#lawus — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #lawus, aggregated by home.social.
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Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report
By Michelle R SmithNewly obtained records indicate health secretary lied about Samoa trip during Senate confirmation hearings last year
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/rfk-jr-confirmation-hearing-investigation
#RobertFKennedyJr #USSenate #Vaccinesandimmunisation #MMR #Infectiousdiseases #Samoa #Health #LawUS #USCongress #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #MichelleRSmith
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Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/rfk-jr-confirmation-hearing-investigation #RobertFKennedyJr #UsSenate #VaccinesAndImmunisation #Mmr #InfectiousDiseases #Samoa #Health #LawUs #UsCongress #UsPolitics #UsNews
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Rebecca Hendin on Mark Zuckerberg and the Meta court settlement – cartoon
By Rebecca Hendin#Meta #MarkZuckerberg #Technology #Facebook #Instagram #USnews #LawUS #TheGuardian #RebeccaHendin
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UK expects Meta to match US child safety measures after $18bn settlement
By Robert Booth UK technology editorMinister calls for Instagram owner to extend sweeping new safeguards for young users to Britain
#Socialmediaban #Meta #Internetsafety #Children #Socialmedia #Technology #Society #Digitalmedia #Media #Business #LawUS #Law #UKnews #Politics #PatMcFadden #Labour #Instagram #Socialmediaban #Socialmediaban #Mentalhealth #TheGuardian #RobertBoothUKtechnologyeditor
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UK expects Meta to match US child safety measures after $18bn settlement https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/27/uk-meta-child-safety-measures-us-social-media-instagram #SocialMediaBan #Meta #InternetSafety #Children #SocialMedia #Technology #Society #DigitalMedia #Media #Business #LawUs #Law #UkNews #Politics #PatMcfadden #Labour #Instagram #SocialMediaBan #SocialMediaBan #MentalHealth
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Trial date set for four accused of involvement in 9/11 plot
By Gabrielle CanonThe men have spent years at Guantánamo Bay, with legal proceedings mired in pre-trial conflicts over CIA’s interrogation methods
#USnews #GuantnamoBay #CIA #Law #LawUS #TheGuardian #GabrielleCanon
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Baby with rare heart defect at center of surrogacy case in critical condition
By Gabrielle Canon and agenciesBiological parents have secured restraining order against surrogate as lawsuit continues and baby receives care
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/26/baby-surrogacy-case-critical-condition
#Texas #Surrogacy #LawUS #California #USnews #Law #USjusticesystem #WestCoast #TheGuardian #GabrielleCanon #agencies
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US Capitol police arrest California man with guillotine in truckbed
By Uwa Ede-OsifoPhilan-Tam-Duy Le, 35, was parked illegally next to supreme court building after driving from home state
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/26/us-capitol-guillotine-man-arrested
#WashingtonDC #UScrime #LawUS #Law #USnews #TheGuardian #UwaEdeOsifo
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Federal appeals court declines to dismiss criminal charges against US congresswoman
By Rachel LeingangLaMonica McIver, a Democrat from New Jersey, was charged with interfering with an arrest in May 2025 at ICE facility
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/26/lamonica-mciver-delaney-hall-criminal-charges
#NewJersey #Trumpadministration #USjusticesystem #ICEUSImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement #USSenate #USnews #USpolitics #USCongress #LawUS #USimmigration #Law #TheGuardian #RachelLeingang
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Judge awards Blake Lively $400,000 in legal fees in Justin Baldoni case https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/26/blake-lively-legal-fees-justin-baldoni #BlakeLively #Film #DramaFilms #Culture #LawUs #Law #UsNews
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Judge awards Blake Lively $400,000 in legal fees in Justin Baldoni case
By Owen MyersThe actor had sought $8m in attorney costs resulting from her protracted legal battle with Baldoni
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/26/blake-lively-legal-fees-justin-baldoni
#BlakeLively #Film #Dramafilms #Culture #LawUS #Law #USnews #TheGuardian #OwenMyers
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Meta settles major US trial over teen social media addiction for up to $17bn
By Blake Montgomery and Dara KerrTech company agrees to create further protections for teen users amid accusations of harming children with products
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/26/meta-social-media-addiction-trial-settlement
#Meta #Technology #LawUS #USnews #Socialmedia #MarkZuckerberg #Worldnews #Children #Digitalmedia #TheGuardian #BlakeMontgomery #DaraKerr
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Instagram CEO denies company hid low use of teen safety feature in Meta trial
By Dara KerrAdam Mosseri is first top executive from Meta to testify in blockbuster lawsuit brought by 29 US states
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/25/instagram-ceo-teen-safety-lawsuit
#Meta #Instagram #LawUS #California #Children #Socialmedia #USnews #USjusticesystem #WestCoast #Technology #Law #Society #TheGuardian #DaraKerr
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‘The day I disclose, my career is over’: the journalist facing an $800 daily fine to keep her sources secret
By Jeremy Barr in WashingtonIf Catherine Herridge’s petition to the US supreme court fails, she’ll be on the hook for a daily fine until she discloses her sources – a case unsettling press freedom organizations
