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Epstein Accomplice's Lawyer Suggests Trump Would 'Agree' With Argument for Her Appeal: 'He's the Ultimate Dealmaker'

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer suggested President Donald Trump might "agree" with her appeal argument as she attempts to appeal her sex trafficking conviction.

Latin Times

Samsung's Lee Jae-yong Acquitted: What the Supreme Court Ruling Means for South Korea's Tech Future

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-Yong is now free of fraud and other charges. The Supreme Court acquitted him, ending the years-long legal battle.

International Business Times UK

Hamtramck (Michigan) May Stop Flying Pride Flag and Other Flags on City Flagpoles

From Monday's decision by Judge David Lawson (E.D. Mich.) in Gordon v. City of Hamtramck: This case concerns a dispute… The post Hamtramck (Michigan) May Stop Flying Pride Flag and Other Flags on City Flagpoles appeared first on Reason.com.

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Supreme Court news coverage has talked a lot more about politics ever since the 2016 death of Scalia and GOP blocking of Obama’s proposed nominee

The U.S. Supreme Court has always ruled on politically controversial issues. From elections to civil rights, from abortion to free speech, the justices frequently weigh in on the country’s most debated problems.

The Conversation

Today in Supreme Court History: July 17, 1862

7/17/1862: Congress enacts the Confiscation Act, which empowers the government to seize the property of the rebels. The Supreme Court… The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 17, 1862 appeared first on Reason.com.

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For one hour, investors got a taste of a new world where the Fed is run by a ‘stooge’—and they hated every minute of it

A noncredible chair would face resistance from inside the Fed, former Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida says.

Fortune

Who picks India’s judges? Inside a hidden battle between the courts and Modi’s government

This story was originally published by Global Press Journal.

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Mike Pence Says It Was Tariffs On Tea That Led To The American Revolution, Reiterates Only Congress Can Impose Such Levies

Former Vice President Mike Pence says presidents were never meant to levy tariffs on their own, insisting "it wasn't the founders' intention" for the White House to tax every trading partner, a fight now headed for the Supreme Court.

Benzinga

Legislature May Choose What Viewpoints May or May Not Be Taught in Public Schools

From today's decision in Walls v. Sanders, by Eighth Circuit Judge Steven Grasz, joined by Judges James Loken and Raymond… The post Legislature May Choose What Viewpoints May or May Not Be Taught in Public Schools appeared first on Reason.com.

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The Trump Administration Defends the Federal Ban on Interstate Handgun Sales

In response to a Second Amendment lawsuit, the government says the restriction "serves legitimate objectives" and "only modestly burdens" the right to arms.

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Professor Barrett Was At Home In CASA

After the Supreme Court decided Trump v. CASA, the Wall Street Journal editorial page took a victory lap. The editors, who… The post Professor Barrett Was At Home In CASA appeared first on Reason.com.

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Supreme Court backs Donald Trumps master strategy to eliminate education before people learn what fascism means

Justice Sonia Sotomayor calls the decision "indefensible."

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8 School Rules That Violate Student Rights—But Are Still Enforced

Public schools promise to prepare young people for the “real world,” but sometimes the rules inside those hallways look more like a dystopian plot twist than a civics lesson. From restricting self-expression to searching through lockers like they’re bank vaults, schools often push the line on what’s actually legal—or fair.

Everybody Loves Your Money

Ghislaine Maxwell could use ‘government misconduct’ to challenge imprisonment

The disgraced British socialite was jailed for 20 years in 2022.

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s Family Breaks Their Silence After Government Closes Epstein Case

“An innocent woman is in jail,” Ghislaine Maxwell's brother said, asserting that she always “maintained” that there was no such a thing as a “client list.”

The Conversation

Trump free to begin gutting Department of Education after Supreme Court ‘shadow’ ruling − 5 essential reads

The Trump administration was given the green light by the Supreme Court on July 14, 2025, to proceed with mass layoffs at the Department of Education – part of a wider plan to dismantle the agency. In doing so, the conservative majority on the bench overruled a lower court judge…

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Richard Fallon R.I.P.

The passing of a legal giant.

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Fourth Circuit Rejects Claim that West Virginia Abortion Law Is Preempted

A mifepristone manufacturer is unsuccessful in evading West Virginia's prohibition on abortion, even when performed by medication.

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Why a Trump-Appointed Judge Is Torching His Own Court’s Qualified Immunity Logic—and the Government Abuse It Enables

Judge James C. Ho recently described a troubling phenomenon on the 5th Circuit and the government abuse it enables.

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Justice Kavanaugh's CASA Concurrence Moves Away From Abstractions About The Shadow Docket To Focus On The "Interim Before The Interim"

The Supreme Court may not have to intervene for "run-of-the mill cases" but will intervene for "major new federal statutes or executive actions."

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SC grants interim protection to MP cartoonist booked over ‘objectionable’ cartoon

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted cartoonist Hemant Malviya interim protection from arrest in a case over his allegedly objectionable cartoon of PM Narendra Modi and the RSS, LiveLaw reported. The apex court, however, came down heavily on Malviya, calling the post “inflammatory”.

Reason

The Class Action Threat to Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order

Plus: A fond farewell to Black Sabbath.

The Independent UK

Trump’s DOJ urges Supreme Court to reject appeal from Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell

Maxwell is attempting to be released from prison by arguing Epstein’s 2008 non-prosecution agreement shielded her from prosecution

Reason

What Do Progressives Want for the Courts?

There's a tension between Progressives' efforts to delegitimize the courts and hopes the judiciary to constrain executive power.

Reason

Life as an Academic Defender of the Intuitively Obvious

Academics are supposed to discover nonobvious, counterintituitive truths. But, especially in recent years, much of my work involves defending positions that seem obvious to most laypeople, even though many experts deny them.

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