Trump administration loses push to block California votes from alleged noncitizens

A US appeals court on Monday ruled against President Donald Trump's administration in a major voting dispute ahead of the midterm elections, denying a request to block California from counting mail ba...

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Trump administration's firing of prosecutor Maurene Comey was unlawful, judge rules

The Trump administration's abrupt firing of former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey was unlawful, a US judge ruled on Monday, in a victory for the eldest daughter of ​former FBI director and longtime ...

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Pentagon hit with class action over data breach affecting millions of military members

The US Defense Department is facing a class action lawsuit alleging it failed to protect sensitive personally identifiable information ​from a cyber breach that exposed data belonging to millions of ‌...

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Meta ordered to pay $25 billion to New Mexico after jury finds company misled consumers about data privacy

A judge in New Mexico ​ordered Meta Platforms to pay $25 billion on Wednesday after a jury found the company had misled consumers in a case arising from allegations that a political consulting firm in...

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Florida lawyer referred for possible discipline over filing that judges called 'AI slop'

A Florida appeals court on Wednesday referred a lawyer to the Florida bar for possible professional discipline after finding her filings in a case bore hallmarks ​of generative AI output that the pane...

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Trump administration loses bid to block NAACP lawsuit against Musk's xAI over data center

A federal judge in Mississippi has rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to dismiss a lawsuit by civil rights groups ​alleging Elon Musk's xAI violated environmental laws to power ...

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US judge rejects Trump administration bid to block NAACP lawsuit against Musk's xAI over data center

A federal judge in Mississippi has rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to dismiss a lawsuit by civil rights groups alleging Elon Musk's xAI ​violated environmental laws to power ...

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Democrats press Kirkland again on law firm's deal with Trump

A trio of Democratic US lawmakers lodged a new request for Kirkland & Ellis to turn over records related to a deal the law ​firm made with Republican President Donald Trump last year, vowing to press ...

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US judge rebuffs $85 million fee request by lawyers in Google Play antitrust litigation

A federal judge in California has rejected for now a request by lawyers for ​consumers who sued Alphabet's Google over its Play Store practices to collect $85 million in legal fees from ‌a $630 millio...

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Elon Musk agrees to settle lawsuits over 2024 election lottery

Elon Musk and his America PAC political action committee ​said on Thursday they agreed to settle ‌two proposed class actions alleging the billionaire entrepreneur defrauded residents in closely contes...

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EXCLUSIVE: US Justice Department threatens California over alleged noncitizen voters, letter shows

The US ​Justice Department on Tuesday gave California officials 48 hours to review a list of alleged noncitizen voters or face legal action, according to ‌a letter reviewed by Reuters - part of an unprecedented effort to find evidence of voter fraud ahead of next month's elections.

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Judge extends White House access for CNN, MS NOW, Politico amid legal fight

A federal judge extended access ​to the White House for CNN, ‌MS NOW and Politico journalists, deciding on Tuesday that President Donald Trump likely broke the ​law when he tried to ban ​them, in the ...

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US judge blocks Trump administration from publishing names of universities' foreign donors

A federal judge has blocked the US Department of Education from publicly disclosing the names of foreign donors who provided thousands of gifts to universities throughout the country, saying the insti...

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Judge warns AI could stunt lawyers' training and harm their clients

A federal judge has warned that law firms' increasing use of artificial intelligence could create risks for clients and hinder the training of junior lawyers, even ​as he declined to sanction attorney...

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US judge restores court-appointed top federal prosecutor Trump fired in Seattle

A federal ​judge on Thursday ordered ‌President Donald Trump's administration to recognize ​a court-appointed attorney ​as the head of ⁠the federal prosecutors' ​office in Seattle, ​restoring him to t...

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Florida lawyer denies submitting ‘AI slop’ in bid to dodge court sanctions

A Florida lawyer is seeking to avoid sanctions after a state appeals court said her filings in a case bore hallmarks of generative artificial intelligence output that the panel of judges called “AI slop.”

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Second judge blocks Trump's $100,000 fee for new H-1B worker visas

A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked an unprecedented $100,000 fee ​that US President Donald Trump has imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers.

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US Senate blocks bill to limit stock trading by lawmakers

The US Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation placing new restrictions on stock trading by members of Congress, as Democrats refused to provide enough votes to advance the measure toward passage, arg...

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Arizona court says judge wrongly allowed AI-generated victim video

An Arizona appeals court on Wednesday ordered a new sentencing hearing for a man convicted of a fatal road-rage shooting, finding that a judge improperly relied on an AI-generated video depicting ​the...

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Arizona court says judge wrongly allowed AI-generated victim video

An Arizona appeals court on Wednesday ordered a new sentencing hearing for a man convicted of a fatal road-rage shooting, finding that a judge improperly relied on an AI-generated video depicting ​the...

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US Justice Department files complaint against Minnesota judges who gave interviews about immigration surge

The US ​Justice Department filed a judicial misconduct ‌complaint on Wednesday against judges in Minnesota who gave interviews to the New York Times about the immigration surge there, ​alleging it was...

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US trade court to weigh challenge to Trump's forced labor tariffs

The US Court of International Trade ‌will hear a challenge on Wednesday to President Donald Trump's tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners he accuses of failing to prevent imports made with forced ...

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Florida lawyer denies submitting ‘AI slop’ in bid to dodge court sanctions

A Florida lawyer is seeking to avoid sanctions after a state appeals court said her filings in a case bore hallmarks of generative artificial intelligence output that the panel of judges called “AI sl...

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Judge lifts Trump's White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico

A federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump ​on Thursday to restore White ‌House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, ​saying his ban on ​the three media outlets was likely ⁠unc...

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Judge lifts Trump's White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico

A federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump ​on Thursday to restore White ‌House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, ​saying his ban on ​the three media outlets was likely ⁠unc...

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Judge says Trump's White House media ban may not comply with legal precedents

A US judge told a hearing on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ​did not appear to comply with prior rulings by a federal appellate c...

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