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News Articles: Law

A new Georgia law would require social media companies to get a parent’s permission before they allowed a minor to create an account.

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Judge blocks Georgia’s new social media age verification law just before it was set to start

A federal judge put a temporary hold on the state’s new social media age verification law, but the bill’s author says a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling bodes well for the ban.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Ross Williams and
  • Georgia Recorder
A Lululemon store is seen in New York City on April 3. The athleisure brand has filed suit against Costco, accusing the warehouse chain of copying its designs.

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  • Law

In a lawsuit, Lululemon accuses Costco of selling knockoffs of the athleisure brand

The athleisure brand is accusing Costco of selling knockoffs of several of its signature designs and offering them at a lower price under the wholesale club giant's Kirkland Signature brand.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Alana Wise
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on June 24th.

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  • Law

The Supreme Court has created an endless summer of work for itself

The court closed its latest term on Friday, but it will still be working on a steady stream of emergency appeals in the coming weeks and months.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Matthew Galeotti, head of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, delivers remarks during a press conference at the Department of Justice on June 30. Galeotti is shown with Assistant Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency Thomas Prevoznik and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz.

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  • Law

DOJ announces a record-breaking takedown of health care fraud schemes

The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
The Department of Justice logo is displayed before U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives for a news conference at the agency on May 6 in Washington, D.C. The department announced in a June memo that it is aggressively prioritizing efforts to strip some Americans of their U.S. citizenship.

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  • USPS

DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship

Denaturalization is a tactic heavily used during the McCarthy era and one that was expanded during the Obama administration and grew further during President Trump's first term. It's a tool usually used in only the most serious and rare of cases: dealing with Nazis or war criminals.

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Juliana Kim

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  • Law

Dozens of new laws take effect July 1

Tuesday is one of the most important days of the year in Georgia politics, as dozens of new laws passed by the Legislature will go into effect. 

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Law enforcement and emergency responders are shown on Sunday afternoon following reports of an ambush shooting attack on Canfield Mountain, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

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  • National

Man started Idaho blaze and then fatally shot 2 firefighters in ambush, officials say

Local authorities said a man armed with a rifle started a fire on a mountain in northern Idaho and then began shooting at responding firefighters, killing two and injuring a third.

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Russell Lewis,
  • Eric Whitney,
  • and 1 more
In a courtroom sketch, Sean Combs (left) listens alongside his lawyers Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos as Assistant U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik (center) makes her closing arguments as U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian presides during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City.

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  • Music

Prosecution says Combs used 'violence, power and fear' to control victims

On Thursday, the government delivered closing arguments in the sex trafficking trial of Combs. The rapper and executive is accused of coercing multiple women into sexual encounters with male escorts.

June 28, 2025
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By:
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Demonstrators hold a sign reading "Hands Off Birthright Citizenship!" outside the Supreme Court on June 27, 2025. The Supreme Court did not rule on President Trump's controversial executive order, but it did limit lower courts' ability to block executive actions with universal injunctions.

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  • National

What is birthright citizenship and what happens after the Supreme Court ruling?

Within two hours of a Supreme Court ruling that limits the ability of federal courts to impose universal injunctions, lawyers for immigrant rights groups filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of their clients.

June 28, 2025
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
A 5-year-old Customs and Border Protection beagle named Freddie, pictured in a CBP Facebook video in March, was kicked and injured by a traveler this week during a bag search at Washington Dulles International Airport.

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  • Law

Man kicked and injured a CBP beagle during airport baggage search

An Egyptian traveler who kicked the 25-pound dog was ordered to pay its vet fees and turn himself in for removal from the country.

June 28, 2025
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By:
  • Alana Wise
A hearse and van sit outside the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colo., on Oct. 6, 2023.

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  • National

Funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decaying bodies is sentenced to 20 years

The owner of the Return to Nature Funeral Home received the maximum possible sentence for cheating customers and defrauding the federal government out of nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 aid.

June 28, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
The Supreme Court issued ruling in several cases Friday, including one related to birthright citizenship.

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  • Law

Supreme Court wraps up term with two big wins for conservatives, and Trump

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to take steps aimed at implementing its ban on birthright citizenship. It has also made it far more difficult to challenge executive orders.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
President Trump announces that his administration has reached a deal with elite law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office in March 2025.

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  • Law

A fourth judge has blocked a Trump executive order targeting elite law firms

The ruling, involving the firm Susman Godfrey, marks the fourth time out of four that a federal judge has permanently blocked one of Trump's executive orders seeking to punish an elite law firm.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court upholds key Obamacare measure on preventive care

Siding with the government on Friday, the court upheld the Affordable Care Act, allowing the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to continue determining which services will be available free of cost to Americans covered by the Affordable Care Act.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Anuli Ononye
The Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court upholds program providing internet access to rural Americans

Conservative groups challenged the program, contending that Congress exceeded its powers in enacting legislation that delegated to the FCC the task of operating the Universal Service Fund.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Anuli Ononye
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