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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. U.S. inspectors have uncovered new and dangerous breakdowns in drugmaking at an Indian factory owned by Sun Pharma that produces generic medications for American consumers. The latest problems come 2 1/2 years after the Food and Drug Administration gave the facility a special pass to continue sending certain drugs made there to the United States, even after the factory was officially banned from the U.S. market. The factory failed to investigate the source of bacteria found in test…

Kwasi Gyamfi AsieduBBC News, Washington DCReutersMaurene Comey worked at the US attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York since 2015The US Department of Justice has fired a veteran federal prosecutor who worked on the cases against sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, and hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.It is not clear why Maurene Comey was removed from her job at the Southern District of New York, but her exit was confirmed by sources to the BBC’s US partner CBS. She is the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, whom President Donald Trump fired in…

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system.It’s an unprecedented snapshot of “time zero,” scientists reported Wednesday, when new worlds begin to gel.”We’ve captured a direct glimpse of the hot region where rocky planets like Earth are born around young protostars,” said Leiden Observatory’s Melissa McClure from the Netherlands, who led the international research team.”For the first time, we can conclusively say that the first steps of planet formation are happening right now.”The observations offer a unique glimpse…

Immigration Matters is a recurring series by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández that analyzes the court’s immigration docket, highlighting emerging legal questions about new policy and enforcement practices. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. After returning to the White House with a promise to remake immigration policy, President Donald Trump tapped the Supreme Court’s emergency docket with remarkable success this term. During the administration’s first six months, the justices have sided with the federal government, to some extent, in almost every immigration case that has appeared on its…

Home Daily News Judge tells court callers their concerns… Civil Procedure Judge tells court callers their concerns can be addressed by ‘cracking open Moore’s Federal Practice’ By Debra Cassens Weiss July 7, 2025, 2:24 pm CDT Lawyers who are contacting court staff because of concerns about disclosure of their nonparty clients’ sensitive documents have a better option: “cracking open ‘Moore’s Federal Practice’” and filing a motion to intervene, according to an order by a federal judge. (Image from Shutterstock) Lawyers who are contacting court staff because of concerns about disclosure of their nonparty clients’ sensitive documents have a better option:…

A little glam, a little ginThere’s a reason the martini has lasted more than a century without falling out of favour. It walks the line between science and style – a form of art built on a precise yet bold mix of ingredients, where every ratio matters. There’s an art to getting it right before it’s shaken and stirred. It comes in many forms — each poured into a boujee glass, complete with its own personality.Whether you’re into gin or vodka, olive or twist, dirty or bone-dry – there’s no wrong order, just a different energy.If a perfectly made martini…

In late September 2000, longtime Kerr County, Texas, resident W. Thornton Secor Jr. sat down with an oral historian to tell his story. Like many of the residents recorded as part of a decadeslong effort by the Kerr County Historical Commission to document the community’s history, Secor had a lot to say about the area’s floods. “It always seems to happen at night too,” Secor said of local floods he and his family had experienced. “Can’t see most of it.” Secor, who died in 2022, was a third-generation manager of a lodge that still operates along the Guadalupe River. His…

Three men in their 20s have been given long jail terms for their part in the fatal shooting of award-winning hip-hop artist C Gambino in Gothenburg last year.C Gambino, whose real name was Karar Ramadan, had been named hip-hop artist of 2023 in Sweden’s Grammis music awards a month before he was murdered, in what prosecutors described as a ruthless and premeditated shooting.All three men were convicted of aiding and abetting murder, and two of them were cleared of murder, as the Gothenburg court ruled it could not be established beyond reasonable doubt who had fired the fatal shots.The gun…

At least 20 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday at an aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in what the U.S.-backed group said was a crowd surge instigated by armed agitators.The GHF, which is supported by Israel, said 19 people were trampled and another fatally stabbed during the crush at one of its centres in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.”We have credible reason to believe that elements within the crowd — armed and affiliated with Hamas — deliberately fomented the unrest,” GHF said in a statement.There was no immediate comment from Hamas.People carrying aid parcels from the privately run…

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. I teach my students that a central issue in constitutional law is when courts should defer to the actions of the government. I thought of this question as I read two cases from the end of the term that raised “culture war” issues: United States v. Skrmetti and Mahmoud v. Taylor. …