#legal challenge

#legal challenge

With some federal agents already at a nearby naval station and fencing erected around the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse overnight, Chicagoans and Illinois' elected officials on Friday continued to prepare for US President Donald Trump's militarized " invasion " of the country's third-largest city. Trump has threatened to not only send immigration enforcement agents but also deploy the National Guard and even potentially active-duty military, mirroring what he has done in Los Angeles and the District of Columbia.

Cultivated meat-meat grown from cells, not from whole animals-isn't yet a widespread option in grocery stores or restaurants. The innovation, which involves growing meat from real animal cells without raising or slaughtering any animals, is still relatively rare. But already, Texas lawmakers have decided to ban it. Now, two cultivated meat companies are fighting back with a federal lawsuit that challenges that ban.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has triggered a seismic shift in U.S. labor policy, issuing a final rule that effectively bans new non-compete agreements. Long used to restrict worker mobility, these contracts are now in limbo after immediate legal challenges halted the rule. This guide breaks down what you need to know to protect your business and turn disruption into advantage.

Sex Matters has filed its claim in response to the Corporation, which owns and manages the Heath, erecting signs at Kenwood Ladies' Pond stating it is open to biological women and trans women with the protected characteristic of gender reassignment under the Equality Act 2010. Sex Matters had already threatened the Corporation with legal action if it did not drop its self-ID policy for Kenwood Ladies' Pond in June, before the signs were installed.

On Monday night, Cook said she wouldn't resign, and on Tuesday, her lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said she will file a lawsuit challenging Trump's authority to force her out, adding that the attempted ouster "lacks any factual or legal basis." The standoff will go through the lower courts and may well end up before the Supreme Court, which previously has issued mixed signals about the limits of the President's power.

Ray Heffernan, who met the former Take That star on a night out in 1996, is seeking 33pc of future royalties under new EU copyright law The Dubliner who co-wrote the smash-hit song Angels with Robbie Williams is preparing to launch a landmark legal challenge against the global pop icon.

A judge next Wednesday could decide the fate of the county's proposed five-eighths cent sales tax increase, known as Measure A, after local libertarians filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of placing it on the Nov. 4 special election ballot. The lawsuit argues federal spending cuts - which county leaders warn could devastate California's second largest public hospital system - don't constitute an emergency allowing for a sales tax vote on a non-general election year.

Thanet District Council's new Public Space Protection Order aims to ban foul or abusive language in public spaces, enforceable by a £100 fine.

The Trump administration warns of complete disaster for the U.S. economy if its reciprocal tariffs are struck down, showing great concern over an upcoming court ruling.

Justice Collins Rice emphasized that the accounts of the domestic abuse faced by the women were chilling and highlighted their vulnerability as young mothers caught in controlling relationships.

The Online Safety Act's Category 1 duties impose stringent obligations that threaten the privacy and safety of Wikipedia's volunteer contributors, potentially leading to manipulation and diversion of essential resources.

The order by the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit temporarily extended temporary protected status (TPS) for nearly 12,000 Afghans in the United States before its expiration.

The council intends to use these homes to house homeless families in urgent need, saving money on their £100 million annual temporary accommodation bill.

The administration is requesting the courts to halt a ruling that struck down tariffs, arguing that it could cause irreparable national-security and economic harms.

The owners of the multibillion-pound James Bond franchise are fighting a legal challenge in Europe to maintain control over trademark rights related to the iconic character.

The Trump Administration's decision to revoke Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification has left international students facing difficult choices regarding their education in the U.S.

A dramatic intervention last night by a senior judge threatens to throw Keir Starmer's controversial plans to sign away the Chagos Islands to Mauritius today in chaos.

"We've seen this kind of dynamic with the Trump administration again and again, where they're placing unlawful and unconstitutional conditions on federal funding," Santa Clara County Counsel Tony LoPresti said.

"We will be going ahead as planned on Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June 2025."