#USpressandpublishing #LawUS #USsupremecourt #Media #Business #DonaldTrump #FoxNews #Law #USnews #TheGuardian #JeremyBarrinWashington
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Trump’s justice department has found a new way for presidents to avoid accountability | Claire Finkelstein
By Claire FinkelsteinA recent memo claiming executive privilege over communications with private advisers invites corruption
#Trumpadministration #USnews #DonaldTrump #LawUS #USpolitics #USsupremecourt #TheGuardian #ClaireFinkelstein
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Trump’s justice department has found a new way for presidents to avoid accountability | Claire Finkelstein https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/25/trump-justice-department-presidents-accountability #TrumpAdministration #UsNews #DonaldTrump #LawUs #UsPolitics #UsSupremeCourt
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New Mexico to continue funding gender-affirming care for minors after federal cuts
By Cecilia NowellTrump administration finalized rule to end Medicaid support for care including hormones and speech therapy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/new-mexico-gender-affirming-care-minors-medicaid
#NewMexico #Transgender #LGBTQrights #Trumpadministration #USnews #LawUS #Medicaid #Children #UShealthcare #Health #Society #USpolitics #TheGuardian #CeciliaNowell
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New Mexico to continue funding gender-affirming care for minors after federal cuts https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/new-mexico-gender-affirming-care-minors-medicaid #NewMexico #Transgender #LgbtqRights #TrumpAdministration #UsNews #LawUs #Medicaid #Children #UsHealthcare #Health #Society #UsPolitics
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Texas judge denies Karmelo Anthony’s request for a new trial in stabbing death
By Uwa Ede-OsifoIn June, a jury found Anthony guilty of fatally stabbing his classmate Austin Metcalf in 2025 at a track meet
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/22/karmelo-anthony-texas-trial
#Texas #UScrime #USnews #LawUS #USjusticesystem #Race #TheGuardian #UwaEdeOsifo
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Free speech group calls foul play at prosecutors using Comey novel in case against him https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/22/james-comey-novel-trump-pen-america #JamesComey #DonaldTrump #UsJusticeSystem #UsPolitics #TrumpAdministration #UsCrime #UsNews #LawUs
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Free speech group calls foul play at prosecutors using Comey novel in case against him
By Edward HelmorePEN America condemns lawyers using passage from thriller to bolster claim ex-FBI director intended to harm Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/22/james-comey-novel-trump-pen-america
#JamesComey #DonaldTrump #USjusticesystem #USpolitics #Trumpadministration #UScrime #USnews #LawUS #TheGuardian #EdwardHelmore
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Trump’s new attorney general poses a huge threat to abortion rights | Moira Donegan
By Moira DoneganA call revealing Todd Blanche’s plans to crack down on mifepristone lays bare the danger
#Abortion #ToddBlanche #USnews #Health #Women #Reproductiverights #Democrats #Republicans #RoevWade #LawUS #TheGuardian #MoiraDonegan
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Trump’s new attorney general poses a huge threat to abortion rights | Moira Donegan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/22/trump-attorney-general-todd-blanche-abortion-rights #Abortion #ToddBlanche #UsNews #Health #Women #ReproductiveRights #Democrats #Republicans #RoeVWade #LawUs
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Lindsay Clancy trial: everything that happened this week in court
By Edward HelmoreOutcome of trial of a Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children may come down to witness testimony
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/22/lindsay-clancy-trial-what-happened-this-week
#Massachusetts #USnews #LawUS #UScrime #Parentsandparenting #Mentalhealth #TheGuardian #EdwardHelmore
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Crypto bank part-owned by Trump family offers depositors way to ‘gain favor’ with White House, experts say
By Aram Roston in WashingtonDemocrats have called World Liberty Trust Company a stark example of corruption but officials claim there is no insider dealing
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/20/crypto-bank-world-liberty-trust-company-trump
#DonaldTrump #DonaldTrumpJr #EricTrump #Cryptocurrencies #Technology #USnews #LawUS #TheGuardian #AramRostoninWashington
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Judge removed from Texas teen stabbing case as Karmelo Anthony seeks new trial
By Associated PressAnthony’s legal team argues Judge John Roach enforced overly strict courtroom rules and gave interview after trial
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/judge-removed-texas-karmelo-anthony-case
#Texas #UScrime #LawUS #USnews #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress
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Zuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trial
By Dara KerrArturo Béjar, former Meta safety engineer, tells jury tech company was aware of products’ potential harm to children
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/19/meta-safety-trial-whistleblower-testimony
#Meta #MarkZuckerberg #LawUS #Technology #California #USnews #WestCoast #Internetsafety #Socialmedia #Children #Digitalmedia #Worldnews #TheGuardian #DaraKerr
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Christian metal band sues Netflix over KPop Demon Hunters name https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/19/kpop-demon-hunters-netflix-lawsuit #KpopDemonHunters #Netflix #PopAndRock #Music #LawUs #Culture #UsNews