19+ hour, 44+ min ago  (438+ words) USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect//April 8, 2026// WASHINGTON " A U. S. historians" organization and a government transparency group are suing President Donald Trump to force his administration to comply with a presidential records preservation law after the U. S. Justice Department declared the measure…...

22+ hour, 40+ min ago  (1126+ words) USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect//April 8, 2026// Liberal candidate Chris Taylor cruised to an easy victory over her conservative opponent in the state Supreme Court race on Tuesday night, expanding the liberal majority on the court to 5-2. Taylor, a state…...

14+ hour, 39+ min ago  (601+ words) The Washington Post//April 8, 2026// Former attorney general Pam Bondi will not appear on Capitol Hill next week for scheduled testimony about the Justice Department's investigations of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, department officials said Wednesday. But House Republicans signaled that…...

18+ hour, 55+ min ago  (467+ words) Laura Brown//April 8, 2026// A Bois Forte man was convicted of abusing his intimate partner but moved to suppress statements admitting the abuse to police. Affirming the U. S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, the 8th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded April…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1746+ words) USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect//April 7, 2026// At least 23 times in the past eight months, a federal judge in Kansas has released immigrants who were being indefinitely detained in violation of the U. S. Constitution after immigration officials failed to deport them…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (237+ words) Laura Brown//April 7, 2026// A man filed a federal lawsuit claiming that U. S. Bank's website and mobile app improperly collected and transmitted his personal information to tech giant Meta. However, the U. S. District Court for the District of Minnesota granted the bank's motion…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (665+ words) The Washington Post//April 7, 2026// The Trump administration is ending civil rights settlements that aimed to protect transgender students from discrimination, the Education Department announced Monday, the latest effort by the agency to solidify its view that federal law barring sex…...

2+ day, 43+ min ago  (655+ words) A "limited" duty to convey information to a former client? Aram V. Desteian//April 7, 2026// Editorial note: For only the second time since this column was founded more than 10 years ago we have a change in our staff of ethics columnists. "We…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (612+ words) USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect//April 6, 2026// BOSTON " A status hearing involving an investigation into an alleged sexual relationship between a former New Bedford District Court judge and assistant Bristol County District Attorney will be held April 9 before a Massachusetts…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (223+ words) Laura Brown//April 6, 2026// Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson will retire on Sept. 30. The first person of color to serve as the chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Hudson leaves a legacy in the Minnesota Judicial Branch. "Minnesota's…...