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Man pleads not guilty to sparking deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles
Legal Events 10/22/2025A 29-year-old man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California history, pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges.Jonathan Rinderknecht appeared in federal court Thursday afternoon after arri...
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US and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China
Legal Events 10/19/2025President 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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Federal workers fear layoffs as the government shutdown drags on
Legal Events 10/15/2025With every passing day of the government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without pay face mounting financial strain. And now they are confronting new uncertainty with the Trump administration’s promise...
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Man struck and killed on freeway after fleeing immigration agents
Legal Events 08/17/2025A man fleeing immigration authorities outside a Home Depot store in Southern California was struck and killed by an SUV when he ran across a nearby freeway, officials said.Police in the city of Monrovia about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northeast of Los...
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Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants
Legal Events 08/10/2025An executive order signed by President Donald Trump late Thursday aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by federal agencies. Scientists say it threatens to undermine the process that has helped make th...
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Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s detention center
Legal Events 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...
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What’s next for birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court’s ruling
Legal Events 06/28/2025The legal battle over President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship is far from over despite the Republican administration’s major victory Friday limiting nationwide injunctions.Immigrant advocates are vowing to fight to ens...
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Labor Law Attorneys in Queens, NY - Seo Law Group, PLLC
Legal Events 06/15/2025Experienced Advocates in Labor and Employment Law With years of experience representing both employees and employers, our firm has developed a comprehensive understanding of the legal challenges that arise in today’s workplaces. Our labor and e...
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Supreme Court win for girl with epilepsy expected to make disability lawsuits
Legal Events 06/11/2025A teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy won a unanimous Supreme Court ruling on Thursday that’s expected to make it easier for families of children with disabilities to sue schools over access to education.The girl’s family says that ...
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Court sides with the FDA in its dispute over sweet-flavored vaping products
Legal Events 04/05/2025The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled for the Food and Drug Administration in its crackdown on sweet-flavored vaping products following a surge in teen electronic cigarette use.But the justices’ unanimous decision throwing out a federal appeals ...
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Troubled electric vehicle maker Nikola files for bankruptcy protection
Legal Events 02/17/2025Troubled electric vehicle maker Nikola has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection months after saying that it would likely run out of cash early this year.Nikola was a hot start-up and rising star on Wall Street before becoming enmeshed in scanda...
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Trump gets no-penalty sentence in his hush money case, while calling it ‘despicable’
Legal Events 01/09/2025President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday to no punishment in his historic hush money case, a judgment that lets him return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.With Trump appearing by video from his Florida ...