D.C. Circuit Vacates Order Keeping Michigan Coal Plant Available
A unanimous D.C. Circuit panel vacated DOE’s order requiring Consumers Energy to keep Michigan’s J.H. Campbell plant available.
Federal Courts
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Fourth Circuit rejects Trump administration’s mandatory detention theory
A divided appeals court says some longtime U.S. residents detained inside the country must get individualized bond hearings, deepening a national legal split.
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Judge blocks Pentagon’s Anthropic blacklist over AI policy dispute
A federal judge vacated Pentagon measures against Anthropic, finding retaliation and due-process violations while allowing the government to choose another AI vendor.
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Pentagon firings put Stars and Stripes’ independence before judge
Three Stars and Stripes journalists sued the Pentagon over reported firings, alleging retaliation for defending editorial independence and critical military coverage.
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ICE officer released from Texas jail as extradition fight continues
Christian Castro was released after Texas detention limits expired, while a federal judge left Minnesota’s effort to secure his return unresolved.
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Supreme Court asked to let Trump discharge transgender troops
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to review a D.C. Circuit ruling protecting current transgender service members from its policy.
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25 states challenge Trump’s Section 301 tariffs in federal court
A 25-state lawsuit challenges tariffs on imports from 60 economies. The duties remain in effect as the trade court weighs executive authority and refunds.
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Music publisher sues Anthropic and Suno over alleged AI training
Round Hill Music filed two federal copyright lawsuits alleging Anthropic and Suno-related defendants used songs and lyrics in AI training without permission.
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Border Wall Work Begins Near Tohono O’odham Nation Despite Objections
Contractors began drilling and soil sampling near the Tohono O’odham Nation after a judge denied an injunction against a disputed border-wall project.
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Appeals court keeps worship-site immigration safeguards in place
The Fourth Circuit preserved immigration-enforcement safeguards for designated worship sites as a separate contempt motion alleges surveillance inside a Minneapolis church.
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California man indicted in White House UFC plot investigation
Christopher M. Perry faces federal firearm-possession and evidence-destruction charges after prosecutors linked him to a Signal chat in the investigation.
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D.C. Circuit asked to preserve Trump White House records order
New appellate filings ask the D.C. Circuit to keep White House recordkeeping requirements in place as the Trump administration challenges the law.
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NPS Finds Trump Arch Would Harm Some Historic Views
A revised NPS assessment finds Trump’s proposed Washington arch would adversely affect some historic properties and views, but does not stop construction.
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Federal judge blocks Trump mail-ballot rules again before midterms
A Boston judge has paused new federal mail-ballot requirements for two weeks as the administration appeals, with the first 2026 ballots due to go out September 4.
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Federal Judge Dismisses Challenge to Reopening Offshore Acreage
An Alaska judge dismissed a challenge to reopening more than 600 million offshore acres to possible oil leasing, but the ruling did not authorize drilling.
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Federal Court Allows DOJ Illinois Sanctuary Lawsuit to Proceed
A federal judge rejected Illinois officials’ request to dismiss the DOJ lawsuit, leaving the state’s courthouse protections in place as the constitutional dispute moves forward.
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Supreme Court gets HISA responses in horse-racing oversight case
Federal and HISA respondents urge the Supreme Court to take up related Fifth Circuit cases first in a dispute over horse-racing enforcement power.
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Todd Blanche’s First Weeks Put DOJ Independence Under Scrutiny
Todd Blanche’s narrow confirmation and early Justice Department actions are testing how presidential control will coexist with prosecutorial independence.
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Federal judge again rejects Trump bid to erase hush-money conviction
A federal judge again rejected Donald Trump’s effort to move his New York hush-money case to federal court, leaving his conviction intact as appeals continue.
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Former Houston Officer Pleads Guilty Over Deadly 2019 Raid
Gerald Goines admitted using false confidential-informant claims to obtain the warrant for Houston’s deadly 2019 Harding Street raid.
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Medicaid Work-Rule Guidance Sets Jan. 1 Deadline and 80-Hour Test
CMS has set a Jan. 1, 2027, Medicaid deadline. Affected adults may need 80 hours of work, school or service, with exemptions and a 30-day appeal window.
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Federal Court Lets California Pipeline Operate Under DPA Order
A federal judge let Sable keep operating the Santa Ynez Pipeline, shifted consent-decree oversight to PHMSA and ordered a $1.449 million penalty.