9 h. ago Ørsted files legal challenge against US government over windfarm lease freeze

Europe’s biggest offshore wind developer seeking to overturn White House decision to suspend work on a $5bn wind farm projectEurope’s biggest offshore wind developer is taking the Trump administration to court over its decision to suspend work on a $5bn project on the north-east US coast.Denmark’s Ørsted filed a legal challenge on Thursday against the White House’s decision 10 days ago to suspend the lease for its Revolution Wind site as part of a sweeping move halting all construction of offshore wind. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Kneecap say they 'will not be silent' and moan 'the Brits are at it again' after prosecutors appeal court decision to throw out terror case against rapper

Irish rap trio Kneecap has vowed they will 'not be silent' ahead of a further legal challenge over a court's decision to throw out the terrorism case against rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh.

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48 h. ago Trump says he’s dropping his push for the National Guard to patrol Chicago, LA and Portland

The administration has been hit with multiple legal challenges over the presence of the guardsmen

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51 h. ago Appeals court says Medicaid funding cuts for Planned Parenthood can stand while lawsuit proceeds

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration can continue to withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue

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8 d. ago British campaigner launches legal challenge against Trump administration after deportation threat

Imran Ahmed, an anti-disinformation advocate, claims he is being targeted over his work scrutinising social media companiesA British anti-disinformation campaigner close to Keir Starmer’s chief of staff has launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration after being told he could face deportation from the US in a row over freedom of speech.Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), has filed a complaint against senior Trump allies including the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the attorney general, Pam Bondi, in an attempt to prevent what he says would be an unconstitutional arrest and removal. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Four Palestine Action hunger strikers pledge to continue, families say

Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers have issued legal challenge to justice secretary David Lammy

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1 week ago US supreme court blocks Trump bid to deploy national guard to Chicago

In a 6-3 decision, the high court sided with a lower court ruling that blocked deployment of troops to the Illinois cityThe US supreme court refused on Tuesday to let Donald Trump send national guard troops to the Chicago area, in an important reining-in of the US president’s efforts to expand the use of the military for domestic purposes in historic moves against a growing number of Democratic-led jurisdictions.The nation’s highest court denied the US justice department’s request to lift a judge’s order in October that has blocked the deployment of hundreds of national guard personnel in a legal challenge brought by Illinois state officials and local leaders, who had opposed any federalization of those troops to offer backup to immigration enforcement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago One chance to stop major projects being built on your doorstep under Labour’s nimbyism crackdown

Landmark planning bill passes as government plans to speed up ‘sluggish’ system

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2 w. ago Russia has few legal options to challenge EU frozen asset plan

A core question for European Union leaders discussing whether to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine is whether the idea is legally sound

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2 w. ago Brockwell Park festival organisers submit planning application for first time after controversy

Residents can have their say on Brockwell Live that features festivals such as Mighty Hoopla, Cross the Tracks and Field Day after legal challenge to events

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2 w. ago London child protection body scraps ‘gender ideology’ training after legal challenge

London child protection body scraps ‘gender ideology’ training after legal challenge  GB News

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3 w. ago Trump sued by preservation group over $300m White House ballroom project

National Trust looks to halt construction, claiming Trump tore down historic East Wing without needed permissionDonald Trump is facing a federal lawsuit seeking to halt construction on his $300m White House ballroom, with historic preservationists accusing the president of violating multiple federal laws by tearing down part of the iconic building without required reviews or congressional approval.The legal challenge, filed on Friday by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the US district court for the District of Columbia, represents the most significant attempt yet to stop Trump’s 90,000-sq-ft addition to the White House complex. The organization is seeking a temporary restraining order to freeze all construction activities until proper federal oversight procedures are completed. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Latest: Senate questions military leaders on Trump’s National Guard deployments

Senators for the first time are questioning military leaders over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities, an extraordinary move that has prompted legal challenges as well as questions about states’ rights and the use of the military on U.S. soil

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3 w. ago Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention

A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward

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