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Legal News for Tues 7/8 - Lawsuit Against RFK and HHS Over Vaccine Schedule, Trump Targets Hondurans and Nicaraguans, and Maryland's…
A lawsuit over vaccine policy, Trump sets sights on Hondurans and Nicaraguans, and my Bloomberg column on Maryland’s troubled new tech tax.
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
6:05
Legal News for Mon 7/7 - Trump Deportation Full Trial, Apple EU Antitrust Appeal, Looming Trump Cuts to Legal Aid for Domestic Violence…
Rare Trump deportation trial, Apple’s EU antitrust appeal, and looming cuts to legal aid that helped a domestic abuse survivor in Baltimore.
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
6:27
Legal News for Thurs 7/3 - Roberts Reasserts Control at SCOTUS, RFK HHS Overhaul, Trump Asylum Ban and CPSC Firings
Roberts reasserting control at SCOTUS, RFK Jr.'s HHS overhaul blocked, Trump’s asylum ban struck down, and a battle over CPSC firings heads to the Court
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:24
Legal News for Weds 7/2 - TPS Win for Haitians, Penn's Shameful Capitulation on Human Rights, A Ruling that Federal Judges are Public…
We have a TPS win for Haitians, Penn’s capitulation on trans athletes, a ruling that federal judges are public officials for defamation purposes, and a…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
6:59
Legal News for Tues 7/1 - SCOTUS Defangs EPA, Trump's Ongoing Birthright Citizenship Debacle, Trump vs. Perkins Coie, and Data Center Tax…
Supreme Court’s blow to the EPA, Trump’s ongoing birthright citizenship debacle, his legal battle with Perkins Coie, and the folly of data center tax…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:20

June 2025

Legal News for Mon 6/30 - Global M&A Up, SCOTUS Win for Trump Might be Limited, GOP Tax Bill Tensions and Wall Street Chasing CA Wildfire…
Megadeals boosting global M&A, a Supreme Court win for Trump, GOP tax bill tensions, and Wall Street chasing wildfire lawsuit profits.
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:33
Legal News for Fri 6/27 - Justice Kennedy Warns Democracy at Risk, Ripple's Failed Settlement, SCOTUS on Birthright Citizenship Kinda and…
Justice Kennedy warning democracy is at risk, Ripple’s failed SEC settlement, SCOTUS on birthright citizenship, and the revenge tax and Pro Codes Act.
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
21:35
Legal News for Thurs 6/26 - Judge Blocks Trump's Job Corps Shuttering, Meta Wins AI Copyright Case not on Merits, and IRS Strained but…
Judge blocking Trump's Job Corps shutdown, Meta winning an AI copyright case, and my Forbes piece on the IRS' strained but successful 2025 season
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
6:12
Legal News for Weds 6/25 - Obergefell Challenge Attempt, Fair Use Win for Anthropic in AI Training and Bail Hearing for Kilmar Garcia
Same-sex marriage challenge at SCOTUS, a fair use win for Anthropic in AI training, and a bail hearing for wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:31
Legal News for Tues 6/24 - Trump Deportation Policy Win, Harvard Visa Loss, Powell's Secure Fed Seat and Litigation Finance Tax is Nonsense
Trump's deportation policy win, Powell's secure Fed seat, Harvard's court victory on visas, and my column on why a litigation tax proposal misses the…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:51
Legal News for Mon 6/23 - Kilmar Garcia Released, Student Loan Caps to Hurt Law School Diversity and Access and a VMT in Illinois
Release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia ahead of his smuggling trial, how student loan caps could hurt law school diversity and access, and a vehicle miles…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
6:08
Legal News for Fri 6/20 - EU Leniency for Apple and Meta, Trump's Hold on National Guard Reinforced, TACOs on TikTok Ban
EU leniency for Apple and Meta, Trump’s hold on California’s National Guard, and his third TikTok ban delay—despite no clear legal basis.
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
13:36
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