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Trump is threatening to block a new bridge between Detroit and Canada
Lawyer Blogs 02/10/2026President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River, demanding that Canada turn over at least half of the ownership of the bridge and agree to other unspecified demands in his lates...
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Justice Department steps up pressure on cartels’ financial networks
Lawyer Blogs 02/07/2026The Justice Department is taking direct aim at the financial lifelines of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels, targeting money brokers who prosecutors say have adapted to intensified enforcement by increasingly routing drug profits through crypt...
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Trump says he’s terminating legal protections for Somali migrants
Lawyer Blogs 12/01/2025President Donald Trump said Friday night that he’s “immediately” terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, further targeting a program seeking to limit deportations that his administration has ...
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Trump says lax migration policies are top national security threat
Lawyer Blogs 11/25/2025President Donald Trump said Wednesday’s “heinous assault” on two National Guard members near the White House proves that lax migration policies are “the single greatest national security threat facing our nation.”“...
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Kamala Harris leaves door open for 2028 presidential run
Lawyer Blogs 10/27/2025Kamala Harris isn’t ruling out another run for the White House.In an interview with the BBC posted Saturday, Harris said she expects a woman will be president in the coming years, and it could “possibly” be her.“I am not done,...
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Man pleads not guilty to sparking deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles
Lawyer Blogs 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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Victims feeling exhausted and anxious about wrangling over Epstein files
Lawyer Blogs 07/31/2025Women who say they were abused by Jeffrey Epstein are feeling skeptical and anxious about the Justice Department’s handling of records related to the convicted sex offender, with some backing more public disclosures as an overdue measure of tra...
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International Criminal Court hit with cyber security attack
Lawyer Blogs 07/01/2025The International Criminal Court has been targeted by a “sophisticated” cyberattack and is taking measures to limit any damage, the global tribunal announced Monday.The ICC, which also was hit by a cyberattack in 2023, said the latest inc...
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South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law
Lawyer Blogs 11/15/2024South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was convicted of violating election law and sentenced to a suspended prison term Friday by a court that ruled he made false statements while denying corruption allegations during a presidential campaign.If...
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Biden administration races to shell out billions for clean energy as election nears
Lawyer Blogs 10/02/2024The Biden administration is shelling out billions of dollars for clean energy and approving major offshore wind projects as officials race to secure major climate initiatives before President Joe Biden’s term comes to an end.Biden wants to esta...
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Trump faces prospect of additional sanctions for violating gag order
Lawyer Blogs 05/06/2024Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump heard a recording Thursday of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer a plan to purchase the silence of a Playboy model who has said she had an affair with the former president.A visibly i...
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The Man Charged in an Illinois Attack That Left 4 Dead Is Due Back in Court
Lawyer Blogs 04/01/2024A northern Illinois man charged with killing four people and injuring seven others by stabbing, beating and driving over them is expected back in court on Tuesday.A judge in the city of Rockford is expected to consider prosecutors' request that Chris...