffrey Epstein’s federal sex trafficking case. The move has intensified political tensions over transparency and accountability related to one of the most notorious criminal investigations in modern U.S.…
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In a move sparking legal and humanitarian controversy, the Trump administration has resumed issuing civil penalty notices of up to $1.8 million to migrants who remain in the United States despite having received a final order of removal. The notices, based on dormant provisions of federal immigration law, are now being mailed to individuals with…
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The U.S. State Department has begun laying off over 1,300 employees as part of a broader reorganization effort that will ultimately reduce the agency’s domestic workforce by nearly 3,000. The move, aligned with President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy, aims to cut redundancies and reshape the department’s operations to focus more on domestic interests and…
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A newly disclosed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo dated July 9, 2025, outlines a sweeping policy shift that permits the U.S. government to deport migrants to countries that are not their countries of origin—with as little as six hours’ notice under certain conditions. Legal experts and immigrant rights advocates are calling the directive…
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A San Francisco judge has ruled that former CNN anchor Don Lemon may proceed with his lawsuit against billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk and his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) over a scrapped media partnership that was intended to relaunch Lemon’s career via a high-profile interview series. Judge Harold Kahn issued the ruling last…
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A U.S. federal judge has issued a landmark ruling declaring that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cannot detain people solely based on race, language, work location, or similar broad characteristics — affirming that such actions violate constitutional protections. U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong of the Central District of California issued two temporary restraining…
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Rapper T.I. and singer Tameka “Tiny” Harris scored a major courtroom win last year in their intellectual property case against MGA Entertainment, securing a $71 million jury award. But this month, a federal judge slashed that figure down to $18 million — and now the couple may be headed back to court. In a ruling…
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Kenneth Chesebro, a former legal adviser to Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign and a central figure in the effort to overturn the election results, has been officially disbarred in New York. The state appellate court issued the disbarment order in June, citing Chesebro’s criminal conduct in the now-infamous fake electors scheme targeting key battleground states.…
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A devastating cyberattack on the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has left barristers across England and Wales unable to invoice for work—cutting off critical income and intensifying fears over the future of public legal representation. Barristers, particularly those practicing in family, housing, and immigration law, say they’ve been left without pay for weeks, with some unable…
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