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  • September 08, 2026

    DHS Asks Justices To Revive Voter Citizenship Database

    The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to reinstate the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's upgraded citizenship verification database ahead of this year's midterm elections, claiming a lower court's finding that the system is unlawful threatens election integrity.

  • September 08, 2026

    Cardboard-Makers Can't Duck Price-Fixing Class Action

    An Illinois federal judge has rejected a bid from major containerboard manufacturers to dismiss a class action accusing them of conspiring to fix prices, saying the plaintiff purchaser's allegations concerning six price increases were well plead and sufficient "to show parallel conduct."

  • September 08, 2026

    ICE Transfers Violate Bond Hearing Rights, Wash. Class Says

    A class of immigrants detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Washington state urged a federal judge Friday to require the government to give notice before transferring members to detention centers elsewhere in the country, claiming the transfers "immediately deprive class members of their right to a bond hearing."

  • September 08, 2026

    Freddie Mac Asks 6th Circ. To Rehear Financial Crisis Case

    Freddie Mac is urging the Sixth Circuit to reconsider its recent revival of a shareholder lawsuit dating to the 2008 financial crisis, arguing an appellate panel "usurped" the lower court's authority by allowing investors to argue for class certification a third time.

  • September 08, 2026

    Feds Hit With $161K In Fees Over Venezuelan's Deportation

    A Maryland federal judge awarded a class of asylum-seekers roughly $161,000 in attorney fees on Tuesday, finding that the Trump administration lacked substantial justification for deporting a Venezuelan to El Salvador despite a class settlement governing his asylum claim.

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