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News Articles: Law

President Donald Trump waves to guests from South Portico of the White House during an event on the South Lawn on June 04, in Washington, D.C.

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  • News

Trump issues a new travel ban. And, GOP raises concerns over the budget bill

Trump has signed a proclamation banning travelers from a dozen countries starting on Monday. And, Elon Musk's criticism of the budget bill is raising GOP concerns.

June 05, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
Kirk Stange, a family law attorney with 25 years in the business, told NPR that divorce filings hit their peak in March and April, then again in August and September.

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  • Law

Divorce lawyers say it's a seasonal business. Here's why

Divorce lawyers know certain times of the year are much busier than others. They and researchers have found seasonal patterns around divorce filings.

June 05, 2025
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins was sentenced to 10 years in prison on bribery and related charges. President Trump's pardon of Jenkins last week has gone down badly with people in Culpeper, Va., which voted for Trump in 2024.

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  • Politics

Trump voters call president's pardon of corrupt Virginia sheriff 'a terrific mistake'

Many in Virginia's Culpeper County are unhappy with the president's pardon of a sheriff convicted of bribery. Trump called him a victim "persecuted by the Radical Left 'monsters' and 'left for dead.'"

June 03, 2025
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in criminal court in Manhattan on May 30, 2025.

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  • Law

Harvey Weinstein's new trial is almost over. It could be a litmus test for #MeToo

Weinstein's sex crimes conviction in New York was overturned last year. In a new trial, three accusers have testified that Weinstein assaulted them. Closing arguments are underway.

June 03, 2025
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By:
  • Ilya Marritz
While addressing the Libertarian Party national convention in 2024, President Trump promised to free Ross Ulbricht, a former tech entrepreneur incarcerated for creating a dark web site called Silk Road that was used by drug traffickers. "If you vote for me, on day one I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht," Trump said, sparking applause.

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  • Politics

Trump pardons drug kingpins even as he escalates U.S. drug war rhetoric

President Trump has promised to attack drug gangs and called for the death penalty for street dealers. But he has also pardoned more than 20 people serving time for serious drug crimes, some involving violence.

June 01, 2025
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By:
  • Brian Mann
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents execute a criminal search warrant on Friday, at the Buona Forchetta Italian restaurant in San Diego.

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  • National

An immigration raid at a San Diego restaurant leads to a chaotic scene

Videos show armed agents in tactical gear, a crowd of locals and what appear to be smoke devices deployed.

May 31, 2025
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
A federal court blocked President Trump's sweeping tariffs on imports this week, but the administration has promised to appeal.  The on-again-off-again import taxes have been a source of frustration for many businesses that don't know what their costs will be from day to day.

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  • Business

Sellers of dog leashes and mom gear hope court rulings lead to tariff relief

Court rulings against President Trump's tariffs could spell relief for many American importers — if the decisions hold. For now, the uncertainty remains.

May 31, 2025
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh and
  • Scott Horsley
President Trump speaks after signing executive orders in the Oval Office in March 2025, including terminating the security clearances of those who work at the law firm Perkins Coie.

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  • Law

Trump's deals with law firms are like deals 'made with a gun to the head,' lawyers say

The White House said it's reached deals with nine law firms to provide about $1 billion in pro bono services. But the details of those agreements remain murky.

May 31, 2025
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
A woman walks past a Google logo at the Google Campus in Warsaw on Feb.13, 2025.

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  • Technology

Should a court break up Google? The tech giant made its final stand today

Last summer a federal judge ruled that Google had monopolized the search market. Now the Justice Department and the tech giant had one last chance to argue over what the penalties should be.

May 30, 2025
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end humanitarian status for some migrants

The move to grant a stay in the case means that the Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who were granted temporary parole under the program known as CHNV would lose their temporary legal status to be in the U.S.

May 30, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
The Nathan Deal Judicial Center, home of Georgia's Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, is seen on May, 1, 2024, in Atlanta.

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  • Law

Georgia Supreme Court upholds law restricting handgun carry for young Georgians

The Georgia Supreme Court is upholding a state law that bans most Georgians under 21 from carrying handguns in public

May 30, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
The Supreme Court narrowed the scope of environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects.

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  • Law

Supreme Court limits environmental reviews of infrastructure projects

The decision makes it easier to win approval for highways, bridges, pipelines, wind farms, and other infrastructure projects.

May 29, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
People walk past the U.S. Court of International Trade, Watson Courthouse, in lower Manhattan on Thursday. In a ruling that surprised many, the trade court ruled Wednesday in an opinion by a three-judge panel that a 1977 law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not grant Trump "unbounded" authority to impose the worldwide and retaliatory tariffs he has issued by executive order. Then, on Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the Trump administration's re…

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  • Law

Federal court keeps Trump tariffs in place — for now

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the Trump administration's request to temporarily put on hold the New York-based Court of International Trade judgment that struck down President Trump's tariffs.

May 29, 2025
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben ,
  • Scott Horsley,
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President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order imposing tariffs on imported goods during a "Make America Wealthy Again" trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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  • News

Federal court blocks Trump tariffs. And, why Hungary inspires American conservatives

The stakes are high in the case of a federal court blocking many of President Trump's tariffs this term. And, why Hungary and its leader are inspiring American conservatives.

May 29, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
Billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk listens during a May 21 press availability in the Oval Office with President Trump and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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  • Politics

Judge rules suit challenging DOGE and Elon Musk's power over government can continue

A judge has denied a request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging Elon Musk and DOGE are wielding unconstitutional power within the government. Separately, Musk also criticized a Trump-backed spending bill.

May 28, 2025
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  • Stephen Fowler
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