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New White House press secretary calls confusion over legal credentials misunderstanding

Updated: President Donald Trump’s new White House press secretary has said the confusion over her legal credentials has been a misunderstanding, according to a story by the New York Times.

Oct 15, 2026 11:28 AM CDT

Is she or isn’t she? Trump’s new press secretary claims she took the bar—in China

President Donald Trump’s new press secretary lists on her LinkedIn profile that she is a 2011 graduate of the Pepperdine University Rick J. Caruso School of Law. But is she a member of the bar?

Oct 14, 2026 10:31 AM CDT

Trump’s first-term China tariffs survive Supreme Court challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to put new limits on President Donald Trump’s tariff authority, leaving in place import taxes imposed during his first term on hundreds of billions of dollars in goods from China.

Jun 15, 2026 1:46 PM CDT

LSAT moves to in-person testing in August after China cheating scandal

The LSAT will require in-person testing starting in August 2026, following a cheating services scandal in the remotely administered test in mainland China last year.

May 21, 2026 10:28 AM CDT

After cheating scandal, LSAT moves to in-center testing this summer

The Law School Admission Test will move toward in-center testing in the United States and internationally starting in August.

Feb 12, 2026 9:21 AM CST

Why did SCOTUSblog founder Goldstein bring nearly $1M in cash into US? Explanation won’t be suppressed

Indicted SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein has failed to persuade a federal judge to suppress his statements about nearly $1 million in cash that he was carrying when he entered the United States in October 2018.

Oct 14, 2025 12:52 PM CDT

Hackers gained access to ‘small number’ of attorney emails at Williams & Connolly, firm confirms

Williams & Connolly has confirmed that hackers accessed “a small number” of its attorney emails but said there is no evidence of further access to its information technology system.

Oct 9, 2025 12:46 PM CDT

Does Trump have power to unilaterally impose tariffs? Supreme Court will decide

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether President Donald Trump may use emergency powers granted in a 1977 law to impose tariffs without congressional authorization.

Sep 10, 2025 10:49 AM CDT

Based on allegations of cheating services, online LSAT testing will be suspended in mainland China

In an attempt to shut down cheating services, the Law School Admission Council will suspend online LSAT testing in mainland China following next month’s international administration.

Aug 18, 2025 1:29 PM CDT

Former DOJ lawyer faces disbarment for entanglement in ‘one of the largest kleptocracy schemes in history’

A lawyer who worked for the U.S. Department of Justice is facing disbarment after pleading guilty for his role in an illegal foreign influence scheme that allegedly stemmed from his friendship and legal work for hip-hop artist Prakazrel “Pras” Michel.

Apr 17, 2025 3:07 PM CDT

This ‘reinvigorated’ doctrine could be used to challenge Trump’s tariffs

Importers and others who want to challenge tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump could argue that he doesn’t have that power—but the argument isn’t a slam dunk, legal experts say.

Feb 5, 2025 11:59 AM CST

Chemerinsky: SCOTUS failed to address whether Chinese access to TikTok data is real national security threat

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Jan. 17 upholding the federal law banning TikTok continues a long history of judicial deference to claims of national security. The ruling upholds a federal statute that bans a medium of communication that is used by more than 170 million people in the United States. The speech of all who generate content for it and all who receive it is restricted by this law. It is difficult to think of any law in American history that restricted so much speech for so many people.

Jan 29, 2025 2:58 PM CST

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban-or-sale law set to start Sunday

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to block a federal law that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States as early as this weekend if the wildly popular video-sharing app does not divest from Chinese ownership.

Jan 17, 2025 9:22 AM CST

Does judge’s reference to ‘little Chinese woman’ show bias? Appellate concurrence sees ‘pure stereotyping’

A California judge who said he was almost amused when a “little Chinese woman” stared him down did not rule against her based on ethnic bias, but his comment was “pure stereotyping,” according to two concurring judges in an appellate opinion.

Dec 19, 2024 1:42 PM CST

Supreme Court will decide whether TikTok ban violates the First Amendment

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider the constitutionality of a law that bans TikTok in the United States if the company isn't sold.

Dec 18, 2024 2:17 PM CST

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