Giant Inflatable Artworks Have Taken over The Hague
The Hague has launched the BlowUp Jubilee, a month‑long open‑air exhibition featuring 24 giant inflatable artworks across parks, public buildings and a train station. Curated by Mary Hessing, the display fills the cultural void while the Mauritshuis museum undergoes a multi‑year renovation. Artists like Eugenie Boon showcase Caribbean heritage, and British creator Steve Messam adds his signature red‑spike piece to historic streets. The exhibition runs through June 21, drawing locals and tourists alike.
Mandatory Retirement for New York Judges Hits Top State Court
New York voters approved adding age as a protected civil‑rights category in 2024, prompting three senior judges to challenge the state’s mandatory retirement rule that forces judges out at 70, with extensions only to 76. The judges argued the amendment...
Jewish Parents Ask Ninth Circuit to Reboot Lawsuit over ‘Antisemitic’ Curriculum
A coalition of Jewish parents and teachers petitioned the Ninth Circuit to revive a lawsuit against Los Angeles Unified School District, alleging the district is covertly introducing an antisemitic ethnic‑studies curriculum. A district court dismissed the case for lack of...
Valve Moves to Dismiss Counter-Strike Gambling Lawsuit in New York
Valve has filed a 42‑page motion to dismiss the New York Attorney General’s lawsuit that accuses Counter‑Strike 2 loot boxes of illegal gambling. The AG claims skins sold on Valve’s marketplace can fetch as much as $1 million and is seeking treble...
Justices Call for New Review of Voting Rights Act Enforcement After Landmark Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review two Section 2 Voting Rights Act cases, directing lower courts to reassess the disputes under its recent *Louisiana v. Callais* ruling. The order focuses on who has standing to bring vote‑dilution claims, not the...
Scientists Find Climate Change Is Reducing Oxygen in Rivers Worldwide
A new satellite‑AI study of more than 21,000 rivers shows global warming has cut average dissolved oxygen by 2.1% since 1985. If the trend continues, rivers could lose another 4%‑5% of oxygen by 2100, pushing many waterways into hypoxic conditions....
Supreme Court Shuts Down Virginia Democrats’ Fight to Save Redistricting Map
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a last‑minute emergency appeal by Virginia Democrats seeking to reinstate a voter‑approved redistricting plan. The state high court had struck down the amendment after ruling that early‑voting periods count as part of an election, invalidating...
Megafarm Can’t Stop Excessive Groundwater Pumping Lawsuit in Arizona
A Maricopa County judge denied Fondomonte Arizona LLC's request to pause a public nuisance lawsuit filed by Attorney General Kris Mayes over alleged excessive groundwater pumping on the Renagras Plain Basin. The megafarm, which accounts for more than 80% of...
Federal Judge Blocks Old-Growth Logging Project on Oregon Coast
A U.S. District Court judge blocked the Bureau of Land Management’s Blue and Gold logging proposal covering 3,200 acres of Oregon’s coastal public lands. The ruling found the BLM’s environmental analysis relied on inaccurate, averaged data that ignored individual old‑growth...
DOJ to Seek Death Penalty for Jewish Museum Shooting Suspect
The Justice Department announced it will pursue the death penalty against Elias Rodriguez, the Chicago man charged with the May 21, 2025 shooting at Washington’s Capital Jewish Museum that killed Israeli diplomat Yaron Lischinsky and U.S. citizen Sarah Milgrim. Rodriguez...
Supreme Court Affirms ‘Jurisdictional Anchor’ in Hotel Guard Arbitration Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected limits on federal courts’ authority to confirm arbitration awards, affirming that filing a federal lawsuit creates a jurisdictional anchor. The case involved former Chateau Marmont security guard Adrian Jules, whose discrimination claims were arbitrated and...
Russia Pummels Kyiv, Killing 7 and Denting Peace Hopes
Russia unleashed a massive barrage on Kyiv early Thursday, firing 675 attack drones and 56 missiles over several hours. Ukrainian air defenses claimed to have shot down 652 drones and 41 missiles, achieving a 94% drone kill rate, but the...
