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States put Meta on trial, the Justice Department probes William & Mary over minority scholarships, a judge releases a woman charged with vandalizing the WWII Memorial, and public equity.
Tupac murder trial opens in LV, AG Blanche breaks with the president to back a prosecutor Trump criticized, and a judge lets the administration end TPS for Somalis.
Trade court upholds Trump's power to end de minimis tariff exemption, SCOTUS takes up attorney's fees in immigration cases, and a CT judge cracks down on litigant who hid prompt injections in filings.
Plaintiffs' firm could pocket $67 million from NM's Meta verdict, Trump Media is sued over a service selling early access to Truth Social, and Palestinian students sue Columbia over discrimination.
Appeals court throws out the formula behind surprise-billing arbitration, a judge blocks USPS from restricting mail-in voting, WH asks the DOJ to revive charges against Olympian for pool nonsense.
Mangione back in court before his trial, Trump says a future weaponization fund is up to his AG, and an appeals court lets thousands of social-media addiction suits go forward, and tax financed AI.
Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general by a single vote, Justice Alito says he's staying put and won't time his retirement for a successor, and New Jersey's $2.5 billion PFAS settlements.
Admin goes 0-for-21 in court trying to grab state voter rolls, Trump signs new birthright-citizenship orders after the SCOTUS told him no, and a NM judge hits Meta with a $567 suit.
U.S. has refunded $100b in tariffs SCOTUS threw out, Big Law's entry-level hiring slumps as AI eats junior work, NM sues for the Epstein files, and OpenAI asks a judge to toss Apple trade secret case
DOJ fights the fees owed after Trump IRS suit, appeals court lets Perplexity's agents back onto Amazon, a judge dismisses the final Jan. 6 Oath Keepers cases under protest, and the E