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On Friday, a federal appeals court extended an order that blocks the Biden administration from further implementing its student debt relief plan, which aims to reduce monthly payments for millions of borrowers and expedite loan forgiveness for some. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in St. Louis, granted an injunction pending appeal, siding…
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A federal judge ruled on Friday that Caryn Strickland, a former public defender in North Carolina, failed to prove that U.S. federal judiciary officials mishandled her sexual harassment complaint against her supervisor. U.S. District Judge William Young found that Strickland did not establish during a non-jury trial in Asheville, North Carolina, that federal officials violated…
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Prosecutors in the U.S. criminal tax case against Hunter Biden accused him of accepting payments from a Romanian businessman who sought to influence U.S. government agencies during a criminal probe in Romania. The U.S. Department of Justice made this allegation in a Wednesday filing in Los Angeles federal court, where Hunter Biden, the son of…
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It is a foundational democratic tenet taught in every basic U.S. history course: the Constitution bars the government from endorsing an official religion or favoring one over others. However, two Republican-governed states, Louisiana and Oklahoma, have challenged the Constitution’s “establishment clause” with new laws. Louisiana now requires public schools to display the biblical Ten Commandments,…
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Harvard University has sued Samsung Electronics in a Texas federal court, accusing the Korean tech giant of violating its patent rights related to chip manufacturing technology. Harvard’s lawsuit, filed on Monday, alleges that Samsung’s methods for manufacturing microprocessors and memory products infringe on two patents from Harvard chemistry professor Roy Gordon. Samsung’s spokespeople have not…
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An appeals court on Tuesday examined whether President Joe Biden improperly addressed a “major question” reserved for Congress when he mandated a $15-per-hour minimum wage for workers on federal contracts. A three-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard the Biden administration’s appeal against a judge’s ruling that blocked…
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On Thursday, a New York state appeals court rejected Donald Trump’s challenge to a gag order in his hush money criminal case. Trump, convicted in May on charges related to hush money paid to a porn star, cannot publicly comment on individual prosecutors and others involved in the case until Justice Juan Merchan sentences him…
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On Thursday, a U.S. appeals court blocked the Federal Communications Commission’s efforts to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules. Broadband providers are likely to succeed in their legal challenge against these rules. In April, the FCC, voting along party lines, decided to reassume regulatory oversight of broadband internet and reinstate the open internet rules initially adopted…
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Texas can keep a 1,000-foot (300-meter) floating barrier in the Rio Grande to deter illegal border crossings by migrants, a U.S. appeals court ruled, rejecting a challenge by President Joe Biden’s administration. On Wednesday, the full New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a preliminary injunction granted by a lower court, which had…
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California’s Golden Gate University School of Law will not be forced to reopen this fall—at least not yet. On Tuesday, a state judge in San Francisco dismissed a lawsuit brought by Golden Gate students and alumni seeking to stop its impending closure and denied their request for an injunction to keep the school open for…
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