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US politics
fromAxios
3 days ago

Judge rules against Trump's federalization of National Guard in Chicago

A judge temporarily blocks presidential troop deployment to the Chicago area amid a legal challenge while National Guard troops from Illinois and Texas are already posted.
#national-guard
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago
Brooklyn

Adams admin lends support to Oregon's suit seeking to block Trump from sending federal troops to Portland | amNewYork

US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Illinois lawsuit seeks to block Trump sending National Guard to Chicago

Illinois and Chicago sued to block President Trump's federal deployment of National Guard, calling the planned military occupation of cities unlawful and unconstitutional.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

California and Oregon to fight Trump as both sue over deployed national guard

California's governor will legally challenge Trump's deployment of California National Guard members to Oregon amid contested federal-state communication and court blocks.
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago
Brooklyn

Adams admin lends support to Oregon's suit seeking to block Trump from sending federal troops to Portland | amNewYork

#national-guard-deployment
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Texas national guard troops arrive in Chicago amid Trump's crackdown

Texas National Guard troops have arrived in the Chicago area amid escalated federal immigration enforcement and legal and political clashes with Illinois and Chicago officials.
fromwww.dw.com
6 days ago

Olympic champion Caster Semenya: 'It's never the end' DW 10/07/2025

"It's not about stopping, it's never the end," Semenya said. "They didn't understand what my legal team was saying. It's not the end, it's just the beginning of making sure that we fight the right cause. World Athletics is constantly changing its policies. With the new policies, we are forever fighting. We want to make sure that athletes are protected."
Miscellaneous
#california-national-guard
US politics
fromAxios
1 week ago

Trump's H1-B visa bombshell: What comes next

President announced a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, triggering legal challenges and uncertainty about implementation, exemptions, and impacts on nonprofits and employers.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Hampstead Heath swimming ponds considering limiting transgender users' access

The consultation by the City of London Corporation (CLC) is now presenting six options for gender inclusivity in the historic institution, one of which would ban trans people from using their preferred ponds. It comes amid a battle between groups who swim in the natural pools, with a protest in 2018 in the men's pond by women wearing fake moustaches and beards to draw attention to the organisation's refusal to ban trans women from the ladies' pond.
UK politics
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Bay Area cities and county sue Trump administration over emergency and disaster preparedness funds

Santa Clara County and San Francisco sued to block DHS and FEMA from conditioning $350 million in preparedness funds on immigration enforcement or DEI abandonment.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Trump falsely claims that national guard troops are in place' in Portland

Trump claimed Oregon National Guard troops were in Portland, but vetting delays prevented deployment and officials raised legal and cost objections.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Oregon, Portland sue Trump over plan to send National Guard

Oregon and Portland seek a court order to block the federalization of the Oregon National Guard and deployment of 200 troops to Portland.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Judge halts Trump administration cuts to disaster aid for 'sanctuary' states

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily halted a Trump administration plan to reduce disaster relief and anti-terrorism funding for states with so-called "sanctuary" policies for undocumented immigrants. District Judge Mary S. McElroy granted the temporary restraining order curtailing the cuts at the request of California, 10 other states and the District of Columbia, which argued in a lawsuit Monday that the policy appeared to have illegally cost them hundreds of millions of dollars.
US politics
#digital-advertising-tax
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Nottingham paper takes legal action over Reform council's ban on reporters

Nottinghamshire Live and the Nottingham Post were barred by the Reform-led council; Reach Midlands Media has launched legal action claiming unlawful suppression of free expression.
fromTacoma News Tribune
1 week ago

Washington's digital ad tax is unwise, discriminatory and illegal | Opinion

Case in point, digital advertising costs are about to jump roughly 10% for Washington businesses thanks to a record tax package rammed through the legislature last spring. In total, the new tax package is expected to generate more than $9 billion to prop up state spending in the current budget. Just over one billion will come from extending the retail sales tax to "advertising services" and several high-tech categories (IT support, custom software and website development, security, temporary staffing, and more).
US politics
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Anger as London council fails to refund drivers for 1.3m in unlawful' LTN fines

Lambeth Council has not refunded about £1.3 million in unlawfully issued low-traffic neighbourhood fines despite a court ruling and FOI-confirmed income.
#palestine-action
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Labour faces legal scrutiny after allowing chickens to be carried by legs

This welfare law was in place for the protection of chickens and if the government was able to so clearly ignore it, or even worse, dilute it, it sets an unsettling precedent. The government quietly weakened the few rules that exist to protect chickens rather than tackle the enforcement problem. When the UK left the European Union, the public was promised higher animal welfare standards as a benefit now the opposite is happening.
UK politics
fromSan Jose Inside
2 weeks ago

