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Ex-pro-Trump leader outraged at president’s latest 'betrayal': 'Will return the favor'President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked bipartisan fury on Sunday, including from a prominent individual who was once among his strongest backers. “BIBI NETANYAHU WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” Trump wrote Sunday, with the right-wing, criminally indicted leader, who’s wanted by the International Criminal Court…

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CARE Court can profoundly change lives, and California’s justice system, if given the chanceCARE Court changes judges’ role, says an appellate judge who presided over such a court. It requires judges to inspire trust and exercise empathy and relationship-building.

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Judge refuses DOJ’s demand to step aside from golf course hearingA federal judge refused the Justice Department’s (DOJ) demand to step aside from a key hearing on Monday over the future of East Potomac Park, which President Trump wants to renovate into a championship-style golf course. The Trump administration has accused U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes of bias after she yelled at a government attorney last week...

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‘He has time to tweet’: Hegseth skewered in court as fed-up judge refuses to back downA federal judge took a sharp swipe at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth while rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to remove her from an unrelated case. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes made the remark in a footnote to a 13-page opinion filed Sunday denying a motion to disqualify her from a lawsuit over the administration’s tree-clearing at Washington’s…

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Today in Supreme Court History: October 19, 178910/19/1789: Chief Justice John Jay takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 19, 1789 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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I Faced Huge Hurdles to Get Veteran Benefits. The Supreme Court Has a Chance to Make Things Better.While stationed in Cold War–era Germany, Army infantryman Floyd Johnson experienced a training exercise that turned deadly.

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Supreme Court may strike down school policies that limit Asian studentsThe court agreed to hear an appeal from parents in Montgomery County, Md., who were upset by a sharp drop in Asian students at its four magnet schools for gifted students.

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Florida Republicans ask court to ban advertisement about DeSantis' charity scandalThe Republican Party of Florida is asking a judge to stop a Democratic ad about the Hope Florida scandal and is telling TV stations that airing it could be a crime, reported the Florida Trident. The party filed suit late Friday in Highlands County, seeking an emergency order without giving opponents notice. Defendants include the state Democratic Party ,…

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Mahmoud Khalil Appeals to Supreme Court to Halt DeportationMr. Khalil had recently graduated from Columbia when he was arrested by ICE agents and became the face of the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

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Justices’ book deals disarm SCOTUS in music copyright caseThe justices’ penchant for off-the-bench writing left the Supreme Court without the ability to put pen to paper in a copyright dispute.

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