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First Circuit rejects bid to lift injunction blocking USPS rule for mail-in voting

The appeals ruling keeps in place a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Postal Service from implementing part of Trump's executive order, regulating mail voting, for the upcoming Nov. 3 midterm ...

2026-09-10

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DOJ Says Berkeley Law Rigged Its Admissions To Favor Black Students. There Are 51 Of Them.

If the school is putting a thumb on the scale for Black applicants, it's doing a remarkably bad job of it.The postDOJ Says Berkeley Law Rigged Its Admissions To Favor Black Students. There Are 51 Of T...

2026-09-10

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Real Threat or PR Stunt? AI Doomsday Warnings Coincide With Push for New Regulations

“This is possibly the most dangerous technology that humanity has ever created. It’s basically out of science fiction.” Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon’s abrupt public resignation dominated the news ...

2026-09-10

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Trump administration asks justices to decide on its appointments of acting U.S. attorneys

Arguing that a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit “threatens to inject mass confusion into five U.S. Attorney’s Offices in the Ninth Circuit that collectively handle over 8000 civ...

2026-09-10

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No in-state tuition for Kansas’ undocumented students

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal court in Kansas granted the federal government and Kansas’s consent judgment holding a state law is preempted by federal law because it gives in-state tuition to some unl...

2026-09-10

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AI Has Entered The Courthouse…Are You Ready For It?

How should we read and evaluate opinions that may have been AI-assisted?The postAI Has Entered The Courthouse…Are You Ready For It?appeared first onAbove the Law.

2026-09-10

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Religious freedoms tested in Indiana abortion ban case

The state's abortion ban provides exceptions in cases of rape, incest and lethal fetal anomalies where the mother might be permanently impaired. But what about individuals with religious objections?

2026-09-10

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Todd Blanche’s Latest ‘Disgraceful’ Act? Speaking At A Political Convention

No sitting Attorney General has ever done this... until now.The postTodd Blanche’s Latest ‘Disgraceful’ Act? Speaking At A Political Conventionappeared first onAbove the Law.

2026-09-10

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Judge presses feds on delay in processing diversity visa applications

The federal government said it sent an international cable Thursday instructing consuls to restart processing applications, after it canceled all September interviews.

2026-09-10

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Fourth Circuit rejects Trump’s interpretation of immigrant detention policy

The Fourth Circuit joined eight sister circuits in holding the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act generally does not allow for the detention of noncitizens living in the count...

2026-09-10

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Wisconsin judge grills attorney general over duplicative lawsuits

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul sued the Legislature again, seeking more control over certain state-involved settlement decisions less than a year after success on a similar case before the state...

2026-09-10

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The push to remove lead pipes is on. Thousands of water systems still don’t know where theirs are

Roughly 4 million homes and businesses are still connected to water utilities via lead pipes, according to the EPA’s latest estimate.

2026-09-10

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Russia trafficking foreigners to fight in Ukraine, Amnesty says

Both Moscow and Kyiv have recruited thousands of foreign nationals into their militaries since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine four and a half years ago.

2026-09-10

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ECB lifts borrowing costs amid energy shock, opens door for more hikes

The central bank has faced criticism in some quarters for trying to address an energy supply shock through tighter monetary policy.

2026-09-10

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August tied hottest month on record globally, Copernicus says

A powerful El Niño rapidly developing in the Pacific Ocean is already being felt. Europe's climate agency says August was the joint-hottest month on record globally.

2026-09-10

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Heavy rainfall drives microplastic pollution in rivers

Southeast and East Asia accounted for more than half of the estimated global river flow in 2022.

2026-09-10

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In their words: Israeli forces describe AI-backed Gaza killing in new film

“NAZA” was a late addition to the main competition in Venice this year, where organizers have selected several films about the Gaza conflict.

2026-09-10

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EU asylum requests drop to five-year low

Afghans were the largest group of applicants, with 39,000 requests for protection, followed by Venezuelans and Bangladeshis.

2026-09-10

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Nicaragua demands Germany answer to world court for backing Israel

Berlin argues the case over its military support cannot proceed since Israel won't agree to appear.

2026-09-10

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Iran-backed Houthi rebels take strategic port city in Yemen, raising threat to Red Sea shipping

Mokha represents the Houthis' biggest territorial gain since a truce signed in 2022 to end a civil war that began more than a decade ago.

2026-09-10