r/law 1h ago

Legal News Senate Democrats Reintroduce Supreme Court Term Limits Bill, And The Polling Has Never Been Friendlier

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Sheldon Whitehouse is back with the BATL Act, and this time, the public is standing behind him.

Whitehouse, along with Senators Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal, and Alex Padilla, reintroduced the Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act today. Same structure as the last two goes: 18-year terms, with the president required to appoint a justice in the first and third years of each presidential term


r/law 1h ago

Other House committee urges DOJ to charge former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith

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The Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee encouraged the Justice Department to look into criminally charging Jack Smith, alleging the former special counsel who brought charges against President Trump lied to Congress — allegations the committee's top Democrat denied.


r/law 2h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Justice Department Lawyers Reportedly Afraid to Put Things in Writing

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r/law 3h ago

Legal News Halo Act: Kansas law bars approaching local, federal officers within 25 feet

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r/law 4h ago

Judicial Branch BBC Demands More Records on Jack Smith’s January 6 Report

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r/law 4h ago

Legal News NY joins lawsuit on EPA refrigerant rollbacks, weakened emissions rules

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r/law 4h ago

Judicial Branch 'The court must assess': Judge who ruled against transgender ban wants answers now that Pentagon is providing hormone therapy to certain troops

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r/law 5h ago

Legal News 'This is at odds with common sense': Judge grants habeas petition after ICE stops immigrant who bought one-way plane ticket out of the country from self-deporting…

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r/law 5h ago

Legislative Branch GOP Rep. Called Israeli–U.S. Defense Tech Integration “Dangerous.” The House Passed It Anyway.

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r/law 6h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Judge rejects Trump administration bid to dismiss transgender Air Force troops’ retirement lawsuit

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r/law 6h ago

Other Man killed in ICE ‘encounter’ was on vacation in US with tourist visa – reports | Florida

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r/law 6h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Hegseth’s War Department Slashed Civilian Protection Staff, Brought in AI Assessments

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The War Department’s Civilian Protection Center of Excellence has reduced its staff from 40 personnel in January 2025 to just nine by the end of the year, according to the report.


r/law 8h ago

Legal News Pastor Sues OpenAI After ChatGPT Told Him Not to Seek Medical Care Before He Suffered Pulmonary Embolism

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r/law 8h ago

Legal News Uber, Lyft win court block on NYC law requiring notice before firing drivers

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r/law 8h ago

Legal News The feds' hidden immigration weapon: Virginia's surveillance network

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r/law 9h ago

Legislative Branch House Passes Defense Authorization Bill on Largely Party-Line Vote

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r/law 9h ago

Legal News AG scores $417K from Newburgh landlords

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r/law 9h ago

Other The dismantling of USAID and the firing of its staff was illegal

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r/law 10h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump BBC Defamation Lawsuit Backfires Big-Time—With Subpoenas Coming | Trump will also have to hand over all his financial information, a judge ruled.

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r/law 11h ago

Judicial Branch Kansas elections chief launches legal full-court press against mail ballot grace periods

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r/law 11h ago

Legal News Mamdani Taps Former FTC Chief Lina Khan to Lead NYC Economic Development Board

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r/law 11h ago

Legal News British woman jailed for 6 years in Hong Kong over £100,000 rape‑claim blackmail

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r/law 11h ago

Legal News Justice Department Secretly Investigating Republican Congressman | Representative Cory Mills appears to be under investigation.

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After months of scandal, Republican Representative Cory Mills is finally under investigation.

MS NOW, citing two anonymous sources, reports that the Department of Justice has launched a criminal probe into the Florida man, who is accused of sexual misconduct, campaign finance violations, financial disclosure violations, accepting inappropriate gifts, and multiple ethics violations.


r/law 12h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) More people booked into ICE detention in June than in any month since crackdown began

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r/law 12h ago

Legislative Branch Democrats Plan to Investigate Amazon, Palantir if They Win Congress

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