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• एक संघीय न्यायाधीश ने Arizona मतदाता पंजीकरण डेटा तक पहुंच की मांग करने वाले Justice Department के मुकदमे को खारिज कर दिया और राज्य के पक्ष में फैसला सुनाया। • इस मामले में गलत मतदाता सूचियों के दावे शामिल थे, लेकिन अदालत ने Trump प्रशासन की मांगों को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए अपर्याप्त साक्ष्य पाए। • यह फैसला राज्य के मतदाता डेटा की गोपनीयता की रक्षा करता है और 2026 के मध्यावधि चुनावों से पहले जारी election integrity बहसों को प्रभावित कर सकता है।

California के नियामकों ने उस मुकदमे का निपटारा किया जिसमें दावा किया गया था कि एक राज्य एजेंसी ने रॉकेट कंपनी और उसके मुख्य कार्यकारी के खिलाफ राजनीतिक पक्षपात दिखाया था। California के नियामकों ने इस सप्ताह SpaceX के CEO, Elon Musk से माफी मांगी, क्योंकि उन्होंने उस मुकदमे का निपटारा किया जिसमें दावा किया गया था कि एक राज्य एजेंसी ने रॉकेट कंपनी और उसके मुख्य कार्यकारी के खिलाफ राजनीतिक पक्षपात दिखाया था। समझौते के हिस्से के रूप में, California Coastal Commission ने स्वीकार किया कि उसके सदस्यों ने SpaceX के Falcon 9 लॉन्च कार्यक्रम पर 2024 की सुनवाई में Musk के राजनीतिक विश्वासों के बारे में "अनुचित" बयान दिए थे। पढ़ना जारी रखें...

• Tupac के सौतेले भाई Maurice 'Mopreme' Shakur ने मंगलवार को Los Angeles Superior Court में Duane 'Keffe D' Davis और 1996 की हत्या में शामिल अज्ञात प्रतिवादियों के खिलाफ गलत मौत (wrongful death) का मुकदमा दायर किया। • मुकदमे में दावा किया गया है कि Davis के फर्स्ट-डिग्री मर्डर ट्रायल के करीब आने के साथ नए घटनाक्रमों के बीच 'लगभग 30 वर्षों में पहली बार, कड़ियाँ जुड़ना शुरू हो गई हैं'। • 7 सितंबर, 1996 को Las Vegas में Tupac को उस समय घातक रूप से चार गोलियां मारी गई थीं, जब MGM Grand और Caesars Palace के पास उनकी BMW के बगल में एक सफेद Cadillac आकर रुकी थी।

Albanese ने Meta, Google और TikTok को लेवी (levy) के माध्यम से ऑस्ट्रेलियाई समाचार प्रकाशकों के साथ सौदे करने के लिए मजबूर करने वाली योजना का बचाव किया। ट्रंप प्रशासन ने बड़ी टेक कंपनियों को ऑनलाइन समाचारों के लिए भुगतान करने के ऑस्ट्रेलिया के कदमों को “जबरन वसूली” (extortion) बताया है, लेकिन Anthony Albanese ने इस योजना का बचाव करते हुए कहा कि यह मीडिया आउटलेट्स को उनके द्वारा किए गए काम के लिए सुरक्षा और इनाम देने के बारे में है। लेबर की इस योजना को, जो Meta, Google और TikTok को ऑस्ट्रेलियाई समाचार प्रकाशकों के साथ सौदे करने या 2.25% लेवी का सामना करने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करती है, संसद में Coalition और Greens द्वारा समर्थन मिलने की संभावना है। लेकिन एक बड़ी समस्या Donald Trump की नाराजगी हो सकती है, जिन्होंने US-स्थित टेक कंपनियों पर अतिरिक्त नियम थोपे जाने का कड़ा विरोध किया है। एक प्रमुख टेक उद्योग लॉबी समूह ने बुधवार को White House से जवाबी व्यापारिक उपायों पर विचार करने का आग्रह किया। पढ़ना जारी रखें...

