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  • April 29, 2025

    Trump Executive Order Aims To Defend Police In Lawsuits

    President Donald Trump has issued an executive order directing the attorney general to help defend police officers from misconduct lawsuits, including arranging private-sector pro bono aid for them.

  • April 29, 2025

    Honda America Asks To Halt Faulty Brakes Suit

    American Honda Motor Co. urged a California federal judge Monday to throw out an amended proposed class action alleging some of the automaker's vehicles equipped with automatic emergency braking are unsafe, arguing the claims are meritless because the owner's manuals disclose the possibility of false activations of the braking system.

  • April 29, 2025

    2 Dozen States Say DOGE Can't 'Dismantle' AmeriCorps

    Two dozen states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging layoffs and $400 million in funding cuts to the national volunteer agency AmeriCorps, alleging the Trump administration is trampling over Congress' authority by trying to dismantle the agency.

  • April 29, 2025

    Chicago US Atty Focusing On Local Cases Amid DC Priorities

    Chicago's new interim U.S. attorney says he plans to keep the office's traditions and "Sunday brunch buffet" of sections alive and active in the Northern District of Illinois, even as he helps them thrive alongside his bosses' "very clear" priorities in Washington, D.C., and a personnel shortage in his office.

  • April 29, 2025

    Trump Can't Reorganize Gov't Without Congress, Groups Say

    President Donald Trump lacks the power to reorganize the executive branch and push for mass terminations of workers when Congress hasn't given its blessing, unions and other groups told a California federal court.

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