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Legal News for Fri 4/3 - Bondi Ousted, DLA Piper Jury Trial for Pregnancy Bias and Judge Questions Trump's Goofy DC Arch Project
6 mins; April 03, 2026
Legal News for Thurs 4/2 - SCOTUS Scrutinizes Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order While He Watches, ABA Lawsuit over Targeting Law Firms and Mangione Trial Delay Fight
6 mins; April 02, 2026
Legal News for Weds 4/1 - Judge Halts WH Ballroom, SCOTUS Weighs Birthright Citizenship, Court Rejects IRS Church Endorsement Deal
6 mins; April 01, 2026
Legal News for Tues 3/31 - DOL Wants Crypto in 401(k)s, FTC Privacy Settlement with OkCupid, and GA Gas Tax Holiday Disaster
7 mins; March 31, 2026
Legal News for Mon 3/30 - Bank of America Settles with Epstein Victims, Law Firms Challenge Trump EOs, Elizabeth Holmes Sentence Reduced
6 mins; March 30, 2026
Legal News for Fri 3/27 - Anthropic Blacklisting Blocked, Musk Challenges Fraud Verdict over Zing, Wells Fargo ERISA Mortgage Suit Revived
6 mins; March 27, 2026
Legal News for Tues 3/26 - Meta and Google Liable for Addictive Design, SCOTUS Narrows ISP Piracy Liability, and Maduro's Narcoterrorism Case is Thin
6 mins; March 26, 2026
Legal News for Weds 3/25 - Baltimore Sues xAI over Deepfakes, Meta $375m Judgement for Teen Harm, Anthropic v. Pentagon and Law Firms Decline to Provide DEI Data
7 mins; March 25, 2026
Legal News for Tues 3/24 - SCOTUS Asylum Case, More Harvard Probes, NCAA vs. DraftKings and Fixing NY's Estate Tax
8 mins; March 24, 2026
Legal News for Mon 3/23 - Musk Securities Fraud, WH Push to Override State AI Regulations and SCOTUS Fight Over TN Mail-in Ballots
6 mins; March 23, 2026
Legal News for Fri 3/20 - Court Blocks HHS Anti-trans Care Move, States Sue over Media Merger, VAT Outsourcing in the Netherlands and Rulemaking Dynamics Revealed
10 mins; March 20, 2026
Legal News for Thurs 3/19 - FCA Appeal in J&J Case, AI Copyright Fights, and an Asylum Case in Minnesota
7 mins; March 19, 2026
Legal News for Weds 3/18 - Musk's Fraud Trial, Anthropic Blacklist Fight, Lycra's Chapter 11 Filing
6 mins; March 18, 2026
Legal News for Tues 3/17 - Fed Courts Halt Vaccine Schedule Change, Fight Over WH Ballroom Continues, Breakdown of "SAVE America" Act, and CA Luxury Car Sales Tax Loopholes
9 mins; March 17, 2026
Legal News for Mon 3/16 - "Made in America" and the FTC, Maduro Fight Over Defense Funding, Judge Blocks Jerome Powell Subpoenas and Who Will Repair the Courthouse?
