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Briefing: Trump Homeland Security nominee defends immigration stance in tense hearing

Strategic angle: Markwayne Mullin assures senators of his commitment to a hard-line immigration agenda.

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Briefing: Does the Supreme Court have a strong “unitary” judicial power?

Strategic angle: Exploring the intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law.

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Judge orders 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work in rebuke to Kari Lake

A federal judge has mandated that over a thousand Voice of America employees return to work, marking a significant setback for the Trump administration's plans to reduce the news outlet's workforce.

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Briefing: 'For sale, 5-year-old child, docile and calm': Yazidi genocide trial dives into horrors of IS

Strategic angle: The Paris criminal court heard the harrowing reality of the enslavement of a people in the name of religion.

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Briefing: The Supreme Court takes up a Guam munitions case with high stakes for CHamoru lands

Strategic angle: The ruling won't just dictate the fate of a CHamoru beach. It could set a major precedent for Indigenous rights and federal power across U.S. territories.

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Briefing: US: Judge orders VOA employees to be reinstated

Strategic angle: A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must reinstate more than 1,000 Voice of America employees who were placed on leave.

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Briefing: India's cheap weight-loss drugs could reshape global obesity fight

Strategic angle: With India’s semaglutide patent expiring on 20 March, about 50 branded generics are expected to enter the market.

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Arizona charges Kalshi with operating illegal gambling business

US state first to file criminal case alleging prediction platform offered wagers circumventing unregulated betting ban

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Bama preps to play without Holloway after arrest

Alabama coach Nate Oats said the team is preparing to play without star Aden Holloway in the NCAA tournament following Holloway's arrest Monday morning on a felony drug charge.

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Briefing: Vatican declares partial mistrial in cardinal's fraud case

Strategic angle: A Vatican appeals court has overturned the conviction of Cardinal Angelo Becciu in a significant fraud case.

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Briefing: The Supreme Court of Canada

Strategic angle: An exploration of the Supreme Court of Canada and its comparisons with other supreme courts globally.

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Briefing: Two men appear in court over murder of Iranian activist in Canada

Strategic angle: Charges follow discovery of body of Masood Masjoody, a critic of the Tehran regime.

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Briefing: Italians vote on constitutional justice reform to reshape judiciary

Strategic angle: Italians vote on the Meloni government-proposed justice reform to split judges and prosecutors, reshape the CSM, and create a new Disciplinary Court, amid sharp divisions.

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Briefing: Bonus Podcast Episode: Privacy’s Defender - Cindy Cohn with Cory Doctorow

Strategic angle: A conversation on privacy and internet rights featuring EFF's Cindy Cohn and Cory Doctorow.

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Briefing: Guinea Eyes Stricter Bauxite Supply Rules to Arrest Price Slump

Strategic angle: Guinea is implementing new regulations on bauxite supply to combat falling prices.

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Federal judges clear way for transfer of sacred Apache land to mining company

Federal judges have approved the transfer of sacred Apache land to a mining company, raising concerns among local communities.

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Briefing: The Live Nation trial restarts with a ‘velvet hammer’

Strategic angle: After a chaotic week following the Justice Department's mid-trial settlement with Live Nation-Ticketmaster, the antitrust trial picked back up surprisingly smoothly on Monday.

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Briefing: Sarkozy trial 'test to French judicial system' when faced with political pressure

Strategic angle: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is appealing his conviction in the Libyan funding case, raising questions about the integrity of the judicial system under political influence.

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Briefing: Whistleblower murder suspect is former elite officer, South African police say

Strategic angle: Marius van der Merwe was shot dead three weeks after accusing police officers of killing a robbery suspect.

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Briefing: French court examines Yazidi genocide for first time in trial of jihadist

Strategic angle: Sabri Essid is being tried in absentia, charged with 'genocide,' a first in France.