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  • April 01, 2026

    9th Circ. OKs Injunction On DHS Protest Conduct, With Limits

    A Ninth Circuit panel on Wednesday affirmed First Amendment protections for journalists, legal observers and protesters in a case brought by individuals injured by U.S. Department of Homeland Security officers during Los Angeles-area immigration raid protests, but said a preliminary injunction issued by a California federal judge had to be narrowed.

  • April 01, 2026

    7th Circ. Says Ill. BIPA Amendment Applies Retroactively

    The Seventh Circuit held Wednesday that a liability-limiting amendment to Illinois' biometric privacy law applies to every lawsuit pending at the time the amendment took effect, ruling that the amendment is only a procedural change to the law and, therefore, must be applied retroactively.

  • April 01, 2026

    Bank Must Turn Over $1.68B To Iran Terror Attack Victims

    A Luxembourg-based bank must turn over nearly $1.7 billion in Iranian assets to victims of terrorist attacks that a D.C. federal court previously connected to Tehran, a New York federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying the litigation can proceed despite the absence of Iran's central bank.

  • April 01, 2026

    Trump Must Face Trial Over Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Civil Claims

    A D.C. federal judge refused Tuesday to hand President Donald Trump a summary judgment win in consolidated civil suits over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, finding there are factual disputes over whether Trump was acting beyond his official capacity as president, and therefore he could be liable.

  • April 01, 2026

    Robinhood Sues Wash. To Protect Prediction Market Biz

    Robinhood has launched a federal lawsuit seeking to shield itself from potential Washington state enforcement action over its prediction market offerings in the wake of Attorney General Nick Brown's Friday announcement that he's going after Kalshi for allegedly breaking Evergreen State gambling laws.

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