7 mins; March 16, 2026
Legal News for Fri 3/13 - Judge Newman Appeals to SCOTUS, CFTC Rules for Prediction Markets, Fed Challenge to CA EV Mandates and Tariff Refunds Updates
8 mins; March 13, 2026
Legal News for Thurs 3/12 - Live Nation Antitrust Trial Stalled, ExxonMobil Explores Move to TX, and Sony Sued in UK over Playstation Store
7 mins; March 12, 2026
Legal News for Weds 3/11 - Federal Judiciary Software Upgrade, Bayer Pushes State Limits on Roundup Lawsuits, Judge Weighs Deal to End Turkish Bank Sanctions Case
7 mins; March 11, 2026
Legal News for Tues 3/10 - Live Nation Settlement, FCPA Bribery Statute Extension, Court Blocks Ending of TPS for Haitians and Renewable Energy Policy in 2025 vs. 2027
8 mins; March 10, 2026
Legal News for Mon 3/9 - Anna's Archive Sued, CA Climate Disclosure Laws Up in the Air, Social Media Addiction Trial and $166b in Tariff Refunds
9 mins; March 09, 2026
Legal News for Fri 3/4 - ChatGPT, Esq., 24 States Challenge New Tariffs, Refunding $175b and Refugee Bans Upheld
8 mins; March 06, 2026
Legal News for Thurs 3/5 - SCOTUS Allows NJ Transit Injury Suits, State Crackdowns on Algorithmic Pricing, Federal Workforce Down 12% Since 2024
6 mins; March 05, 2026
Legal News for Weds 3/4 - Epstein Testimony Request for Gates, DOJ Reversal in EO Law Firm Litigation, Abbott's Premature Infant Formula Trial and CA's SALT Workaround
10 mins; March 04, 2026
Legal News for Tues 3/3 - SCOTUS Weighing Gun Bans on Marijuana Users, SEC Proxy Rule, Rejected Appeal Over AI-Created Art
6 mins; March 03, 2026
Legal News for Mon 3/2 - Anthropic Banned by DoD, OpenAI $110b Funding Round, CA Social Media Media Issues and SCOTUSBlog Goldstein Fraud Conviction Details
7 mins; March 02, 2026
Legal News for Fri 2/27 - Bill Clinton to Testify Regarding Epstein, Trump WH Ballroom Ruling, Kalshi Legal Battles and Netflix Bows Out in Warner Bros Deal
17 mins; February 27, 2026
Legal News for Thurs 2/26 - DOJ Sues Over Antisemitism at UCLA, States Push for Review of Netflix Warner Acquisition, Spain Probes Apple and Amazon
6 mins; February 26, 2026
Legal News for Weds 2/25 - SEC Enforcement Manual Revamp, Paramount Bid for WMD, Judge Blocks Search of WaPo Reporter Device, Updates on Social Media Suit in CA
7 mins; February 25, 2026
Legal News for Tues 2/24 - Aileen Cannon Won't Release Trump Docs, Two Appeals CJs Step Down, Land Port Tax Plan as Tariff Replacement
7 mins; February 24, 2026
Legal News for Mon 2/23 - SCOTUS Helms-Burton and Cuba, IEEPA Tariffs, JPMorgan's Closing of Trump's Accounts and Tesla Held to $243m Verdict
7 mins; February 23, 2026
Legal News for Fri 2/20 - Musk Jury Full of Haters, $35m Epstein Settlement, Mercury Returns to Air, Pepsi Blocks Pricing Class Action and RIP Tariffs, for now
20 mins; February 20, 2026
Legal News for Thurs 2/19 - Climate Policy Rollback Lawsuit, Zuckerberg in Court, Uber Winning Sanctions
6 mins; February 19, 2026
Legal News for Wed 2/18 - Roundup $7.25b Settlement Plan, Valve Patent Troll Verdict, New Law School Federal Loan Caps and SCOTUS Conflict-Checking Software
8 mins; February 18, 2026
Legal News for Tues 2/17 - NFL Failed Arbitration Attempt, Social Media Addiction Suit, IRS Hostage Tax Relief for ICE Victims and Mass. Software Tax Rule Has Issues
9 mins; February 17, 2026
Legal News for Mon 2/16 - Fed Circuit Revives Google Patent Fight, MLB Pitchers Used Code for Pitch-Fixing, and a DE Dog Custody Auction
