What’s a professional graduate degree? Loan confusion reigns amid legal battle.
A lawyer warns students mid-program could face cut loan limits if the department wins its court fight over which degrees count as professional.
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US Olympian canoeist pleads not guilty to charges of damaging Reflecting Pool
Democracy Defenders Fund's Norm Eisen calls the prosecution political scapegoating, as protesters rallied outside court and prosecutors cite significant evidence ahead of an August 5 hearing.
New ruling against mandatory detention is another blow to Trump immigration policy
A 5th Circuit panel ruled immigrants must get bond hearings within 90 days, deepening a circuit split that's likely headed to the Supreme Court.
Under Trump, deportations of once-protected immigrant kids have tripled
ProPublica analysis shows immigration judges are now issuing removal orders for minors at nearly four times the rate of Trump's first term, affecting those granted special protection.
Opportunity Center superintendent retires days after pleading guilty to theft
Hurst pleaded guilty July 2 to switching price stickers on a $1,299 computer at Best Buy and faces 30 days jail time, suspended.
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Ohio court case eliminates limits on coordinated spending between parties and candidates
The case began when J.D. Vance and Steve Chabot sued after being outraised by Democratic opponents, with Vance getting $15.2 million to Tim Ryan's $56.4 million.
Ohio Supreme Court upholds utility commission decision allowing coal plant bailout fee
The court rejected arguments from manufacturers and environmental groups that utilities overcharged customers $115 million for unprofitable coal plants.
Flouting Trump policy, federal judges are freeing immigrants from mandatory detention
A one-day sample of habeas cases found judges granted release or bond hearings 142 times versus 36 denials, with the Supreme Court set to rule on the policy next year.
Voting rights advocates score three legal victories but remain on alert against election threats
Supreme Court upholds mail ballot grace periods as Trump and the RNC pursue new legal challenges targeting overseas and noncitizen voters.
Ohio nixed absentee ballot grace period before US Supreme Court ruling, but court went the other way
Ohio eliminated its grace period last year to preempt the ruling, but the Supreme Court upheld grace periods 5-4, leaving nearly 7,800 Ohio voters affected.
US Supreme Court deals blow to Trump, ruling states can accept ballots after Election Day
The 5-4 ruling, with Barrett writing for the majority, rejects Trump administration arguments that federal law requires ballots to arrive by Election Day.
Narrowed Education Department definition of ‘professional’ degrees stopped in federal court
Judge Howell blocked the narrower definition one week before July 1 rollout, siding with nursing, teaching, and social work groups challenging stricter loan caps.
Ohio cities brace for impact of Supreme Court allowing Trump to take legal status away from Haitians
Springfield, home to 12,000–15,000 Haitians, faces a projected $400 million economic loss if deportations proceed, despite a federal judge's earlier block.
Trump order limiting voting by mail halted by federal court
Judge Talwani ruled Trump lacked constitutional authority to require states to submit mail voter lists to the Postal Service or compile citizenship data.
US Supreme Court hands win to Monsanto in case related to claims Roundup causes cancer
The court ruled that federal pesticide law bars state lawsuits over cancer warnings, overturning a Missouri jury's $1.25 million verdict for a Roundup user.
Miscarriage management remains muddled 4 years after Dobbs
Four years after Dobbs, hospitals still deny miscarriage care amid vague medical exceptions, leaving patients like Mylissa McNeill with permanent injury and debt.
Trump ‘trampled’ voter privacy by feeding info into Homeland Security system, judge says
Judge Sooknanan's 75-page ruling vacates DHS directives and could block a planned expansion that would tie homeland security grants to state voter-roll compliance.
Seneca County judge dismisses 3 counts against Board of Health in WIN Waste lawsuit
WIN Waste called the dismissal ironic, arguing it pays millions in fees for oversight while the health district manufactures violations that do not exist.
Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on case over rights of some in ‘prolonged’ ICE detention
The case, Genalo v. Black, involves a Dominican immigrant held 21 months without a bond hearing, as circuit courts remain split on the detention policy's constitutionality.
States step into voting rights void left by federal rulings
The Supreme Court's May ruling in Louisiana v. Callais gutted a key federal provision, prompting at least nine more states to introduce their own Voting Rights Acts.
