The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday announced a lawsuit against Zillow and Redfin, alleging the real estate technology companies violated federal antitrust laws through agreements that eliminated competition in the online rental advertising marketplace. The lawsuit alleges that in February, Zillow paid Redfin $100 million under a “Partnership Agreement,” requiring Redfin to exit [...]

The federal government officially entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday after both Republican and Democratic spending proposals failed in the Senate, triggering constitutional questions and threatening the operations of the nation’s courts and law enforcement agencies. The impasse centers on competing congressional spending bills, with Democrats demanding extensions to subsidies under the Affordable Care [...]

A US federal judge ruled on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration violated the First Amendment by attempting to deport non-citizens for protesting the conflict in Gaza. Judge Williams of the US District Court for Massachusetts stated in his opinion that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio acted intentionally [...]

The Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit Tuesday against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, alleging violations of citizens’ Second Amendment rights, marking the first suit filed by the DOJ in support of gun owners. On March 27, the DOJ began a Second Amendment investigation after receiving numerous complaints [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that it has brought suit against New Jersey protesters for allegedly intimidating Jewish worshipers at a synagogue and “preventing their participation in lawful religious services.” The protesters are accused of disrupting Jewish worship at Congregation Ohr Torah in West Orange in November 2024. The group is also [...]

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law Monday that aims to enhance online safety by creating barriers for AI tech developers. Senate Bill 53, also known as the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (TFAIA), has a goal of promoting the development and enhancement of new technology while protecting the freedom and [...]

The Des Moines School Board, the largest school district in Iowa, placed its superintendent on unpaid administrative leave on Monday after the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners revoked his administrator license, claiming he “no longer possesses legal presence in the United States.” Superintendent Ian Roberts was arrested Friday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [...]

Hundreds of Portland citizens gathered outside a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building Sunday to protest President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to the city over the weekend. Public outrage began when Trump posted Saturday that he was “directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged [...]

Sixteen plaintiffs, supported by the National Redistricting Foundation, sued the US state of Missouri on Sunday, alleging that a new law redistricting federal congressional seats violates the state’s constitution. Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed the new legislation, enthusiastically backed by President Donald Trump, into law that same day. It aims to redistrict a Democrat-held federal [...]

The American Bar Association (ABA) has waded into a politically charged dispute over Justice Department independence, releasing a statement condemning the use of government power to threaten political opponents and officials “who were doing their job.” The move underscored the organization’s increasingly visible advocacy role. In the statement issued Friday, the national professional organization for [...]