U.S. law

  • Cannabis Stocks Surge as Report Signals Trump Push to Ease Federal Marijuana Restrictions

    Shares of major cannabis companies surged Friday following reports that U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to move toward easing long-standing federal restrictions on marijuana, a shift that could have significant legal and regulatory implications for the industry. According to a report by The Washington Post, Trump is expected to direct federal agencies to reclassify…

  • Grand Jury Rejects DOJ Attempt to Re-Indict New York Attorney General Letitia James

    A federal grand jury has declined to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, marking the Department of Justice’s second failed attempt to pursue criminal charges against the prominent Democratic official. The legal battle follows a mortgage fraud case previously dismissed by U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, who ruled in November that the federal…

  • Appeals Court Upholds $1 Million Penalty Against Trump in Frivolous Hillary Clinton Lawsuit

    A federal appeals court has upheld a nearly $1 million penalty against President Donald Trump and his legal team for what judges deemed “sanctionable conduct” in a lawsuit targeting Hillary Clinton and other Democrats over the 2016 election. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that many of Trump’s legal…