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Watch live: House panel examines birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling

A House Judiciary Committee panel on Wednesday will examine the Supreme Court’s recent decision on birthright citizenship and potential legislative responses to it.

The Scientist Trying to Keep Kratom Legal Has Not Disclosed Longstanding Ties to Kratom Lobbyists

The post The Scientist Trying to Keep Kratom Legal Has Not Disclosed Longstanding Ties to Kratom Lobbyists appeared first on ProPublica .

Trump’s boat strikes are illegal. Does it matter?

An ACLU attorney argues that the Trump administration's boat strikes off the Venezuelan coast are illegal, immoral, and ineffective, citing the deaths of Trinidadian nationals Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo as evidence of the campaign's human cost.

FTC alleges Amazon illegally made $20 billion by rigging billions of ad auctions - Ars Technica

FTC alleges Amazon illegally made $20 billion by rigging billions of ad auctions Ars Technica Amazon’s ad auction surcharges secretly bilked brands of billions, FTC alleges Marketing Dive Amazon Charged the First Price Bloomberg.com Amazon Stock Falls After FTC Lawsuit Over Adver

White House ballroom cleared for now, but question remains: Can president legally use donations to build it?

Uncle Sam may receive charitable gifts, but that doesn’t give presidents free rein on how to spend those funds.

Indigenous people with disability 'over-represented' in criminal legal system

Countries legally obliged to consider slavery reparations, says UN committee

Guidance says states must implement ‘comprehensive measures’ to address legacy of racial discrimination A UN committee has said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and take other ⁠measures to address the enduring ⁠legacy of raci

These women were laid off while on maternity leave. Yes, it's legal, and probably more common than you thought

It's never a good time to be laid off. Losing your job with a newborn can be especially hard.

Apple, OpenAI legal fight keeps escalating. Here's how we got here

Apple and OpenAI are escalating their legal fight over allegations that the ChatGPT maker used Apple employees to obtain closely guarded hardware secrets.

The $1 Trump coins are here. Why spending them is legal but tricky

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FTC alleges Amazon illegally made $20 billion by rigging billions of ad auctions

The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states sued Amazon yesterday, alleging that it has conducted a secret scheme to overcharge advertisers for seven years.

Illegal mining ravages Johannesburg neighbourhoods

Some houses in one Johannesburg neighbourhood are in danger of collapse because of illegal mining.

Amid legal battles, social media companies are trying harder to know which users are kids

But the fact remains that online age verification technology remains imperfect, while coming with privacy implications not just for children but for adults who may have to prove that they are over 18.

Community-led systems may curb illegal dumping in Indonesia's rural tourism areas

Local action may offer a model for waste management in rural tourism, according to research published in the International Journal of Tourism Anthropology.

Man convicted of National Zoo stabbing murder has small legal win

Illegal strip search of Aboriginal woman sheds light on 'invasive' practice

Peru is losing a battle against illegal gold mining in its rainforests

Even when operations to disrupt illegal gold mines go according to plan, it's only a matter of days before miners return, said a federal prosecutor involved in the operations.

Russian crypto trading to bring $46B to regulated exchanges in first year after legalization: Report

Regulated cryptocurrency exchanges may see more than $46 billion in crypto trading volume during the first year after legalization, according to estimates from the country’s largest bank.

Freedom Fuel Network Expands While Facing Fines, Legal Problems, And Accusations Of Stolen Gas

Like much of how the Trump administration operates, a little bit of foul play and bad business doesn't mean you can't make any money.

Tech stocks today: John Ternus becomes Apple CEO as legal battle with OpenAI escalates

Palestinian Australian sues NSW police claiming he was punched at Herzog rally when helping prayer group

Exclusive : Eyad Shadid launches civil case in district court after charges against him dropped, alleging he was ‘battered’ near Sydney’s town hall in February Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Palestinian Australian man who alleges he was punched in

New election disputes on the interim docket

Plus, Justice Alito’s financial disclosure for 2025 was released.

NSW police investigating possible mistaken identity after fatal shooting in Sydney’s west – as it happened

This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Ride share driver charged on allegations of committing sexual acts during booking A ride share driver will face court in Sydney today over multiple allegations of sexual acts, including one alleg

Ray Hadley used homophobic slur against Alan Jones and said he wanted to bury him ‘figuratively and literally’, court hears

Hadley is giving evidence in trial of former 2GB rival Jones, 85, who has pleaded not guilty to 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Warning: This article contains offensive language Broadcaster Ray Hadley ha

Woods to change plea after March's crash arrest

The golfer will be in court on Wednesday for a hearing to change his plea after being charged with driving under the influence.