6 mins; February 16, 2026
Legal News for Fri 2/13 - Goldman Chief Lawyer Resigns, Judge Rebukes ICE On Access to Counsel, Trump Court Picks and Don Lemon's Plea
27 mins; February 13, 2026
Legal News for Thurs 2/12 - SCOTUSBlog Goldstein Takes Stand in Tax Trial, Bondi Grilled Over Epstein File Redactions and the LSAT Goes In-person Only
5 mins; February 12, 2026
Legal News for Weds 2/11 - Trump's EPA Rollback Backfires, Bondi's Epstein File Testimony, Instagram UI on Trial and Novo's Patent Fight with Hims/Hers
8 mins; February 11, 2026
Legal News for Tues 2/10 - More Horrors from ICE Detention Centers, Trump's Push to Limit Federal Worker Rights and US States vs. India on Data Centers
6 mins; February 10, 2026
Legal New for Mon 2/9 - Big Tech on Trial for Addictive Design, Trump's NY/NJ Tunnel Fund Fight, Immigration Detention Without Bond Upheld and Law Firms Battle Executive Orders
7 mins; February 09, 2026
Legal News for Fri 2/6 - Trump Draws from Military for Immigration Judges, Karp Connected to Epstein, Uber $8.5m Verdict and Whistleblower Fight over Opioid Funds
13 mins; February 06, 2026
Legal News for Thurs 2/5 - Fulton County Election Record Battle, Jones Day Suit, Abbot's Deadly Glucose Monitor Recall and DOJ "Jump Teams"
6 mins; February 05, 2026
Legal News for Weds 2/4 - Would-be Trump Assassin Sentencing, Senate Scrutinizes Netflix Warner Bros Deal, DOJ Appeal in Google Antitrust Search Battle
5 mins; February 04, 2026
Legal News for Tues 2/3 - Offshore Wind Drama Continues, DOJ Probes Pretti Murder, VW/Audi Tariff-caused Retreat from US and CA's Stalled Mileage Tax Reform
7 mins; February 03, 2026
Legal News for Mon 2/2 - TOSTracker Launches, FTC Warnings on DEI, ICE Warrantless Home Entries and Don Lemon Arrested
8 mins; February 02, 2026
Legal News for Fri 1/30 - Court Blocks Ending of TPS for Venezuelans, Mass Exodus of Lawyers from Fed Gov, MA Law to Block Out-of-state Nat Guard Deployments
11 mins; January 30, 2026
Legal News for Thurs 1/29 - Review of Alex Pretti Murder, Looming Judiciary Shutdown, Google $135m Settlement and a Teacher's Failed First Amendment Appeal
7 mins; January 29, 2026
Legal News for Weds 1/28 - States Move to Allow Lawsuits Against ICE Agents, Blocked Pro-Dem Voting Map in VA and $4k/hr Billing Rates at Susman Godfrey
6 mins; January 28, 2026
Legal News for Tues 1/27 - Judge Weighs MN Immigration Crackdown Pause, Blocked Deportation Push in Boston and NY Shaky No-New-Tax Budget
6 mins; January 27, 2026
Legal News for Mon 1/26 - Alex Pretti Was Murdered, Shutdown Fight Ensues, Youth Addiction Trial Against Tech and SCOTUS Narrow Path in Cook Fed Gov Case
6 mins; January 26, 2026
First Episode: LSAT Logic Applied
3 mins; January 25, 2026
Legal News for Fri 1/23 - Trump Sues JPMorgan for Debanking Him, Jack Smith's Testimony, and Judge Questions WH Ballroom
18 mins; January 23, 2026
Legal News for Thurs 1/22 - ICE Protest Rulings in MN, SCOTUS Skeptical of Trump's Ability to Fire Fed Gov, New Immigration Attacks in Maine and Tariffs for Greenland Lunacy
7 mins; January 22, 2026
Legal News for Weds 1/21 - Trump Power Grab at Fed Heads to SCOTUS, J&J Talc Ruling, DOJ Shakeup and a Kalshi Crackdown in MA
7 mins; January 21, 2026
Legal News for Tues 1/20 - Hawaii Gun Case at SCOTUS, Judge Restarts Offshore Wind, FL Limits ABA Oversight and IRS Partnership Audits Move to States?