Trucker Gets Supreme Court Support for Injury Suit Against Freight Broker
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion that states may enforce motor‑vehicle safety regulations against freight brokers, overturning lower courts that had dismissed a truck driver’s suit under the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA). The ruling rests on...
Massive Dinosaur Fossil Unearthed Beneath Pond in Thailand
Researchers led by University College London have named a new giant sauropod, Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, uncovered near a pond in Thailand's Chaiyaphum province. The dinosaur lived 100‑120 million years ago, weighed about 27 tons and stretched roughly 89 feet, making it the largest dinosaur...
Kids Claim Child Labor Law Violations at Roblox
A class‑action lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California alleges Roblox exploited minors by having them work up to 40 hours a week on game design, development and testing without pay, violating state and federal child‑labor laws. The complaint...
Geologists Say a New Tectonic Plate Could Be Forming in Zambia
Scientists studying geothermal springs in Zambia have detected unusually high helium‑3 isotope ratios, indicating mantle fluids reaching the surface and confirming an active continental rift in the Kafue Rift. The findings suggest the Southwest African Rift Zone may be entering...
Mailman Says He Never Pepper-Sprayed Dog in Federal Trial over Asthma Claims
In a federal bench trial, former USPS carrier Nestor Medina denied repeatedly pepper‑spraying the Galindo family’s dog, a claim the family says caused asthma in their two young children. Video footage shows Medina delivering mail while holding a pepper‑spray can,...
Sixth Circuit Panel Strikes Down Trump Administration Detention Policy
A Sixth Circuit panel ruled 2-1 that the Trump administration cannot detain long‑term undocumented residents without a bond hearing, requiring them to be placed under permissive detention instead of mandatory detention. The court held that individuals who have lived in...
Meta Can’t Duck Majority of Android Advertising Tracking Claims
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled that Meta must face the bulk of a class‑action lawsuit alleging the company secretly circumvented Android’s sandbox to link users’ web‑browsing activity with their Facebook and Instagram accounts. The decision allows claims of...
10th Circuit Considers Revamping Probation Resentencing Scheme
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals convened en banc to revisit its Moore I two‑step resentencing framework after an 18‑year‑old who violated probation by threatening public officials was resentenced to three years in prison. Public defender Jacob Rasch‑Chabot argues...
NCAA Volunteer Coaches’ $303 Million Settlement Gets Final OK From Judge
Federal Judge William Shubb gave final approval to a $303 million settlement with the NCAA, ending a class action that claimed a three‑decade wage‑fixing agreement barred pay for volunteer coaches across 44 sports. The deal compensates nearly 8,000 current and former...
EPA Defends Axing $7 Billion Solar Program
Twenty-three states have asked a Washington federal judge to block the EPA’s abrupt termination of the $7 billion Solar for All program, which was designed to deliver solar installations to more than 900,000 low‑income households. The EPA, citing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,...
Judge in Charlie Kirk Case Won’t Forbid Cameras From Courtroom
Utah's Fourth District Judge Tony Graf Jr. refused to impose a blanket ban on courtroom cameras in the Charlie Kirk murder case, allowing limited live broadcasting. He also postponed the defendant Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing from mid‑May to July 6, citing...
Alabama Lobbies High Court for OK on Racially Gerrymandered Voter Map
Alabama Republicans filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court asking that the 2023 congressional map—declared an illegal racial gerrymander by lower courts—be reinstated for upcoming elections. The state argues the recent *Louisiana v. Callais* decision, which rejected race‑based...
Fox Slams Newsmax over Reoccurring Antitrust Claims
Fox News filed a motion to dismiss Newsmax’s renewed antitrust lawsuit, arguing the claim lacks evidence of market injury. A federal judge in Florida previously dismissed the case as a “shotgun pleading,” and a Wisconsin judge later sent it back,...
