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Pope strongly backs US bishops in blasting Trump immigration crackdown
National News 11/19/2025Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, as he urged the American people to listen to them and treat migrants humanely.History’s first American pope was asked abo...
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Dominican appeals court to hear arguments on Franco’s conviction
National News 11/09/2025Wander Franco’s attorneys pushed to have the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop’s sexual-abuse conviction and sentencing overturned Tuesday.Franco in June was convicted of sexually abusing a minor, and he then received a two-year suspende...
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Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments
Legal Events 11/08/2025The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume.The order keeps in place at least for a few more days a chaotic situation. People who de...
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California voters take up Prop 50, a Democratic push for more US House seats
Law Firm News 11/03/2025The national battle to control the U.S. House shifts to California on Tuesday as voters consider a Democratic proposal that could erase as many as five Republican districts and blunt President Donald Trump’s moves to safeguard his party’s...
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Kimberly-Clark buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in $48.7 billion deal
Headline Legal News 10/30/2025Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in a cash and stock deal worth about $48.7 billion, creating a massive consumer health goods company.Shareholders of Kimberly-Clark will own about 54% of the combined company. Kenvue shareholders will own...
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US and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China
Recent Cases 10/20/2025President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House on Monday as the U.S. eyes the continent’s rich rare-earth resources at a time when China is imposing tougher rules on expo...
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Law Firm News is redefining how law firms share their stories
Law Firm News 10/03/2025Law Firm News is redefining how law firms share their stories with the public. This platform goes beyond traditional press releases - it’s a powerful marketing tool that helps law firms gain visibility across major media outlets. With Law Firm ...
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Senate rejects competing bills, increasing risk of shutdown on Oct. 1
Legal Events 09/17/2025The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown on that date.Leaders of the two parties sought to blame the ot...
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Military lawyers will serve as immigration judges as courts face massive backlog
Legal Events 09/12/2025Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press.The military will begin sending groups of 150 atto...
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‘Ketamine Queen’ pleads guilty to selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry
Legal Events 08/28/2025A woman branded as the “Ketamine Queen” pleaded guilty Wednesday to selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him, becoming the fifth and final defendant charged in Perry’s overdose death to admit guilt.Jasveen Sangha pleaded guilt...
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Trump’s nominee to oversee jobs, inflation data faces shower of criticism
National News 08/10/2025The director of the agency that produces the nation’s jobs and inflation data is typically a mild-mannered technocrat, often with extensive experience in statistical agencies, with little public profile.But like so much in President Donald Trum...
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Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s detention center
Legal Issues 08/04/2025A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to construction at an immigration detention center — built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — as attorneys argue whether it violates e...