8 mins; January 20, 2026
Legal News for Fri 1/16 - Dominion Offshore Wind Battle, Protections for Pro-Palestine Academics, CA Voter Data Suit Tossed and Why You Can't Sue ICE Agents
17 mins; January 16, 2026
Legal News for Thurs 1/14 - Trump's War on Wind Power Continues, DOJ Race-relations Agency Reversal (?), Tesla's Racism Case Mediation and Minnesota Prosecutors Resign
7 mins; January 15, 2026
Legal News for Weds 1/14 - SCOTUS Rulings Watch, Trump Tariff Power Fight, Transgender Sports Bans, Elite College Antitrust Claim and Trump BBC Lawsuit
6 mins; January 14, 2026
Legal News for Tues 1/13 - Uber Sexual Assault Trial, SCOTUS Transgender Sports Cases Loom, Citi Fraud Setback and the NASCAR Tax Break
8 mins; January 13, 2026
Legal News for Mon 1/12 - Trump Migrant Parole Rollback Stymied, Indonesia Bans Grok, Treasury Braces for Tariff Refunds and Powell Served with Subpoena
7 mins; January 12, 2026
Legal News for Fri 1/9 - Tariffs at SCOTUS, Aaron Judge Trademark Win, Death Penalty Fight and a DOJ Anti-Fraud Role
21 mins; January 09, 2026
Legal News for Thurs 1/8 - Politics and the DOJ, UK Scrutinizes Grok Because the US Never Will, and Ford's $100m Fraud Claim Against Attorneys
6 mins; January 08, 2026
Legal News for Weds 1/7 - Maduro Immunity Fight, Reiner Murder Case, Meta Section 230 and Major Class Action Appeals in 26
7 mins; January 07, 2026
Legal News for Tues 1/6 - Barry Pollack Represents Maduro, Conservative NLRB Shift, Wisconsin Judge Resigns and Hawaii's Cruise Inclusive Lodging Tax
8 mins; January 06, 2026
Legal News for Mon 1/5 - Maduro, Trump Judicial Appointment Slowdown, Law School Loan Limits in 2026 and the Year of Copyright AI Battles
7 mins; January 05, 2026
Legal News for Tues 12/30 - NIH Grant Second Look, CFPB in Life Support, Circuit Split Over NLRB Constitutional Questions and Year-End Tax Column Wrap
9 mins; December 30, 2025
Legal News for Mon 12/29 - CA Drops Rail Lawsuit, Tom Bodett Turns Out the Light on Motel 6, FBI in MN, NY Social Media Warning Law
7 mins; December 29, 2025
Legal News for Tues 12/23 - CFPB Funding Fights, Trump DEI Crackdown Hits Limits, Mercedes $120m Settlement and IRS VDP Reform
7 mins; December 23, 2025
Legal News for Mon 12/22 - 2026 Immigration Crackdowns Coming, Federal Judge Blocks HUD Changes, Skadden Arps as Trump's $100m Lap Dog
6 mins; December 22, 2025
Legal News for Fri 12/19 - Trump Takes Aim at Green Card Lottery, ICE Blocking Judge Convicted, Epstein File Drama and No Tax on Car Loans is Bogus
10 mins; December 19, 2025
Legal News for Thurs 12/18 - Courts Block Trump CFPB Firings, Doctors Sue RFK Jr. HHS Over Vaccines, DC Guard Deployment Remains and Trump Ballroom Moves Forward
6 mins; December 18, 2025
Legal News for Weds 12/17 - A Judge Revisits Trump's Deportation Policy, Judge Thapar's Xenophobia as "Constitutional Theory," and a $500m Avatar Suit
7 mins; December 17, 2025
Legal News for Tues 12/16 - No Tax on Overtime is Bogus, Trump's $10b Lawsuit, Law School Enrollment Way Up, Ball Room Court Fight and SNAP Deadline Ruling
9 mins; December 16, 2025
Legal News for Mon 12/15 - Judge on Trial over ICE Obstruction, CA Suing Trump Admin Over Trucker Language Rules, Setback for DOJ in Comey Case and $40m Verdict in J&J Trial
6 mins; December 15, 2025
Legal News for Fri 12/12 - Trump Law Firm FOIA Lawsuit, Blocked ICE Detention for Abrego Garcia, Trump Loses on FEMA, and Threatens States on AI Regulations
11 mins; December 12, 2025
Legal News for Thurs 12/11 - Judge on Trial Over ICE Obstruction, Trump Wants His Face on Park Passes, No Tax On Social Security is a Lie and new AI Homicide Litigation
9 mins; December 11, 2025
Legal News for Weds 12/10 - Endangered Species in More Danger, Death Row Intellectual Disability Case, Jack Smith New Gig and DOJ Charges in Russian Cyberattacks
7 mins; December 10, 2025
