A newsletter by Reuters and Westlaw |
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By Diana Novak Jones, Mike Scarcella and Sara Merken |
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Melina Mara/Pool via REUTERS |
President Donald Trump’s second term began with a blitz of planned executive orders — and litigation. More than 200 executive orders and directives touching on immigration, energy and other areas could be released in what is known internally as a "shock-and-awe" effort, our colleagues reported.
Trump will issue executive orders that slash diversity, equity and inclusion programs and proclaim the U.S. government will only recognize two sexes — male and female — that cannot be changed. Trump issued sweeping pardons to 1,500 people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He also directed the DOJ for 75 days to not enforce a law that would ban TikTok in the U.S.
Meanwhile, Trump officially announced the creation of the Elon Musk co-led advisory group aimed at carrying out dramatic cuts to the U.S. government. Government employee unions, watchdog groups, and public interest organizations sued within minutes of the announcement. |
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- Long-time DOJ immigration attorney James McHenry will serve as acting U.S. attorney general until President Donald Trump's pick, Pam Bondi, can be confirmed by the Senate.
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University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax sued the school for racial discrimination, escalating a long-running clash with administrators over her controversial statements on race.
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A D.C. federal judge sentenced Kelly SoRelle, a top lawyer for the Oath Keepers militia group, to 12 months in prison for her involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Google has a right to question Texas officials in a lawsuit accusing the Alphabet unit of unlawfully collecting biometric privacy data of millions of Texans without consent, a state appeals court ruled.
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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the FDA's appeal of a lower court's ruling allowing R.J. Reynolds to file a petition in the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit to review the agency’s denial of applications to market berry and menthol flavored e-cigarettes, instead of where the company is based or in the D.C. Circuit.
- On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian in Manhattan will hear a request from Live Nation to dismiss several states' claims that the event promoter harmed event-goers by stifling competition with its ticket-selling arm, Ticketmaster
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On Thursday, the 5th Circuit will consider the legality of a Louisiana law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms in the state. The appeals panel is weighing a lower court’s order blocking enforcement of the law.
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Also on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in D.C. will hold a fairness hearing in a $197 million consumer class action settlement with Visa and Mastercard, which were accused of keeping some ATM cash access fees artificially high.
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On Friday, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara will be sentenced in federal court in Santa Ana, California, after pleading guilty to stealing more than $16 million from the Major League Baseball star to cover gambling debts.
Court calendars are subject to last-minute docket changes.
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- The 5th Circuit ruled against the outgoing Biden administration’s effort to protect immigrants illegally brought to the U.S. as children, siding with Texas just days before Donald Trump took office.
- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a bid by religious parents to keep their children out of classes in a Maryland public school district when LGBT storybooks are read, the latest case to come to the justices involving the intersection between religion and LGBT rights.
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CNN reached a settlement with a U.S. Navy veteran who helped evacuate people from Afghanistan after the U.S. military withdrew from the country in 2021, a judge said, hours after a jury
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