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  1. Trial date set for four accused of involvement in 9/11 plot
    By Gabrielle Canon

    The men have spent years at Guantánamo Bay, with legal proceedings mired in pre-trial conflicts over CIA’s interrogation methods

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

    #USnews #GuantnamoBay #CIA #Law #LawUS #TheGuardian #GabrielleCanon

  2. Baby with rare heart defect at center of surrogacy case in critical condition
    By Gabrielle Canon and agencies

    Biological parents have secured restraining order against surrogate as lawsuit continues and baby receives care

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

    #Texas #Surrogacy #LawUS #California #USnews #Law #USjusticesystem #WestCoast #TheGuardian #GabrielleCanon #agencies

  3. US Capitol police arrest California man with guillotine in truckbed
    By Uwa Ede-Osifo

    Philan-Tam-Duy Le, 35, was parked illegally next to supreme court building after driving from home state

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

    #WashingtonDC #UScrime #LawUS #Law #USnews #TheGuardian #UwaEdeOsifo

  4. Judge awards Blake Lively $400,000 in legal fees in Justin Baldoni case
    By Owen Myers

    The actor had sought $8m in attorney costs resulting from her protracted legal battle with Baldoni

    theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/

    #BlakeLively #Film #Dramafilms #Culture #LawUS #Law #USnews #TheGuardian #OwenMyers

  5. Meta settles major US trial over teen social media addiction for up to $17bn
    By Blake Montgomery and Dara Kerr

    Tech company agrees to create further protections for teen users amid accusations of harming children with products

    theguardian.com/technology/202

    #Meta #Technology #LawUS #USnews #Socialmedia #MarkZuckerberg #Worldnews #Children #Digitalmedia #TheGuardian #BlakeMontgomery #DaraKerr

  6. ‘The day I disclose, my career is over’: the journalist facing an $800 daily fine to keep her sources secret
    By Jeremy Barr in Washington

    If 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

    theguardian.com/media/ng-inter

    #USpressandpublishing #LawUS #USsupremecourt #Media #Business #DonaldTrump #FoxNews #Law #USnews #TheGuardian #JeremyBarrinWashington

  7. Trump’s justice department has found a new way for presidents to avoid accountability | Claire Finkelstein
    By Claire Finkelstein

    A recent memo claiming executive privilege over communications with private advisers invites corruption

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #Trumpadministration #USnews #DonaldTrump #LawUS #USpolitics #USsupremecourt #TheGuardian #ClaireFinkelstein

  8. Texas judge denies Karmelo Anthony’s request for a new trial in stabbing death
    By Uwa Ede-Osifo

    In June, a jury found Anthony guilty of fatally stabbing his classmate Austin Metcalf in 2025 at a track meet

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

    #Texas #UScrime #USnews #LawUS #USjusticesystem #Race #TheGuardian #UwaEdeOsifo

  9. Free speech group calls foul play at prosecutors using Comey novel in case against him
    By Edward Helmore

    PEN America condemns lawyers using passage from thriller to bolster claim ex-FBI director intended to harm Trump

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

    #JamesComey #DonaldTrump #USjusticesystem #USpolitics #Trumpadministration #UScrime #USnews #LawUS #TheGuardian #EdwardHelmore

  10. Lindsay Clancy trial: everything that happened this week in court
    By Edward Helmore

    Outcome of trial of a Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children may come down to witness testimony

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

    #Massachusetts #USnews #LawUS #UScrime #Parentsandparenting #Mentalhealth #TheGuardian #EdwardHelmore

  11. Crypto bank part-owned by Trump family offers depositors way to ‘gain favor’ with White House, experts say
    By Aram Roston in Washington

    Democrats have called World Liberty Trust Company a stark example of corruption but officials claim there is no insider dealing

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

    #DonaldTrump #DonaldTrumpJr #EricTrump #Cryptocurrencies #Technology #USnews #LawUS #TheGuardian #AramRostoninWashington

  12. Judge removed from Texas teen stabbing case as Karmelo Anthony seeks new trial
    By Associated Press

    Anthony’s legal team argues Judge John Roach enforced overly strict courtroom rules and gave interview after trial

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

    #Texas #UScrime #LawUS #USnews #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress

  13. Zuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trial
    By Dara Kerr

    Arturo Béjar, former Meta safety engineer, tells jury tech company was aware of products’ potential harm to children

    theguardian.com/technology/202

    #Meta #MarkZuckerberg #LawUS #Technology #California #USnews #WestCoast #Internetsafety #Socialmedia #Children #Digitalmedia #Worldnews #TheGuardian #DaraKerr