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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 9h
A California Coastal Commission approval clears the way for the city of Carlsbad to approve a commercial and residential development that many locals had hoped to see turn into a coastal park. www.courthousenews.com/california-c...
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California Coastal Commission approves Carlsbad plan for 120 homes near Ponto Beach
The approval clears the way for the city of Carlsbad to approve a commercial and residential development that many locals had hoped to see turn into a coastal park.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 12h
Pew finds Democratic voters more engaged than Republicans as midterms approach www.courthousenews.com/pew-finds-de...
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Pew finds Democratic voters more engaged than Republicans as midterms approach
The percentage of Democrats who say they are "extremely motivated" to vote is 17 points higher than Republicans.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 12h
Judge denies defense evidence on eve of former Oakland mayor's bribery trial www.courthousenews.com/judge-denies...
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Judge denies defense evidence on eve of former Oakland mayor's bribery trial
Businessman David Duong asked for the financial records of the government's star witness Mario Juarez, a former associate of recalled Duong, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and their co-defendants.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 12h
@law.ucla.edu's Adam Winkler told @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social that, despite issuing inconsistent Second Amendment rulings, he still expects the Supreme Court to strike down assault weapons bans this term. @sidebarcns.bsky.social's SCOTUS preview: youtu.be/lkNZjudvvX4?...
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 13h
Arizona says TikTok addicts teen users in new consumer fraud suit www.courthousenews.com/arizona-says...
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Arizona says TikTok addicts teen users in new consumer fraud suit
The complaint is the latest in a barrage of legal action filed this year against TikTok and other social media platforms like Facebook and Snapchat.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 14h
Judge dismisses 26-year-old case, ending federal monitoring of Oakland Police Department www.courthousenews.com/judge-dismis...
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Judge dismisses 26-year-old case, ending federal monitoring of Oakland Police Department
While the federal monitorship officially concluded on Sept. 30, the monitor has until Oct. 16 to close its office in Oakland.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 14h
Oregon mining company fails to stop construction of federal power line www.courthousenews.com/oregon-minin...
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Oregon mining company fails to stop construction of federal power line
The Malheur Mining Company said the transmission line goes straight through its mining claims that sit atop a known gold deposit valued at over half a billion dollars.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 14h
Brazil judges end Rio runoff, sparking Supreme Court challenge www.courthousenews.com/brazil-judge...
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Brazil judges end Rio runoff, sparking Supreme Court challenge
The decision puts Flávio Bolsonaro ally Douglas Ruas on course for victory in a state already governed by a judge amid a separate succession dispute.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 15h
Chief Justice John Roberts has issued an administrative stay and ordered responses by Saturday.
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Despite his failed Supreme Court nomination, the legacy of Judge Robert Bork will take center stage next week as the justices confront how video privacy protections should apply in the modern internet era. @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/justices-con...
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Justices confront internet privacy with Blockbuster-era law
The Supreme Court is taking on digital marketing next week in a case asking how federal consumer privacy rights apply when companies sell data for targeted advertising.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 16h
Spain could block a TV debate lineup that welcomed far-right Vox but sidelined elected rivals, Europe’s human rights court ruled Thursday. www.courthousenews.com/spain-wins-f...
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Spain wins fight over TV debate’s far-right guest list
Vox had the polling numbers. Its rivals had parliamentary seats. A European court backed Spain’s decision to reject a TV debate lineup that favored the rising far right.
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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 16h
Breaking: Chief Justice Roberts issues admin stay and orders responses by Saturday @courthousenews.bsky.social
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 17h
Mysterious radio burst sets cosmic record www.courthousenews.com/mysterious-r...
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Mysterious radio burst sets cosmic record
Scientists hope the signal will help uncover what lies in the space between galaxies.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 17h
Italian Parliament approves election law giving seat bonus to winners www.courthousenews.com/italian-parl...
