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ICE at the World Cup: DHS Chief Details How Federal Agencies Will Operate

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on June 3, 2026

Many soccer fans, international visitors, and immigrants have spent months wondering whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — better known as ICE —...

Federal Courts

SCOTUS Re‑Draws the Line Between Habeas and Compassionate Release

By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on June 3, 2026

When federal prisoners ask courts to revisit old convictions, the first question is not just who is right, but which statute they are allowed to use. A recent...

Criminal Defense

What To Know About Plain View Doctrine for Car Searches

By Kit Yona, M.A. | Last updated on June 3, 2026

While not as strong as those you have for your home, the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution offers protections against illegal searches and seizures of...

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General Interest

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Legally Weird

ICE at the World Cup: DHS Chief Details How Federal Agencies Will Operate

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on June 3, 2026

Many soccer fans, international visitors, and immigrants have spent months wondering whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — better known as ICE — will be present during the 2026 FIFA…

Law and Daily Life

What To Know About Plain View Doctrine for Car Searches

By Kit Yona, M.A. | Last updated on June 3, 2026

While not as strong as those you have for your home, the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution offers protections against illegal searches and seizures of your motor vehicle by…

Courtside

Disney Hit With a $5 Million Class Action Lawsuit Over the Use of Facial Recognition Technology

By Carolyn Hansen, J.D. | Last updated on May 26, 2026

Is it really the “happiest place on Earth”? A new proposed class action lawsuit accuses the Walt Disney Company of violating privacy, unfair competition, and consumer protection laws by using…

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Law and Daily Life

What To Know About Plain View Doctrine for Car Searches

By Kit Yona, M.A. | Last updated on June 3, 2026

While not as strong as those you have for your home, the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution offers protections against illegal searches and seizures of your motor vehicle by…

Law and Daily Life

Florida Cop’s Texting Case Doesn’t Hold Up

By Kit Yona, M.A. | Last updated on May 29, 2026

A traffic citation for what could be described as an “Immaculate Text” has ended — but not until after going viral. In what feels like a strong candidate for an…

Law and Daily Life

New Limits on Status Adjustments, Asylum Fraud Crackdowns, and Banking Scrutiny for Immigrants

By Mariana Petersen, J.D. | Last updated on May 29, 2026

A few notable recent immigration memorandums and an executive order could directly impact numerous immigrants in the U.S. The past two weeks have brought a wave of measures directly impacting…

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Courtside

Disney Hit With a $5 Million Class Action Lawsuit Over the Use of Facial Recognition Technology

By Carolyn Hansen, J.D. | Last updated on May 26, 2026

Is it really the “happiest place on Earth”? A new proposed class action lawsuit accuses the Walt Disney Company of violating privacy, unfair competition, and consumer protection laws by using…

Courtside

Minnesota Lawmakers and Federal Government Square Off Over Legality of Prediction Markets

By Kit Yona, M.A. | Last updated on May 21, 2026

A new legal battle is taking shape between Minnesota lawmakers and the federal government, with potentially significant implications for prediction markets. At the center is SF 4760, a bipartisan bill…

Courtside

Jury Finds Elon Musk Waited Too Long to Sue OpenAI

By J.P. Finet, J.D. | Last updated on May 20, 2026

After hearing three weeks of testimony, it took a jury two hours to find Elon Musk waited too long before suing OpenAI over its transition from a nonprofit to a…

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Legally Weird

ICE at the World Cup: DHS Chief Details How Federal Agencies Will Operate

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on June 3, 2026

Many soccer fans, international visitors, and immigrants have spent months wondering whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — better known as ICE — will be present during the 2026 FIFA…

Legally Weird

Cybertrucks Can’t Swim. His Arrest Shows What Happens if You Try.

By Amy O'Neal, J.D. | Last updated on May 26, 2026

In the 1960s, the Amphicar briefly appeared on the market: a car-boat that could drive directly offshore from the road. Despite its smart tail-fin styling, the Amphicar had all the…

Legally Weird

Squabbling College Athletic Conferences Reach Agreement in Principle To Pac(k) It In

By Kit Yona, M.A. | Last updated on May 22, 2026

Despite not requiring the matter to be settled by a fight to the death between mascots (Huskies versus Bulldogs? Aztecs against Rainbow Warriors? Big Blue and the Bison?), the Pac-12…

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