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February 06, 2026
5th Circ. Backs Trump Admin On Immigrants' Bond Ineligibility
A split Fifth Circuit on Friday blessed the Trump administration's policy calling for immigrants who entered the U.S. without authorization to remain in detention without a bond hearing, saying the administration is acting within its "full enforcement authority."
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February 06, 2026
Citing Feds' 'Lies,' Judge Orders 3 Families Returned To U.S.
The Trump administration must return three immigrant families wrongly deported in violation of a family separation settlement agreement, a California federal judge said Thursday, stating the removals were unlawful and "involved lies, deception, and coercion."
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February 06, 2026
SEC Seeks To Enforce $27M Order In NFL, NBA Player Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to order a broker-dealer and its sole director to comply with a 2015 commission order requiring them to pay over $27 million in disgorgement and other fines that stemmed from allegations that they ran a Ponzi scheme that swindled NFL and NBA clients out of $12 million.
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February 06, 2026
Paycheck Advances Aren't Loans, Fintech Orgs Tell 9th Circ.
Fintech trade groups on Friday urged the Ninth Circuit to rein in class litigation over earned wage access products, arguing it should recognize the products as distinct from credit under federal lending laws or risk upending a popular, safer alternative to traditional loans.
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February 06, 2026
Trump Admin, States Reach Agreement In School DEI Fight
The Trump administration has agreed not to condition federal education funding for state and legal education agencies on what a coalition of nearly 20 states alleged was an incorrect interpretation of law in relation to diversity, equity and inclusion, according to a Friday filing in Massachusetts federal court.
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