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Legal News for Fri 9/12 - Senate Rule Changes, Block on Trump's Head Start Gutting, DOJ Lawsuit against Uber

Senate rule changes, a block on Trump’s Head Start policy, and a DOJ lawsuit against Uber over alleged disability discrimination.

Sep 12 •

Andrew Leahey 🦣

11:20

Legal News for Thurs 9/11 - Trump Golf Course Assassin Trial Begins, Lawsuit Over Federal Firings, Ongoing Fed Removal Fight and Ruling on…

Trump golf course assassination trial, a lawsuit over mass federal firings, a Fed removal fight, and a court ruling on New Jersey gun laws

Sep 11 •

Andrew Leahey 🦣

7:35

Legal News for Weds 9/10 - Fed Independence Safe (For Now), Trump's Tariffs in Place (For Now), CA Social Media Law and Blocked DOJ Subpoena…

Fed independence, Trump’s tariffs, California's social media law for kids, and a blocked subpoena targeting trans youth car

Sep 10 •

Andrew Leahey 🦣

7:43

Legal News for Tues 9/9 - Trump Carroll Verdict Upheld, SCOTUS Rubber Stamps Immigration Raids, FL Judicial Pick, TaxProf Blog RIP and…

Trump’s upheld Carroll verdict, SCOTUS backing immigration raids, a Florida judicial pick, TaxProf Blog’s shutdown, and Rhode Island’s second-home tax.

Sep 9 •

Andrew Leahey 🦣

10:49

Legal News for Mon 9/8 - Mangione Claims Jury Bias, Abrego Deportation to Eswatini, FTC Noncompete Rule Dropped and Trump Plans Backup…

Jury bias claims in the Mangione case, Abrego’s deportation fight, the FTC noncompete rule dropped, and Trump’s backup plans for tariffs.

Sep 8 •

Andrew Leahey 🦣

7:12

Legal News for Fri 9/5 - ACB Denies Constitutional Crisis, DOJ DC Hypocrisy, Trump's Troop Use Unpaused, and Google's $425m Privacy Verdict

Barrett on constitutional crisis denial, DOJ crackdown clashes, Trump’s troop use (un)pause, and Google hit with a $425M privacy verdict.

Sep 5 •

Andrew Leahey 🦣

14:08

Legal News for Thurs 9/4 - Trump Tariffs to SCOTUS, Harvard $2.2b Grant Reinstatement, Newsmax vs. Fox

Trump’s tariff powers at SCOTUS, Harvard’s $2.2B grant win, and Newsmax suing Fox over alleged antitrust violations in conservative media

Sep 4 •

Andrew Leahey 🦣

6:29

Legal News for Weds 9/3 - Trump Appeals Tariff Strike-down, Google Spared Antitrust Worsts, Alien Enemies Act Blocked, Machine Guns Stay…

Trump’s tariff appeal, a key antitrust ruling on Google, the Alien Enemies Act gets blocked, machine guns stay banned, and my column on the CTC gap

Sep 3 •

Andrew Leahey 🦣

10:10

Legal News for Tues 9/2 - ChatGPT Beats Legal AI Tech, Congress Battles over IRS Budget, Judge Blocks Deportation and Court Rules Against…

Legal tech vs. ChatGPT, Congress battling over IRS funding, a judge blocking Trump’s deportation push, and a court ruling most Trump tariffs illegal

Sep 2 •

Andrew Leahey 🦣

8:04

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