Supreme Court quashes FIRs against against Gen Z NEET-UG protesters under Article 142

The Supreme Court also asked the Centre formulate the modalities for compensation scheme for protesters who were injured in police action

Allahabad HC quashes NSA detention of student, calls case ‘concocted story’

Akriti Chaudhary was arrested during the workers’ protest in Noida in April; the court directed the Noida administration to pay ₹5 lakh compensation to the law student

Syracuse University Seeks to Prevent Campus Rape Victim From Obtaining Police Records

The post Syracuse University Seeks to Prevent Campus Rape Victim From Obtaining Police Records appeared first on ProPublica .

'I won't rest until we bury him': Hadley messages about Jones revealed in court

Google won't be forced to sell its ad exchange following antitrust ruling

A judge previously determined that Google illegally monopolized a pair of ad tech markets.

India rejects Hague ruling on Indus waters: What's next?

By rejecting an international arbitration panel's ruling, New Delhi has cast fresh doubt on the future of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty.

Those Sketchy ‘Freedom Fuel’ Gas Stations Were Selling Stolen Fuel: Lawsuit

Wondering how Freedom Fuel Network was able to sell gas for so cheap? A lawsuit claims it was stolen from the supplier. The post Those Sketchy ‘Freedom Fuel’ Gas Stations Were Selling Stolen Fuel: Lawsuit appeared first on The Drive .

New Jersey officials petition US Supreme Court over prediction markets

New Jersey’s Attorney General and gaming authorities filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the US Supreme Court over Kalshi offering sporting event contracts to residents.

Lawsuit challenges Tether for allegedly freezing $42.4 million USDT before U.S. warrant

The plaintiffs allege that Tether acted in response to an informal U.S. law-enforcement request more than three months before a seizure warrant was issued.

New Jersey becomes first state to ask Supreme Court to weigh in on prediction markets

After multiple appeals courts ruled differently about whether states can crack down on prediction markets' sports products, New Jersey asked SCOTUS to step in.

New Jersey asks the Supreme Court to take on prediction markets

The petition comes after a key ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on sports-event contracts.

Woman charged with juror intimidation in Lindsay Clancy trial

Dawn Light is accused of taking photos of jurors outside the Plymouth courthouse, a practice prohibited by the court.

Four in court over murder of baby stabbed to death

Four people, aged between 19 and 38, appear in court charged with murdering the newborn.

'Moonies' church leader jailed for two years over bribery offences

Han Hak-ja, 83, gave South Korea's former first lady two Chanel bags and a diamond necklace, a court found.

US court rules Google will not have to sell ad exchange after losing antitrust case

A US federal judge has sided with Google, ruling that the company will not have to sell its online advertising exchange (previously known as AdX).

Dismissal of ex-US soldier Bergdahl’s conviction was invalid, court rules

Appeals panel says only military tribunals may assess court-martial convictions in blow to former Afghan war prisoner.

Justice Department defends Pentagon’s proposed firings of Stars and Stripes staffers

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is defending the Pentagon’s plan to dismiss three Stars and Stripes staffers for alleged insubordination, pushing back against claims that the decisions were made partially in retaliation for the military outlet’s coverage of conditions aboard the

New Jersey asks Supreme Court to review prediction market dispute

New Jersey asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to weigh in on a growing legal battle between prediction markets and states over who has the authority to regulate the platforms.

Springfield's Haitian community braces for deportations after protected status ends

In June, the Supreme Court cleared the way to end temporary protected status for Haitians and Syrians living in the U.S.

Judge lacked power to overturn ex-soldier Bowe Bergdahl's military conviction, appeals court rules

A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday ordered the dismissal of Bergdahl's claims in district court.

New immigration court tactic leads to huge lines and chaos in Miami

Chaos unfolds at the Miami immigration court after judges are assigned mega master calendars, hearings where judges see more than 100 immigrants at once.

Alcohol at the Supreme Court

During the 2025-26 term, the justices pondered the Founding Fathers’ drinking habits as they considered a law barring habitual drug users from possessing guns.

The many layers of Landor

In recent years, the Supreme Court’s late June grand finale, headline-grabbing, crash-the-SCOTUSblog-live-feed decision-dumps have generally included salient church-state or religious-liberty cases.

The orders docket, why it matters, and this term’s criminal law orders

The Supreme Court divides its website for official writings by the justices into two main parts: “ Opinions of the Court ” and “ Opinions Relating to Orders .” (The court also maintains another website location that is seldom used today, entitled “ In-Chambers Opinions ” – it con

SCOTUS again asked to address Ten Commandments in schools

Plus, a Colorado man has been accused of impersonating Chief Justice Roberts.

The ripple effects of SCOTUS’ mail-in voting decision

Plus, a man was arrested after a guillotine was parked next to the Supreme Court.

What the public thinks of the Supreme Court

The Marquette Law School Poll, which I direct, conducts six polls each year that track approval of the court and ask for the public’s view on the outcome of cases.

Has the Supreme Court rendered the First Amendment’s press clause invisible?

In 2021, the legal scholars RonNell Andersen Jones and Sonja West published a study tracking the Supreme Court’s references to the press in its opinions over time.