Markets Creep Forward Despite Latest Failed Iran Ceasefire
U.S. equities posted modest gains this week despite the collapse of a fragile cease‑fire between the United States and Iran. The Dow Jones rose 108 points, the Nasdaq added 1,133 points and the S&P 500 climbed 168 points to close...
Judge Allows Wrongful Death Suit Against San Diego County over Woman Found Dying in Ditch
A federal judge in San Diego allowed key wrongful‑death claims to proceed against the county over the 2025 death of Irma Espinoza, who was found in a ditch after a deputy allegedly lied to dispatch and failed to render aid....
Bristol Myers Squibb Accused of Buying Off Competitors to Delay Development of Generic Cancer Drugs
Centene Corp. filed a federal antitrust lawsuit accusing Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) of conspiring with generic manufacturers to delay competition for lenalidomide and its brand version Revlimid. The complaint says BMS earned $5.2 billion in Revlimid sales in 2023 and raised...
Ninth Circuit Orders New Trial over Deadly Kidnapping in Nevada
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated John Matthew Chapman’s life‑sentence kidnapping conviction and ordered a new trial, citing critical errors by the district court. The panel affirmed that a kidnapping “holding” can be achieved through deception, expanding the legal...
EU Strikes Deal to Ban Sexualized AI Deepfakes
European Union lawmakers and member states reached a deal to explicitly ban AI systems that create sexualized deepfakes, often called "nudifier" applications, after the Grok chatbot controversy sparked global outrage. The prohibition will be woven into the AI Act amendments,...
Italian Welfare Barrier for Refugees Fails in Europe’s Top Court
The EU Court of Justice ruled that Italy cannot deny welfare benefits to protected migrants solely because they have not lived in the country for ten years. The judgment overturned a 2021 decision that stripped KH, a subsidiary‑protected migrant, of...
Study Links Biggest Black Holes to Repeated Cosmic Collisions
Researchers from Cardiff University analyzed gravitational‑wave detections from LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA and found that the universe’s most massive black holes likely grew through successive mergers in dense star clusters rather than direct stellar collapse. The high‑mass population exhibits rapid,...
Hawaii Legislature Passes Bills for Automatic Voter Registration, Native Homestead Rights
The Hawaii Legislature approved two landmark bills as the session wraps up. Senate Bill 2239 will automatically register eligible residents to vote when they apply for a driver’s license or state ID, shifting the system to an opt‑out model effective...
Alaska Clear to Proceed with Bear Killing Program
An Anchorage Superior Court judge denied a request to block Alaska’s bear control program, allowing unlimited bear killings across a 40,000‑square‑mile region of southwest Alaska. The state argues the measure is needed to protect the Mulchatna caribou herd and resume...
Catheter Producer Rests Defense in Product Liability, Negligence Trial
A federal bellwether trial in Phoenix is testing liability for more than 3,000 claims that C.R. Bard’s PowerPort catheter caused infections. Plaintiff Robert Cook’s expert argues the sepsis arose during at‑home de‑access of the port, not during surgical implantation, shifting...
Colorado Judge Finds Evidence Issues in Mother’s 2008 Arson, Murder Trial
A Colorado judge ruled that prosecutors withheld critical fire‑analysis evidence that contradicted the arson theory used to convict Deborah Nicholls of murdering her three children in 2008. The undisclosed reports, including a 2023 Colorado Bureau of Investigation analysis, support the...
Nvidia Can’t Shake Authors’ Claims It Trained AI on Pirated Books
Novelist Brian Keene, Abdi Nazemian and Stewart O’Nan sued Nvidia, alleging the company trained its large language models on pirated copies of their books. A federal judge in California denied most of Nvidia’s motions to dismiss, allowing direct and contributory...
Fourth Circuit Upholds Insurrectionist’s Unregistered Silencer Conviction
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a three‑year prison sentence for Hatchet Speed, a convicted Jan. 6 insurrectionist, upholding his conviction under the National Firearms Act for possessing three unregistered silencers. The court classified Speed’s solvent‑trap cleaning tools as silencers, rejecting his argument...