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Italian Parliament approves election law giving seat bonus to winners
Italy’s right-wing government says a new election law will bring stability to Italy. But critics see it as a power grab by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 17h
A federal judge on Thursday seemed likely to permanently order the White House to restore access to reporters from CNN, Politico and MS Now, after the Justice Department struggled to back up its claim that the ban strengthened national security. www.courthousenews.com/judge-likely...
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Judge likely to end White House ban on CNN, Politico and MS Now
A Trump-appointed judge said he would decide whether to permanently freeze the ban by Tuesday.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 17h
Concerns have been mounting in Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, about the state of public finances in neighboring France, the eurozone's second-largest economy. www.courthousenews.com/no-free-lunc...
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'No free lunch', Germany warns amid French debt woes
Concerns have been mounting in Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, about the state of public finances in neighboring France, the eurozone's second-largest economy.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 17h
Trump says US will not resume military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections www.courthousenews.com/trump-says-u...
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Trump says US will not resume military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections
Iran has lost its near chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz, with U.S. Central Command shepherding oil tankers through the strait at night with their location systems turned off.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 17h
China draft rules offer millions of gig workers employment contracts www.courthousenews.com/china-draft-...
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China draft rules offer millions of gig workers employment contracts
They have few protections and face long working hours for relatively low pay.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 18h
Estelle Mouzin’s family has been searching for answers since she disappeared more than 20 years ago. Who took her? And why did investigators take so long to find out? www.courthousenews.com/european-cou...
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European court shuts door on father's quest over missing 9-year-old
Estelle Mouzin’s family has been searching for answers since she disappeared more than 20 years ago. Who took her? And why did investigators take so long to find out?
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 18h
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial on charges of committing crimes against humanity during a crackdown on the drug trade, the International Criminal Court said Thursday. www.courthousenews.com/icc-says-phi...
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ICC says Philippine ex-President Duterte fit to be tried
The former leader, who appeared in person at the court for the first time in mid-September, faces charges over his "war on drugs," which killed thousands.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 18h
Federal prosecutors unsealed new charges against ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro, just minutes before a bail hearing Thursday in their narco-terrorism case. @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/maduro-charg...
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Maduro charged with torturing Americans as wife denied bail
The feds detailed grisly accusations of torture by Maduro’s officers, including electric shocks to genitals and, in one instance, forcing a man to eat his own vomit.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 18h
Ethiopia drones hit Eritrean troops in Tigray www.courthousenews.com/ethiopia-dro...
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Ethiopia drones hit Eritrean troops in Tigray
Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993, cutting off Ethiopia from the coast.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 18h
Royal Navy sailor appears in court on charges of spying for Russia www.courthousenews.com/royal-navy-s...
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Royal Navy sailor appears in court on charges of spying for Russia
Teddy Young allegedly used the dark web to try to contact Russian authorities, drafting a message that “sought to make contact with a potential threat actor.”
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 18h
Supporters of India’s youth “Cockroach” movement are stepping up a nationwide campaign that is demanding the election chief’s resignation over a revision of voter lists that has removed over 130 million people from the rolls. www.courthousenews.com/thousands-pr...
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Thousands protest in India's Bengaluru as 'Cockroach' movement demands election chief resign
The rallies pose a political challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi midway through his third term.
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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 20h
Last month, the justices allowed GOP committees to take advantage of discounted prices traditionally only available to candidates But Trump says SCOTUS needs to rule again to ensure the previous order stands www.courthousenews.com/trump-pulls-...
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Trump pulls SCOTUS back into war over TV ad rates for midterms
The justices are being asked to take up the fight over who should be able to buy political commercials at a discount.
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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 20h
The Trump admin asked SCOTUS to intervene again in a partisan fight between political party committees over low-cost rates for tv ads ahead of the midterm elections @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/trump-pulls-...