Fed Governor Lisa Cook responds to Trump administration’s letter stating that it is “considering” her removal

A lawyer for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook told the White House on Wednesday that allegations Cook committed mortgage fraud before joining the Fed are “unfounded and untrue.” As a result, attorney Abbe Lowell wrote, any effort to remove Cook from her job based on those alleg

Government urges SCOTUS to deny 9/11 petitions

Plus, would cameras in the courtroom boost public trust?

The Supreme Court’s realignment roundup: October Term 2025

A legal realignment has been underway for some years now, in that legal views once associated with the right are now being espoused by the left, and vice versa.

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to consider ban on transgender persons in the military

The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on whether a ban on transgender service members in the military violates the Constitution.

The “born free and equal” clauses and Lawrence v. Texas

This is the third of seven introductory articles on the relevance for constitutional law of the “born free and equal” clauses, which appeared in the Declaration of Independence and in six out of 12 state constitutions when the federal Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791, and in 2

Updates on the new birthright citizenship executive order and mail-in ballots

Plus, a dispute over President Trump’s ban on transgender troops is back at SCOTUS.

The 3-3-2-1 court?

In an earlier article I looked at all of the merits decisions since the Supreme Court’s newest member, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined the court four years ago, to see who is its most “ideological” justice.

Justice Alito’s financial disclosure for 2025 is released

Justice Samuel Alito reported travel to the United Kingdom, Italy, and Arizona in 2025, as well as $33,333 in income from the publication of a book.

Supreme Court allows construction on White House ballroom to continue

The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration’s request to allow construction on a new White House ballroom to continue.

Republican groups file emergency application to court on broadcasting rates for political ads

Two Republican groups on Monday asked the Supreme Court to temporarily pause a ruling by a federal appeals court that, they told the justices, “rewrote longstanding rules about preferential broadcast rates for political ads.” With the upcoming midterm elections just over two mont

Solicitor General Sauer’s SCOTUS tightrope

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Why religion and education will be in the spotlight next term

As the back-to-school spirit sweeps across the nation, education is likely on the minds of the Supreme Court justices ( especially those with kids still at home or in college).

House to vote on number of justices

Plus, don’t forget to register your interest in attending the upcoming SCOTUSblog Summit.

How William Howard Taft transformed from a portly president to a svelte chief justice

As summer comes to a close, I thought SCOTUSblog readers might appreciate a brief escape from the day’s dreary headlines to something a bit different: the little-known physical transformation of President and later Chief Justice William Howard Taft.

Google dodges another breakup attempt

US District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema declined the Justice Department's request to make Google sell off parts of its ad tech business, accepting milder remedies to restore competition to markets it illegally monopolized for years.

Disha Salian case: Bombay High Court orders CBI probe into death of ex-celebrity manager

Court directs CBI to appoint investigating officer; mandates chargesheet if cognisable offence established, closure report otherwise

Eknath Shinde faction argues in Supreme Court ‘legislative majority’ still a factor to decide ‘real’ Shiv Sena

It says the Supreme Court had not ruled out the veracity of the test in a 2023 Constitution Bench judgment in the Subhash Desai case

Allahabad High Court dismisses plea challenging Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship for want of evidence

The court observed that while the petitioner’s initial arguments appeared ‘very attractive’, he failed to produce documentary material when asked to substantiate his claims

Uber drivers launch European class action over ‘soulless’ and ‘scary’ AI algorithm

Landmark lawsuit claims tech company’s pay-setting system has breached privacy laws and pushed down earnings Uber drivers have launched a landmark legal action against the ride-hailing company claiming they live in “constant fear” of a “soulless” algorithm it uses to set pay and

Alanis Morissette Accuses Ex-Tour Manager of Extortion Scheme in Lawsuit

The singer-songwriter claimed the former tour manager is trying to coerce her into signing a 15-year contract. Alanis Morissette Accuses Ex-Tour Manager of Extortion Scheme in Lawsuit Travis Bland

Gary Glitter pleads not guilty to historical sex offence charges

The former singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, appeared at Southwark Crown Court via video.

Case against Lizzo's Big Grrl Touring company dropped by federal judge

Fatal hit-and-run driver thought he had hit animal, court hears

DEI: Shiny new acronym, same old discrimination

Civil rights law was written to end the practice of deciding what people deserve based on the color of their skin.

Trump administration asks justices to consider key border policy

The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to review a ruling by a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., that bars the federal government from removing immigrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally without giving them a chance to seek asylum.

Madras High Court sets aside order preventing Tamil Nadu temples from acquiring elephants

Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan allow a State appeal preferred against a single judge’s order

Nepal flash floods: 220 of 350 Tamils safe; efforts continue to trace others, Advocate General tells Madras High Court

He says the relatives of some of the missing persons were provided with free air tickets to fly to Kathmandu and help in efforts to trace the victims