Historian Won’t Back Down at Prince Harry Legal Threat But Makes Key Change
Stories about Prince Harry getting into a fist fight with Prince Andrew have not been removed from a biography despite Harry saying it never happened, the author told Newsweek. Historian Andrew Lownie’s new book Entitled charts the rise and fall of Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson with eye popping details about Jeffrey Epstein, mistreatment […]
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Donald Trump’s Bid To Make Key Data Secret Hit by Major Legal Blow
A federal appeals court has rejected a bid by the Trump administration to keep a public database of federal spending under wraps, ruling that the move defied Congress‘ constitutional authority over government appropriations. In a unanimous order issued on Saturday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit gave the […]
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Trump Administration Suffers Double Legal Blow Within Hours
The Trump administration suffered two legal defeats within hours on Friday. A judge in California ordered the release of a Syrian national it has been seeking to deport while a federal Rhode Island judge blocked the imposition of new conditions on domestic violence programs as part of the president’s campaign against “gender ideology.” Details of […]
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Could South Park’s Trump Attack Cost Paramount? Legal Experts Weigh In
The animated sitcom South Park made a return to screens this week with a wild satirical portrayal of President Donald Trump, prompting questions about potential legal blowback on the makers. Following a near two-and-a-half-year hiatus, the premiere episode shows a naked Trump trying to seduce Satan, and came a day after the show’s creators Trey […]
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Donald Trump Suffers Major Legal Blow: ‘Grave Constitutional Violations’
On Friday, a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump‘s executive order targeting legal firm Susman Godfrey, ruling it was “unconstitutional from beginning to end.” This is the fourth defeat in court Trump has suffered since imposing punitive measures on a number of law firms that either were involved in legal cases against him or represented […]
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Donald Trump Hit With Major Legal Blow in Harvard Fight
A federal judge on Monday blocked another effort by President Donald Trump‘s administration to keep international students from attending Harvard University. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs issued a preliminary injunction that extends a temporary order she issued earlier this month preventing the administration from enforcing a proclamation Trump signed on June 4 blocking foreign students […]
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Gavin Newsom’s Legal Win Over Trump Lasts Only Hours
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday temporarily blocked a federal judge’s order that directed President Donald Trump to return control of National Guard troops to California after he deployed them in response to protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids. Earlier on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer had ruled the National […]
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Trump Moves To End Legal Tool Used To Fight Discrimination: Live Updates
By Amanda M. Castro is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics, breaking news, consumer topics, and entertainment. She specializes in delivering in-depth news and live blog reporting and has experience covering U.S. presidential debates, awards shows, and more. Amanda joined Newsweek in 2024 […]
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Map Shows Where Marijuana Is Legal as Pennsylvania Bill Moves Forward
Pennsylvania may become the next state to allow adults to use recreational marijuana as its state legislature moves forward with a bill to expand its legalization. Why It Matters Recreational marijuana has been legalized in 24 states so far, and more than a dozen others allow adults to use medical marijuana in certain circumstances. Pennsylvania […]
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Harvard to Review Its Policies Amid Trump Administration Legal Fight
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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