California Bars ICE Agents From Wearing Masks in the State

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Saturday that would prevent federal immigration agents from wearing masks in the state, a direct response to President Trump's deportation crackdown in the Los Angeles region. The new law is believed to be the first such ban in the nation, though it is likely to be challenged in court before it can go into effect in January because it is unclear whether California can enforce such restrictions on federal law enforcement.
California
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
3 weeks ago

Parents, advocates sue New York over rollback of yeshiva education standards * Brooklyn Paper

New York's budget rollback weakens enforcement of 'substantially equivalent' education for nonpublic schools, potentially denying basic secular instruction to ~100,000 Hasidic and Haredi children.
#immigration
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
3 weeks ago

Homeless advocates drop lawsuit over Fremont camping ban

Fremont's camping ban lawsuit was withdrawn, enabling the city to enforce the ban at homeless encampments after removal of an 'aiding and abetting' clause.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

Toronto lawyer says Canada blocked visa applications without explanation for Gazans fleeing war | CBC News

Canada's temporary visa program for Gaza evacuees stalled, leaving about 50 Palestinians blocked from completing applications amid life-threatening conditions and unexplained government delays.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

No migrant return flights to France on Tuesday

No migrant return flights occurred Tuesday under the UK-France "one in, one out" pilot amid legal challenges and deferred departures.
fromIrish Independent
3 weeks ago

Cynthia Ni Mhurchu MEP to challenge EU-Israel trade agreement in European Parliament

A challenge to the legal basis of EU trade with Israel is to be launched at the European Parliament by Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, co-signed by 26 senior Irish lawyers.
Miscellaneous
Education
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

$15 billion Hawaiian private school founded by the family of King Kamehameha braces for affirmative action battle | Fortune

Kamehameha Schools gives admissions preference to Native Hawaiians, and conservative activists are mounting legal challenges seeking to end race-based preferences.
Europe politics
fromIrish Independent
3 weeks ago

Cynthia Ni Mhurchu MEP to challenge EU-Israel trade agrement in European Parliament

A legal challenge asks the European Commission to assess whether continued EU trade with Israel complies with Article 2 human-rights clause of the EU-Israel Agreement.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants

The Trump administration can terminate over 1,600 NSF research grants worth over $1 billion after a judge denied a preliminary injunction.
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Chicago Prepares Itself for Looming Militarized Federal Assault

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.
US politics
US politics
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

New England governors back wind energy as Trump escalates his attacks on industry

Governors demand the Trump Administration uphold existing offshore wind permits and allow construction to protect jobs, clean energy leadership, and grid affordability.
US politics
fromKqed
1 month ago

Newsom: Trump Troop 'Stunt' Cost Taxpayers Nearly $120 Million | KQED

California estimates Trump’s June deployment of 4,700 troops to Los Angeles cost at least $118 million, with most troops unused and prompting a legal challenge.
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Texas banned cultivated meat. Now cultivated meat companies are suing

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.
US politics
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Padilla, Schiff request detailed breakdown of National Guard, Marine deployments in L.A.

California Democratic senators requested a detailed accounting of federal military deployments to Los Angeles, questioning legality, law-enforcement use, cost, and necessity.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Energy Department climate report

More than 85 scientists rebut a DOE climate report, finding errors, cherry-picking, and misleading claims such as CO2 benefits and mischaracterized drought evidence.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Trump is cutting 500-plus jobs at Voice of America and its parent agency despite legal challenges

U.S. Agency for Global Media is eliminating 532 full-time jobs, escalating legal conflict over Voice of America's leadership after a judge blocked the director's removal.
Privacy professionals
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Home Office 'back door' seeks world-wide access to Apple iCloud users' data, court documents confirm | Computer Weekly

The UK Home Office ordered Apple to remove protections and enable global access to iCloud data, prompting Apple to legally challenge extraterritorial surveillance demands.
#federal-reserve
fromAxios
1 month ago
US politics

Fed: Will follow any court ruling on Cook's status after Trump's firing

fromAxios
1 month ago
US politics

Fed: Will follow any court ruling on Cook's status after Trump's firing

US politics
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Lisa Cook files lawsuit challenging Trump's attempt to fire her from the Federal Reserve

President Trump attempted to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook for alleged lying on mortgage paperwork; Cook sued to block the firing, testing central bank independence.
Startup companies
fromGadgets 360
1 month ago