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Trump pulls SCOTUS back into war over TV ad rates for midterms
The justices are being asked to take up the fight over who should be able to buy political commercials at a discount.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 19h
Former Prince Andrew wins legal challenge over Epstein-linked home searches @jamesfrancisw.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/former-princ...
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Former Prince Andrew wins legal challenge over Epstein-linked home searches
The High Court quashed warrants used to search Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s homes, but police can still seek to retain material seized during the raids as their criminal investigation continues.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 20h
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to intervene again in a partisan fight between political party committees over low-cost rates for television ads ahead of the midterm elections. @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/trump-pulls-...
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Trump pulls SCOTUS back into war over TV ad rates for midterms
The justices are being asked to take up the fight over who should be able to buy political commercials at a discount.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 20h
Airlines cannot refuse to compensate delayed travelers simply because air traffic controllers told them to wait, the EU’s top court ruled Thursday. www.courthousenews.com/eu-court-fin...
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EU court finds airlines can’t dodge payouts just by blaming traffic control
Carriers must explain what caused a traffic restriction before refusing compensation for a delay, Europe's top court ruled. But the passenger behind the case could still miss out.
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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 22h
Trump admin brings partisan tv ad rate fight back to Supreme Court FCC says lower court violated previous SCOTUS order. Background here: courthousenews.com/supreme-cour...
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 21h
UK Greens surge in bid for ex-PM's seat amid Zionism controversy @jamesfrancisw.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/uk-greens-su...
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UK Greens surge in bid for ex-PM's seat amid Zionism controversy
The ruling Labour Party has held the seat for decades, but the special election tests whether new Prime Minister Andy Burnham's party can win back left-wing voters.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“Presidents are often known by the way they communicate,” said DOJ attorney Brantley Mayers, noting that FDR had his fireside chat radio addresses. “Well, President Roosevelt didn’t charge money for his fireside chats, did he?” Judge Paul Oetken asked.
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Sidebar by Courthouse News @sidebarcns.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
@law.ucla.edu professor Adam Winkler told @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social why the Supreme Court striking down Connecticut and Cook County's AR-15 bans could inadvertently help the gun safety community. Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode on SCOTUS' new term: youtu.be/lkNZjudvvX4?...
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Woman claims Nebraska Legislature neglected her accusations against state senator @nelson-aj.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/woman-claims...
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Woman claims Nebraska Legislature neglected her accusations against state senator
State Senator Dan McKeon resigned from the state's Legislature in January, moments before his colleagues were to debate expelling him over accusations he groped and harassed a Legislature employee.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ninth Circuit reinstates suit over sex trafficking claims in Nevada brothels www.courthousenews.com/ninth-circui...
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Ninth Circuit reinstates suit over sex trafficking claims in Nevada brothels
A lower court dismissed the suit over the plaintiff's desire to remain anonymous.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier renewed demands that Meta mitigate social media’s harm to children on Wednesday, asking a state court for a temporary injunction limiting minors’ access to Facebook and Instagram. www.courthousenews.com/florida-seek...
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Florida seeks immediate limits on teens’ use of Meta
Florida refused to join the recent landmark settlement with the social media giant, pushing for stricter controls on Facebook and Instagram.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
An 11th Circuit panel confirmed that the federal government is largely immune from a Georgia family’s lawsuit over a misdirected FBI raid at their home, but said the agent who led the raid may have violated their constitutional rights. www.courthousenews.com/11th-circuit...
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11th Circuit lets Georgia family sue FBI agent over wrongful raid
An Atlanta mother was held at gunpoint in front of her 7-year-old son after FBI agents broke into their home in 2017.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
DOJ defends Trump charging $100K for early access to Truth Social posts @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/doj-defends-...
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DOJ defends Trump charging $100K for early access to Truth Social posts
A Justice Department attorney argued Wednesday that the plan was a “completely private commercial decision,” not one made by the president personally.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Angry Colorado business owners sue to block GlobalAI data center www.courthousenews.com/angry-colora...