Legal News for Tues 12/9 - JD Campaign Finance at SCOTUS, Kalshi, DOJ vs. Transgender Kids and TX Sales Tax Policy Mess
8 mins; December 09, 2025
Legal News for Mon 12/8 - SCOTUS Showdown Over Trump Firing Power, Legal Twist in the Comey Case, SCOTUS Declines to Take up Book Ban Battle
9 mins; December 08, 2025
Legal News for Fri 12/5 - Trump DC Troop Deployment Endures, SCOTUSBlog Goldstein Fights to Sell Home, Grand Jury Win for Letitia James and $300M in fees in Anthropic Case
12 mins; December 05, 2025
Legal News for Thurs 12/4 - DEI Federal Worker Lawsuit, SEC Enforcement Collapses, and More Racist Green Card Freezes
6 mins; December 04, 2025
Legal News for Weds 12/3 - Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funding Block, Purge of NYC Immigration Judges, DC Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
5 mins; December 03, 2025
Legal News for Tues 12/2 - Trump USA Womp Womp, HSBC Bets on Generative AI, Gentile Commuted for Ponzi scheme and the End of the Penny as Sales Tax Problem
7 mins; December 02, 2025
Legal News for Mon 12/1 - SCOTUS Cox Copyright Showdown, Trump Targets Afghans, AI in the Legal System and Pretrial Hearings for Luigi
7 mins; December 01, 2025
Legal News for Tues 11/25 - Misconduct Claim Tossed, Indictments Deemed Invalid, and a Restatement Denied for Worker Fired Owing to Charlie Kirk Posts
6 mins; November 25, 2025
Legal News for Mon 11/24 - Trump vs. AP, Meta Hiding Harm Data, Mandatory NDAs for Education Dept Reorg, and UCLA NIL Tax Shelter
9 mins; November 24, 2025
Legal News for Fri 11/21 - Google Fights to Save Ad Empire, States Target Algo Pricing, Shaken Baby Syndrome Ruling in NJ and Excessive FBAR Penalties
14 mins; November 21, 2025
Legal News for Thurs 11/20 - 5th Circuit Senior Judge Tensions, EEOC Subpoena to UPenn, Kraken IPO and $1b Loan from USGOV for Three Mile Island
6 mins; November 20, 2025
Legal News for Weds 11/19 - Comey Wants Charges Dismissed, Cravath Hands out Bonuses, Selig Crypto Hearing and Trump Falls Short on Defamation Suit Against CNN
8 mins; November 19, 2025
Legal news for Tues 11/18 - SCOTUS Reviews Asylum Limits, Tesla Beats Racial Bias Action, Major BigLaw Merger and OpenAI Pushes for AI Tax Subsidies
7 mins; November 18, 2025
Legal News for Mon 11/17 - More Tylenol-Autism Lawsuits, a DOJ SCOTUS Lawyer Joins Boutique Firm, Apple Faces $634m Patent Infringement Decision
5 mins; November 17, 2025
Legal News for Fri 11/14 - Tylenol in TX, Sierra Leone Legal Fees, Private Equity Big Law, and Trump Admin Sues CA Over Redistricting
19 mins; November 14, 2025
Legal News for Thurs 11/13 - Trump Named in Epstein Emails, Apple Says EU Fee Cuts Didn't Help Consumers and Google Sues Phishers
5 mins; November 13, 2025
Legal News for Weds 11/12 - SCOTUS Snap Ruling, Former CFPB Alums Launch Lawsuits, NCAA "Volunteer" Coach Settlement, and MX Flawed VAT Fraud Solution
6 mins; November 12, 2025
Legal News for Tues 11/11 - SCOTUS Declines Kim Davis' Appeal, Reagan Judge Quits Over Trump, Changes to How Judicial Nominees are Announced
5 mins; November 11, 2025
Legal News for Mon 11/10 - Trump Pardons all the Criminal Cronies, Democrats Retreat from Shutdown, SNAP Funding Litigation and a Surge in Law Firm Demand
7 mins; November 10, 2025
Legal News for Fri 11/7 - Ruling Forthcoming on Trump's Portland Incursion, Sandwich-thrower Acquitted, Court Order to Fully Fund SNAP by Friday
37 mins; November 07, 2025
Legal News for Thurs 11/6 - SCOTUS Weighs Trump Tariff Powers Under IEEPA, Tung to 9th Circuit, CA Republicans Sue over Prop 50
7 mins; November 06, 2025
Legal News for Weds 11/5 - SCOTUS Weighs Trump Tariff Power, 1st Circuit Appointee Confirmed, SBF Appeal Chugs Forward and Google Settles with Epic Games
7 mins; November 05, 2025
Legal News for Tues 11/4 - SBF Appeal, Getty Loses to Stability AI, PA Rushes Regulations for "Skill Games" to Avoid Higher Tax
6 mins; November 04, 2025