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Briefing: The serial-poisoning mother and daughter inspired by 'Breaking Bad'

Strategic angle: Carole D. and Amélie D. face trial for plotting to poison a partner using various toxic substances.

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Briefing: Musk lawyers try to bar Delaware judge over LinkedIn ‘like’ cheering legal defeat

Strategic angle: Quinn Emanuel argues for recusal of judge due to a LinkedIn post, which the judge claims was liked 'accidentally'.

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Briefing: Court appears likely to side with Trump administration on rights of asylum seekers

Strategic angle: The Supreme Court seems poised to uphold the federal government's policy on asylum seekers.

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Briefing: Anthropic v. US Department of War: AI company challenges government in court

Strategic angle: Anthropic heads to a San Francisco federal court to seek an injunction against the US government's decision to blacklist it as a national security risk.

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Briefing: Eel fisher takes on authorities at Belfast court over pollution in UK’s largest lake

Strategic angle: Declan Conlon will argue officials have failed to act despite clear evidence of the ecological collapse of Lough Neagh.

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Briefing: Court appears ready to overturn state law allowing for late-arriving mail-in ballots

Strategic angle: The Supreme Court is poised to make a significant ruling on Mississippi's mail-in ballot law.

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Briefing: Supreme Court sounds skeptical of late-arriving ballots, a Trump target

Strategic angle: The Supreme Court expresses doubts about the validity of late-arriving ballots, a key issue for Trump.

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Briefing: Nestlé goes on trial over 'immeasurable' microplastic pollution of water bottle dumps

Strategic angle: The food industry giant faces legal action for illegally dumping plastic bottles that contaminated soil and water resources.

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Briefing: Arizona man sold two homes for $744K — then lost in court and owed taxes on $255K. What every seller must know

Strategic angle: A cautionary tale for home sellers about legal and tax implications.

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Yazidi genocide trial in Paris: Prosecutors seek life sentence for French jihadist

The prosecutor requests life imprisonment for Sabri Essid, accused of crimes against the Yazidi community.

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Briefing: Dual MVP gold Judge, Ohtani card sells for $2.16M

Strategic angle: A rare 1-of-1 signed card featuring Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani fetches a record price.

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Ex-CSUB Assistant to Face Trial in Pimping Case

Kevin Mays, a former Cal State Bakersfield assistant basketball coach, is set to stand trial after a judge found sufficient evidence against him.

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Briefing: Poland to recognize same-sex marriages from EU states

Strategic angle: Poland's top administrative court mandates recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other EU countries.

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Briefing: Oral Argument Live Blog for Wednesday, April 1

Strategic angle: Join us as we live blog the court's hearing on the constitutionality of Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.

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Briefing: Judge to Vacate Kennedy's Declaration on Gender-Affirming Care

Strategic angle: A U.S. district judge is set to rule against a declaration by Kennedy regarding the medical standards of gender-affirming care for young trans individuals.

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Briefing: Uranium Exploration Hearing Extended, Moved to Hot Springs

Strategic angle: The hearing regarding uranium exploration has been extended and relocated to Hot Springs.

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Briefing: Paris appeals court rejects French government bid to suspend Shein

Strategic angle: A Paris appeals court has dismissed the French government's attempt to suspend the controversial e-commerce platform Shein.

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Briefing: Trump Homeland Security nominee defends immigration stance in tense hearing

Strategic angle: Markwayne Mullin assures senators of his commitment to a hard-line immigration agenda.

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Briefing: Does the Supreme Court have a strong “unitary” judicial power?

Strategic angle: Exploring the intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law.

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Judge orders 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work in rebuke to Kari Lake

A federal judge has mandated that over a thousand Voice of America employees return to work, marking a significant setback for the Trump administration's plans to reduce the news outlet's workforce.