India Faces First Legal Challenge Against Online Money Games Ban

Government ban on online money-based games threatens India’s skill-based gaming industry; A23 has filed a constitutional challenge to exempt rummy and poker.
US news
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Top Florida official says 'Alligator Alcatraz' will likely be empty within days, email shows

The Florida-run Everglades immigration detention facility will likely be empty within days amid disputes between state and federal authorities and court orders.
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

The FTC is Shaking Up Employment Law - Here's How Entrepreneurs Can Adapt | Entrepreneur

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.
Business
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

Hampstead Heath Ladies' Pond trans rules case brought to High Court by charity

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.
UK politics
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Enormous Stakes of Trump's Effort to Fire the Fed Governor Lisa Cook

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.
US politics
US politics
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Fed governor Cook to sue Trump over attempted firing

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will sue to block President Donald Trump from firing her, asserting he lacks legal authority to remove her.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Trump, California Republicans move to block Newsom's redistricting ballot measure

Proposition 50 seeks a mid-decade congressional redistricting to protect Democratic seats and faces legal challenges and threats of federal lawsuits.
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Robbie Williams faces landmark legal action from Dubliner who co-wrote his hit song 'Angels'

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.
Music
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 month ago

Lawsuit challenges Santa Clara County sales tax measure - San Jose Spotlight

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.
California
Business
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Entrepreneur Illann Power takes legal challenge against prosecution for revenue offences

US-based Carlow businessman Illann Power has launched a High Court challenge to his prosecution after being accused of nearly 90 revenue and filing offences.
US politics
fromAxios
1 month ago

Texas House passes redistricting map favoring Republicans

Texas enacted a new congressional map projected to shift the delegation from 12 Democrats/25 Republicans to about 8 Democrats/30 Republicans, prompting legal challenges.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Entrepreneur Illann Power takes legal challenge against prosecution for revenue and forgery offences

Illann Power, a US-based Carlow businessman and founder of Incubrands, has launched a High Court legal challenge against prosecution over nearly 90 alleged offences.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

California Supreme Court clears way for Newsom redistricting

The California Supreme Court denied Republican legislators' request to delay Democratic-led redrawing of the state's congressional districts.
E-Commerce
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Amazon faces multibillion-pound legal action over alleged price inflation for UK shoppers

Amazon faces legal action in the UK for inflating prices through restrictive practices, impacting millions of consumers.
fromFortune
1 month ago

Trump's reciprocal tariffs could be struck down as soon as this month - and the administration is warning of economic apocalypse

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.
US politics
US politics
fromFortune
1 month ago

Washington sues to block Trump's federal takeover of its police department as crackdown intensifies

Federal takeover of Washington's police threatens command structure and public safety.
US politics
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

New lawsuit challenges Trump's federal takeover of DC police department as crackdown intensifies

D.C. challenges Trump's control over its police department, asserting it exceeds his legal power.
New York City
fromQNS
1 month ago

Supreme Court issues temporary injunction preventing DOT from installing protected bike lanes on 31st Street in Astoria - QNS

The New York State Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction against DOT's protected bike lane plan on 31st Street due to a business coalition's legal challenge.
Real estate
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Bay Area homeowner challenges California affordable housing programs after Supreme Court ruling

East Palo Alto homeowners challenge the constitutionality of inclusionary zoning laws requiring affordable housing contributions from developers.
#wimbledon
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

UK government faces legal action over not evacuating critically ill children from Gaza

The UK government faces legal action for not evacuating critically ill children from Gaza, despite historical precedents for such actions in other conflicts.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Women who conceived in abusive relationships lose legal challenge over benefits rape clause'

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.
Social justice
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
2 months ago

We Support Wikimedia Foundation's Challenge to UK's Online Safety Act

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.
Privacy professionals
#indigenous-rights
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Toronto

9 First Nations in Ontario launch constitutional challenge against laws allowing development fast-tracking | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Social justice

9 First Nations ask for injunction against Bill 5, say law represents 'clear and present danger' | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Toronto

9 First Nations in Ontario launch constitutional challenge against laws allowing development fast-tracking | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Social justice

9 First Nations ask for injunction against Bill 5, say law represents 'clear and present danger' | CBC News

fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

US court briefly pauses Trump's move to end protective status for Afghans

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.
US politics
Law
fromABA Journal
3 months ago

Lawyer for ABA, foreign-aid recipients tells DC Circuit US must spend appropriated 'pots of money'

Congress mandated the execution of specific appropriated funds for foreign assistance without discretionary limits.
Law
fromIndependent
3 months ago

Rats, damp and cold: Solicitors sue as judge refuses to use some courthouses

Judge Brian O'Shea has ceased court sittings in certain courthouses due to inadequate conditions.
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