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Briefing: When the Supreme Court let a president get away with redefining birthright citizenship

Strategic angle: The president finds the long-settled meaning of the citizenship clause to be an intolerable obstacle to his agenda.

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Briefing: Justices debate arbitration exemption for “last-mile” drivers

Strategic angle: The Supreme Court examines the implications of arbitration agreements for delivery drivers in a pivotal case.

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Briefing: Meta's court defeats add to Zuckerberg's recent woes, represent 'watershed event' for social media

Strategic angle: Meta suffered stinging defeats in two separate trials involving child safety that underscore shifting public sentiment toward the social media industry.

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Briefing: Fried's gem lifts Yanks despite Judge's 4-K opener

Strategic angle: Max Fried allowed just two hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings, leading the Yankees to a 7-0 victory over the Giants.

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Briefing: French court finds Swiss Islamic scholar Ramadan guilty of rape, sentences him to 18 years

Strategic angle: Tariq Ramadan's absence from court due to health issues was deemed insufficient by the judge.

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Briefing: Newsom: Social media verdict should be ‘moment of reckoning’ for Big Tech

Strategic angle: California Governor Gavin Newsom calls for accountability in the tech industry following recent social media verdicts.

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Emblematic MeToo trial of Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan awaits verdict

Tariq Ramadan, a well-known Swiss-Egyptian Islamic scholar, has been tried in absentia for the rape of three women in Paris, with the verdict to fall on March 25.

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Briefing: New Mexico seeking changes to Meta's platform after jury finds company liable

Strategic angle: New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez plans to ask for algorithm and design changes, age verification and independent verification in the trial's next phase.

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Briefing: A 92-year-old judge will take on the Maduro case. What do we know about him?

Strategic angle: Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro heads to court again this week under the oversight of Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who at 92 is significantly older than the average federal judge.

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Briefing: Supreme Court sides with Cox Communications in a copyright fight with record labels over downloads

Strategic angle: The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Cox Communications in a significant copyright dispute with record labels regarding digital downloads.

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Briefing: 'Away end' trial to include Leicester v Northampton derby

Strategic angle: The Prem's trial of 'away ends' in top-flight rugby is to be given its biggest showcase yet at the East Midlands derby on 9 May.

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Briefing: Low-Dose Lithium Trial Sets the Stage for Future Alzheimer’s Studies

Strategic angle: A new trial on low-dose lithium could pave the way for innovative Alzheimer’s research.

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Meta must pay $375 million for violating New Mexico law in child exploitation case, jury rules

Jury reaches a verdict in New Mexico trial in which the state's attorney general alleged that Meta failed to safeguard its family of apps from child predators.

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Briefing: The serial-poisoning mother and daughter inspired by 'Breaking Bad'

Strategic angle: Carole D. and Amélie D. face trial for plotting to poison a partner using various toxic substances.

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Briefing: Musk lawyers try to bar Delaware judge over LinkedIn ‘like’ cheering legal defeat

Strategic angle: Quinn Emanuel argues for recusal of judge due to a LinkedIn post, which the judge claims was liked 'accidentally'.

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Briefing: Court appears likely to side with Trump administration on rights of asylum seekers

Strategic angle: The Supreme Court seems poised to uphold the federal government's policy on asylum seekers.

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Briefing: Anthropic v. US Department of War: AI company challenges government in court

Strategic angle: Anthropic heads to a San Francisco federal court to seek an injunction against the US government's decision to blacklist it as a national security risk.

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Briefing: Eel fisher takes on authorities at Belfast court over pollution in UK’s largest lake

Strategic angle: Declan Conlon will argue officials have failed to act despite clear evidence of the ecological collapse of Lough Neagh.

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Briefing: Court appears ready to overturn state law allowing for late-arriving mail-in ballots

Strategic angle: The Supreme Court is poised to make a significant ruling on Mississippi's mail-in ballot law.

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Briefing: Supreme Court sounds skeptical of late-arriving ballots, a Trump target

Strategic angle: The Supreme Court expresses doubts about the validity of late-arriving ballots, a key issue for Trump.