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Colorado Attorney General Vows to Defend State’s Magazine Ban in Face of DOJ Lawsuit
U.S. Department of Justice files second lawsuit over gun laws in Colorado, saying the bans violate the Second Amendment.
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Justice Department Sues Denver Over Ban on AR-15 Rifles
A complaint filed Tuesday came after the city’s mayor refused to repeal the decades-long ban.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to In-House Tribunals at the Labor Department
A federal appeals court ruled that the internal adjudication system violates the Constitution.
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Supreme Court Considers Use of Cell Location Data in Criminal Investigations
Multiple justices suggested that defendants did not have an expectation of privacy for location data if they voluntarily gave it to cell phone companies.
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Mississippi Calls Special Session to Redraw Congressional Maps
State lawmakers are waiting for the Supreme Court to decide a landmark voting rights case before they meet to redraw districts.
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Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Ten Commandments in Texas Classrooms
In a split vote, the Fifth Circuit overturned the lower court ruling, upholding Texas Senate Bill 10.
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Epoch Survey Finds Strong Reader Support for Rethinking Birthright Citizenship
Readers cited immigration, public services, and original intent as key reasons for supporting changes.
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Illinois Ban on Carrying Guns on Public Transit
A federal appeals court previously ruled that the ban was consistent with legal precedent.
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Proposal to Expand Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine Is Unconstitutional: Maine Supreme Court
State lawmakers asked the Court to examine the bill ahead of the 2026 elections. The justices returned a unanimous advisory opinion against it.
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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
Trump’s stalled executive order seeks to exclude the children of illegal immigrants from citizenship.
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US Settles Social Media Censorship Case, Bars Agencies From Pressuring Firms to Suppress Speech
The consent decree prohibits the federal government from telling Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, and YouTube to crush protected speech.
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Pentagon Media Access Restrictions
Citing 9/11 and Iraq, the judge said in his ruling that transparency was needed because the public has been ‘lied to about a lot of things.’
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Supreme Court Rules 9–0 That Street Preacher May Sue to Challenge Protest Ordinance
A federal appeals court previously rejected Gabriel Olivier’s challenge to the Brandon, Mississippi law.
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Supreme Court Justices Seem Doubtful on Banning Firearms for Marijuana Users
The government argued that the current law is similar to older laws banning gun ownership by ‘habitual drunkards.’
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Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Ban on Felons Owning Guns
A federal law barred a single mother in Utah from owning a gun after a bank fraud conviction.
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Supreme Court Considers How Much Compensation Local Government Owes From Home Foreclosure
A federal appeals court rejected the petitioner’s argument that the seizing of equity in the home violated the Eighth Amendment.
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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Compensation Local Government Owes From Foreclosure
A federal appeals court rejected the petitioner’s argument that the seizing of equity in the home violated the Eighth Amendment.
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Supreme Court to Hear Roundup Maker’s Bid to Block Thousands of Lawsuits in April
The high court also scheduled oral arguments in challenges to geofence warrants and the FCC’s in-house penalty assessment system.
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Federal Judge Temporarily Allows Transportation Department to Suspend Hudson Tunnel Project Funding
New York and New Jersey filed a suit to challenge funding cuts tied to federal scrutiny of diversity, equity, and inclusion contracting rules.
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Colorado Attorney General Vows to Defend State’s Magazine Ban in Face of DOJ Lawsuit
U.S. Department of Justice files second lawsuit over gun laws in Colorado, saying the bans violate the Second Amendment.
|
Justice Department Sues Denver Over Ban on AR-15 Rifles
A complaint filed Tuesday came after the city’s mayor refused to repeal the decades-long ban.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to In-House Tribunals at the Labor Department
A federal appeals court ruled that the internal adjudication system violates the Constitution.
|
Supreme Court Considers Use of Cell Location Data in Criminal Investigations
Multiple justices suggested that defendants did not have an expectation of privacy for location data if they voluntarily gave it to cell phone companies.
|
Mississippi Calls Special Session to Redraw Congressional Maps
State lawmakers are waiting for the Supreme Court to decide a landmark voting rights case before they meet to redraw districts.
|
Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Ten Commandments in Texas Classrooms
In a split vote, the Fifth Circuit overturned the lower court ruling, upholding Texas Senate Bill 10.
|
Epoch Survey Finds Strong Reader Support for Rethinking Birthright Citizenship
Readers cited immigration, public services, and original intent as key reasons for supporting changes.
|
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Illinois Ban on Carrying Guns on Public Transit
A federal appeals court previously ruled that the ban was consistent with legal precedent.
|
Proposal to Expand Ranked-Choice Voting in Maine Is Unconstitutional: Maine Supreme Court
State lawmakers asked the Court to examine the bill ahead of the 2026 elections. The justices returned a unanimous advisory opinion against it.
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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
Trump’s stalled executive order seeks to exclude the children of illegal immigrants from citizenship.
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US Settles Social Media Censorship Case, Bars Agencies From Pressuring Firms to Suppress Speech
The consent decree prohibits the federal government from telling Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, and YouTube to crush protected speech.
|
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Pentagon Media Access Restrictions
Citing 9/11 and Iraq, the judge said in his ruling that transparency was needed because the public has been ‘lied to about a lot of things.’
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Supreme Court Rules 9–0 That Street Preacher May Sue to Challenge Protest Ordinance
A federal appeals court previously rejected Gabriel Olivier’s challenge to the Brandon, Mississippi law.
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Supreme Court Justices Seem Doubtful on Banning Firearms for Marijuana Users
The government argued that the current law is similar to older laws banning gun ownership by ‘habitual drunkards.’
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Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Ban on Felons Owning Guns
A federal law barred a single mother in Utah from owning a gun after a bank fraud conviction.
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Supreme Court Considers How Much Compensation Local Government Owes From Home Foreclosure
A federal appeals court rejected the petitioner’s argument that the seizing of equity in the home violated the Eighth Amendment.
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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Compensation Local Government Owes From Foreclosure
A federal appeals court rejected the petitioner’s argument that the seizing of equity in the home violated the Eighth Amendment.
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Supreme Court to Hear Roundup Maker’s Bid to Block Thousands of Lawsuits in April
The high court also scheduled oral arguments in challenges to geofence warrants and the FCC’s in-house penalty assessment system.
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Federal Judge Temporarily Allows Transportation Department to Suspend Hudson Tunnel Project Funding
New York and New Jersey filed a suit to challenge funding cuts tied to federal scrutiny of diversity, equity, and inclusion contracting rules.
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