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A federal court blocked Alabama’s proposed congressional map, delaying a GOP-favored redistricting plan amid ongoing litigation over how the state’s U.S. House districts will be redrawn.
Turkish police stormed the Republican People's Party (CHP) headquarters in Ankara with tear gas to enforce a controversial court ruling reinstating former CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, triggering resistance from current party officials and a tense standoff as supporters barricaded the building.
Shakira was acquitted of tax fraud in Spain after an eight-year case, with the court finding she lived in the country for 163 days in 2011—short of the 183-day residency threshold—and overturning a fine to award a €60 million judgment. Spain’s treasury may appeal to the Supreme Court, and she may not receive the money until a final ruling, but fans have exploded on social media with memes celebrating the victory.
Turkey's opposition vows to fight an unprecedented court ruling that ousted its leader Ozgur Ozel and reinstated Kemal Kilicdaroglu, risking renewed protests and market turbulence as investors flee and the lira hits record lows ahead of potential early elections.
A Virginia judge dismissed all eight felony child-neglect counts against Ebony Parker, the former Richneck Elementary assistant principal, ruling the decision on legal principles; prosecutors said she ignored repeated warnings that a 6-year-old student had a gun before the 2023 shooting that injured a teacher, while Parker’s defense argued teachers should have acted, and a prior civil verdict had found her liable and awarded the teacher $10 million.
A Kansas judge granted an injunction blocking the enforcement of a newly approved law banning gender-affirming treatments for minors, after two teenagers’ parents, represented by the ACLU, sued to allow their continuity of care while the case proceeds. The attorney general plans to appeal; if upheld, the injunction would last for the duration of the lawsuit, with the court citing rights to personal autonomy and parental medical decision-making.
The Virginia Supreme Court's 4-3 ruling struck down Democrats' $70 million redistricting map, forcing a redraw and sparking a blame game as Republicans urged earlier court review and Democrats faced questions about ignored warnings and political risk.
A German holidaymaker won about €986.70 in compensation after arguing that towels reserved on sun loungers before sunrise made poolside use impossible during a Kos holiday. A Hanover district court ruled the package holiday was defective and that the tour operator should have ensured a reasonable number of sun loungers, potentially holding operators accountable for towel-reservation practices and pressuring resorts to tighten policies on sunbeds.
A federal judge ruled that the Justice Department can keep seized ballots from Fulton County, Georgia, tied to the 2020 election, allowing the government to retain the materials as part of an ongoing investigation.
A federal judge, JP Boulee, refused Fulton County’s bid to compel the DOJ to return ballots and other 2020 election materials seized by the FBI, saying the county hadn’t met the high legal bar to intervene. While the court found some aspects of the affidavit used in the search to be problematic, it noted the FBI provided information that undermined some claims and that the DOJ has since supplied the records. The ruling emphasized the seizure did not interfere with the 2020 election or its certification, and county concerns about public records and future seizures were noted, with potential implications for the 2026 midterms.
A Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court ruling states employers cannot lay off or demote workers to replace their jobs with AI, nor use technological changes to unilaterally cut salaries or terminate contracts, underscoring workers’ rights amid AI adoption in China.
A federal court has blocked mailing prescriptions for mifepristone, a primary abortion drug, likely restricting access to medication abortions via mail and underscoring ongoing legal battles over abortion policy in the United States.
A federal appeals court in the 2nd Circuit rejected the Trump administration’s plan to detain most immigrants awaiting deportation without bond, calling it the broadest mass-detention mandate in U.S. history; the ruling applies to Connecticut, New York and Vermont and highlights a circuit-by-circuit split as DHS defends the policy and vows to continue pursuing it in higher courts.
A federal judge dismissed the DOJ’s bid to obtain Arizona’s unredacted statewide voter registration list, ruling the Civil Rights Act does not authorize such a request and that it would conflict with NVRA/HAVA; the case was dismissed with prejudice, marking a major setback for the DOJ and a win for voter privacy in Arizona.
Acting A.G. Todd Blanche asked a federal judge to lift the injunction that paused above-ground construction of the White House ballroom, arguing the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting underscores the need for a secure presidential venue and that the project should proceed despite financing questions and lack of congressional input. The East Wing bunker construction remains unaffected, and a federal appeals court has allowed construction to continue temporarily as the case moves forward; Rand Paul has indicated he will pursue legislation to authorize the project, while the Trust for Historic Preservation continues its suit.