Judge Approves $100M Borrowers Fund, $85M Settlement in Wells Fargo Diversity Quota Scandal
A federal judge approved two landmark settlements for Wells Fargo stemming from its 2022 fake‑interview diversity scandal. The bank will fund a $100 million borrowers assistance program that provides up to $10,000 for down‑payments and $5,000 for closing costs to low‑ and...
Businesses Get Second Chance to Sue Seattle over 2020 Protest Zone
The Ninth Circuit revived nuisance claims filed by two Seattle businesses that suffered losses during the 2020 Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) zone. The panel held that Washington’s equitable tolling rules could extend the two‑year statute of limitations, sending the...
News Outlets Show Virginia Court Rule Likely Prior Restraint on Speech
A federal judge in Virginia ruled that the state’s "Dissemination Restriction" – which bars attorneys with online access from sharing public court records with journalists – likely constitutes a prior restraint on speech. The judge refused to dismiss the lawsuit...
First Circuit OKs Gun Possession Prosecution of Immigrant
The First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 1968 federal prohibition on firearm possession by illegal immigrants, reversing a district court ruling that had deemed the law unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. The panel, authored by Chief Judge David Barron,...
Judge Shields Kalshi Election Wagering in Arizona
A federal judge in Phoenix granted Kalshi a preliminary injunction, pausing Arizona's prosecution of the prediction‑market platform for election wagering. The ruling affirms that federal law, specifically the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's jurisdiction, preempts state gambling statutes when dealing with...
Meta Spars with Oregon Shooting Suspect over Social Media Privacy Before State Supreme Court
The Oregon Supreme Court heard arguments over whether Meta must turn over Instagram messages and geolocation data for a teenage homicide defendant, David Ayon-Urbano. The defense claims the records are essential to prove a self‑defense theory, while Meta cites the...
Drone Kills 2 in Kherson Minibus Strike, as Russia Claims Front-Line Progress
A Russian drone struck a minibus in Kherson, killing two and wounding seven, and later hit another minibus, injuring its driver. The same day a separate Russian attack damaged port infrastructure in Odesa without causing casualties. Russia announced it had...
Judge Rejects Bid to Reopen $600M East Palestine Derailment Settlement
A federal judge rejected a bid by nearly 200 East Palestine residents to rescind their personal‑injury releases from a $600 million class settlement tied to the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment. The plaintiffs argued the settlement was rushed and concealed long‑term...
Ex-MLB Player Royce Clayton Breaks Down on Stand During Civil Trial over Fatal LA Car Crash
Former MLB shortstop Royce Clayton took the stand in the Iskander brothers’ wrongful‑death civil trial, recounting a brief phone call with ex‑teammate Scott Erickson after the 2020 Los Angeles crash that killed 11‑year‑old Mark and 8‑year‑old Jacob. Clayton described Erickson’s...
Canada’s Top Court Backs Controversial National Security Law
Canada’s Supreme Court ruled that the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) Act is constitutional, affirming Parliament’s authority to limit the immunity of committee members. The decision overturns a lower‑court finding that the law infringed on free speech,...
California Sues Kratom Manufacturer, Claims Company Ignored State Embargo
California’s Department of Public Health and Attorney General Rob Bonta have filed a civil lawsuit against Ashlynn Marketing Group, the maker of Krave Kratom, alleging the company continued to produce and distribute kratom products despite a state embargo. The complaint...
Brazilian Congress Overrides Lula Veto on Bill that Could Reduce Bolsonaro’s Prison Time
Brazil's Congress overrode President Lula's veto, passing the sentencing calculation bill that could slash prison terms for Jan. 8 coup‑related convicts, including former President Jair Bolsonaro. The override succeeded with 318 deputies and 49 senators, meeting the required absolute majority. The...