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Angry Colorado business owners sue to block GlobalAI data center
Two business groups argue Weld County wrongfully approved GlobalAI’s data center proposal despite the tech company’s failure to mitigate noise or secure a consistent power supply.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The case centers around a Texas law that allows school districts to sign over control of underperforming schools to a charter operator to avoid a state takeover of the district. www.courthousenews.com/texas-teache...
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Texas teachers fight state rule over charter school staffing authority
The case centers around a state law allowing school districts to sign over control of underperforming schools to a charter operator to avoid a state takeover of the district.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Trump administration told a First Circuit panel Wednesday that ICE should be able to demand the IRS hand over the addresses of noncitizen taxpayers for mass deportations. @ninapullano.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/dhs-pushes-f...
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DHS pushes for IRS data to carry out mass deportations
Federal law protects taxpayer data collected by the IRS, with some exceptions — including when a taxpayer is under criminal investigation.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Democrats sue White House over taxpayer-funded pro-Trump political ads www.courthousenews.com/democrats-su...
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Democrats sue White House over taxpayer-funded pro-Trump political ads
According to the DNC, the White House used $20 million allocated to Customs and Border Protection for campaign ads broadcast nationally, including during professional and college football games.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Gannon Ken Van Dyke claims his Polymarket wagers related to Nicolás Maduro’s capture in January were not illegal "swaps" as defined by federal commodities law. @jrussjruss.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/army-soldier...
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Army soldier who placed insider bets on Maduro capture asks for pretrial dismissal
The Army soldier claims his Polymarket wagers related the the U.S. military capture of Nicolas Maduro in January were not illegal "swaps" as defined by federal commodities law.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Feds squabble with conservation groups over Montana logging project  www.courthousenews.com/feds-squabbl...
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Feds squabble with conservation groups over Montana logging project
The logging project intended to reduce wildfire risk comes on the heels of a similar project that conservation groups concerned about lynx and grizzly populations tried and failed to stop.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Gulf Coast braces for impact from 'strong hurricane' Isaias www.courthousenews.com/gulf-coast-b...
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Gulf Coast braces for impact from 'strong hurricane' Isaias
Several major events were canceled or threatened by Tropical Storm Isaias, which is expected to strengthen before landfall Friday.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
California Supreme Court probes 'reasonable' water use in Kern River www.courthousenews.com/california-s...
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California Supreme Court probes 'reasonable' water use in Kern River
Conservation groups have battled for years with the city of Bakersfield and others over the proper amount of water needed for fish in the Kern River.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Feds arrest Minnesota man over Mall of America terror plot www.courthousenews.com/feds-arrest-...
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Feds arrest Minnesota man over Mall of America terror plot
Prosecutors say the man purchased an AK-47 and 200 rounds of ammunition from an undercover agent prior to his arrest.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Supreme Court of Canada on Wednesday scrutinized Ontario’s proposed international gambling system, which rolls the dice by allowing residents to wager against users abroad. www.courthousenews.com/canadian-hig...
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Canadian high court balks at Ontario international gambling bid
The Supreme Court of Canada appeared skeptical of Ontario opening its online gambling platform to international players.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The U.S. military’s disposal of waste munitions on Guam’s beaches left the Supreme Court grappling on Wednesday with how to square federal environmental rules with the island’s unique territorial status. @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/supreme-cour...
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Supreme Court review goes beyond military waste disposal for Guam residents
The high court seemed to question when, not if, the Air Force should face environmental review challenges to disposing hazardous waste on Guam’s beaches.
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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Members of a local Guam nonprofit, Prutehi Guåhan, said that question is particularly significant for the territory because its residents have limited opportunities to influence the federal government’s decisions courthousenews.com/supreme-cour...
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Supreme Court review goes beyond military waste disposal for Guam residents
The high court seemed to question when, not if, the Air Force should face environmental review challenges to disposing hazardous waste on Guam’s beaches.
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