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A U.S. judge declined to stop the deportation of four West Africans to Ghana, despite concerns they face persecution or torture, highlighting ongoing tensions between U.S. immigration policies and legal protections. The case underscores the administration's efforts to deport individuals through third countries like Ghana, despite legal and human rights concerns.
The US Courts records system was breached over a month ago, marking the first major federal cybersecurity failure of the new Trump administration, with details about the breach and responsible parties still unclear.
President Trump publicly acknowledged the Russia-linked hack of US courts, which compromised key judicial systems and raised concerns about national security and witness safety; the incident has prompted increased cybersecurity efforts and congressional scrutiny, with calls for federal courts to adopt stricter cybersecurity standards.
President Trump downplayed reports of Russian hacking into U.S. federal court systems, suggesting such cyberattacks are common and emphasizing the ongoing cybersecurity efforts to protect sensitive legal records amid rising concerns of sophisticated cyber threats.
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld a 2019 law allowing victims of terrorism to sue Palestinian entities in U.S. courts, ruling that the law does not violate due process rights and is within Congress's foreign policy prerogative.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law allowing victims of terrorism to sue Palestinian leadership groups in U.S. courts, reversing a lower court decision and enabling ongoing legal actions against the PA and PLO for attacks in Israel.
The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that victims of terrorist attacks in Israel can sue the Palestinian Authority in US courts, potentially easing legal avenues for victims of overseas attacks linked to Palestinian groups, by affirming Congress's authority to subject these groups to federal jurisdiction.
A federal judge in New York ruled that Mahmoud Khalil, a U.S. resident and pro-Palestinian protest leader, cannot be detained or deported based on evidence cited by the Trump administration, marking a significant case on immigrant speech rights. The administration argued Khalil's presence threatened U.S. foreign policy, but the judge's order delays enforcement pending further response from the government.
The U.S. Supreme Court appears skeptical about allowing Holocaust survivors to sue Hungary in American courts for property stolen during World War II. The case hinges on a narrow exception to sovereign immunity, which generally protects foreign nations from being sued in U.S. courts. Justices expressed concerns about the broader implications of such a decision, including potential foreign policy repercussions and the possibility of reciprocal lawsuits against the U.S. A decision in the case, Hungary v. Simon, is expected next year.
The federal judiciary released a revised policy recommending random assignment of judges in civil cases with statewide or national implications, addressing concerns about "judge shopping." The policy is not a mandate and does not apply to criminal or bankruptcy cases. Conservative judges and lawmakers have criticized the change, accusing the Judicial Conference and Democrats of attempting to grab power from conservative jurists in isolated jurisdictions. Some judges have expressed concerns about the practicality of implementing a random-case-assignment policy in geographically large districts.