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Judge weighs Forest Service’s power over mine-linked groundwater harm
Arizona judge examines whether the U.S. Forest Service can block groundwater pumping by the Pinto Valley Mine, which has slashed…
Judge allows DEI housing lawsuit to proceed
Federal judge lets DEI housing lawsuit advance, allowing cities to challenge HUD-funded program restrictions on diversity policies.
Celine Dion wows fans with powerful return after illness
Celine Dion wowed fans with a powerful return after six years, performing a 25-song setlist in Nanterre, France, following her…
Lil Durk found not guilty of murder-for-hire plot
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk is found not guilty of federal murder-for-hire charges in Los Angeles after a two-week trial.
Sheriff’s office ordered to stop racial profiling
A federal judge has ordered the Maricopa County sheriff's office to continue court orders to stop racial profiling, citing failure…
Lil Durk found not guilty of murder-for-hire plot
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk is found not guilty of federal murder-for-hire charges in Los Angeles after a two-week trial.
Ecuador court urged to enforce gas flare shutdown order
Over 400 gas flares operate near Ecuadorian Amazon communities, despite a 2021 court order demanding elimination by 2030. Nine girls from the Ecuadorian Amazon have spent years advocating to halt more than 400 gas flares burning near their communities. A coalition of law professors and scholars—supported by UCLA’s Human Rights Litigation Clinic and Environmental Law Clinic—has now submitted an amicus brief urging Ecuador’s Constitutional Court to enforce a 2021 ruling…
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LA Palm Tree Ban Debate Over Water, Shade, and Practicality
Thousands of palm trees were planted in Los Angeles before the 1932 Summer Olympics to enhance civic appeal. Los Angeles is widely associated with palm trees, an image cemented when Walter O'Malley included towering palms at Dodger Stadium. Only one palm species naturally occurs in southern California, and it is not the most common variety lining the city's streets. The proliferation began as part of civic boosterism, with thousands planted…
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