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Trump tariffs face major legal hurdle as federal trade court hears challenge
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images A little-known federal court is set to hear arguments Tuesday in a case challenging President Donald Trump’s tariffs, putting a key […]
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Opt out or get scraped: UK’s AI copyright shake-up has Elton John, Dua Lipa fighting back
Sir Elton John (right) performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Kyle Gustafson | For The Washington Post | Getty Images Celebrity musicians from Elton John to Dua Lipa are urging the U.K. government to rethink controversial plans to reform copyright laws that allow artificial intelligence developers access to rights-protected content. An open letter […]
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Ras Baraka arrest: Trump administration eyes charging three more NJ Democrats in ICE fracas
Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark in handcuffs outside Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, NJ on May 9, 2025. Courtesy: Newark Mayor’s Office The Trump administration suggested Saturday that New Jersey Democratic lawmakers involved in a clash a day earlier with authorities at a federal immigration detention center that led to the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras […]
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Trump administration ‘looking at’ suspending habeas corpus, Stephen Miller says
White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller speaks to the media outside the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 9, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller said Friday that the Trump administration is “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, […]
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Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85
Portrait de David Hackett Souter. Jeffrey Markowitz | Sygma | Getty Images Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire, the court said in a statement. He was 85 years old. Souter, who was appointed to the high court in 1990 by his fellow Republican, President George H.W. Bush, […]
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Apple says Epic Games contempt ruling could cost ‘substantial sums’
An Apple store in Walnut Creek, California, U.S., on April 30, 2025. Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple is asking a court to pause a recent decision in its case against Epic Games and allow the iPhone maker to once again charge a commission on in-app transactions that link out for payment. Last […]
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Republican candidate in North Carolina Supreme Court race after judge rejects challenge
Judge Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate for the N.C. Supreme Court listens to testimony in Wake County Superior Court on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Griffin trails North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs by 734 votes following two recounts of the November 2024 election results. Robert Willett | Raleigh News & […]
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Trump nomination of Ed Martin for top D.C. federal prosecutor opposed by key Republican
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to reporters as he leaves the Senate floor in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A key Republican senator on Tuesday said he would not support the controversial nomination of Ed Martin, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the […]
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U.S. commodities regulator seeks to drop appeal of Kalshi election bets offers
The Kalshi app arranged on a smartphone in New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday moved to drop its appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that had allowed commodities exchange KalshiEx to take bets on the outcome of U.S. political […]
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