• NSW प्रीमियर, जो बोंडी आतंकी हमले के बाद स्पष्ट थे, ने अब अपने राज्य के कानूनों के भाग्य को क्वींसलैंड की कानूनी चुनौती से जोड़ दिया है। • न्यू साउथ वेल्स के प्रीमियर क्रिस मिन्स ने कहा है कि वह “globalise the intifada” नारे पर प्रतिबंध तभी लगाएंगे यदि क्वींसलैंड में इसी तरह के प्रतिबंध के खिलाफ संभावित संवैधानिक चुनौती असफल रहती है। यह अब तक का सबसे प्रबल संकेत है कि राज्य सरकार इस विवादास्पद वाक्यांश को प्रतिबंधित करने का प्रयास नहीं कर सकती है। • दिसंबर में बोंडी आतंकी हमले के बाद मिन्स ने जिसे “घृणास्पद और हिंसक बयानबाजी” बताया, उसे प्रतिबंधित करने के अपने इरादे के बारे में स्पष्ट थे, लेकिन उन्होंने इस मुद्दे को संसदीय जांच के पास भेज दिया, जिसमें उन्होंने कहा कि इससे फरवरी में संसद लौटने पर कानून पेश करना संभव होगा।

After she had to travel out of state to access care, Rachel Fulton joined the Center for Reproductive Rights’ suit, which an appeal has now halted indefinitelyIt was the worst day of Rachel Fulton’s life. She stood outside her doctor’s office, reeling with the news that her dearly wanted pregnancy needed to end. But her day would, somehow, become even worse: Fulton lives in Tennessee, where abortion is banned except for very narrow threats to the patient’s life. She had to travel hours to another state to receive care from an unfamiliar doctor far from home.Fulton joined a lawsuit, along with five other patients, in 2023 against the state of Tennessee for violating their right to life. The American Medical Association and two doctors also joined the lawsuit because they say they have been prevented from providing the standard of care for their patients. Continue reading...

Trump officials use incident at correspondents’ dinner to pitch case for $400m project, arguing it will be ‘safe space’US politics live – latest updatesThe US Department of J (DoJ) has used the weekend shooting in Washington DC to pressure a preservation group to drop a lawsuit seeking to halt the construction of Donald Trump’s White House ballroom.Several Trump administration officials, including the president, seized on the incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner to advance their case for the completion of the controversial $400m project, for which the White House’s East Wing was suddenly demolished, arguing the new ballroom was needed as a “safe space”. Continue reading...

Climate experts and advocates warn House and Senate bills will protect polluters at the cost of the climate Republican lawmakers are attempting to shield big oil from having to pay for its contributions to the climate crisis, alarming environmental advocates.New House and Senate bills, led by Harriet Hageman, a Wyoming representative, and Ted Cruz, a Texas senator, respectively, would give oil and gas companies broad legal immunity from policies and lawsuits aimed at holding the industry accountable for damages caused by its emissions. Continue reading...

Food delivery services say the proposed laws will affect their workers, while shared e-vehicle schemes claim the laws could make them uninsurableFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLegislation that would crack down on ebikes and e-scooters in Queensland could curtail food delivery services and potentially end shared e-vehicle schemes, industry figures warn.The proposed laws would set an age limit of 16 on ebikes and e-scooters, require users to obtain a driver’s licence, and set a limit of 10km/h on almost all cycle lanes. Continue reading...

Section of state’s electoral act that introduced caps on political donations but carved out an exemption for major parties ruled unconstitutional The high court has ruled Victoria’s political donation laws are unconstitutional, in a move that has been described as “enshrining a level playing field”.The unanimous decision, handed down by Australia’s highest court on Wednesday, struck out an entire section of Victoria’s electoral act that introduced caps on political donations but carved out an exemption for major parties. Continue reading...

Suit alleges the billionaire’s AI company is illegally spewing toxic pollutants from its datacenter in the Memphis areaA new lawsuit accuses Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company of illegally spewing toxic pollutants into the Black neighborhoods on the border of Tennessee and Mississippi.The suit, filed Tuesday in Mississippi federal court, alleges xAI is violating the Clean Air Act due to emissions from its enormous datacenter in Southaven, Mississippi. The plaintiff – storied civil rights group the NAACP, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center – says xAI has been polluting the surrounding historically Black communities by using dozens of methane gas generators without permits. The organization is seeking to force the company to stop operating its unpermitted turbines in Southaven. Continue reading...

TMTG drops defamation claim over report that prosecutors were investigating payments received as possible money launderingDonald Trump’s media corporation has dropped a defamation claim against the Guardian and two other defendants over a report that federal prosecutors were investigating $8m in payments the company received from entities with ties to Vladimir Putin as possible money laundering.A filing in the 12th judicial circuit in Sarasota county, Florida, on Friday confirms that Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of the president’s Truth Social platform, was withdrawing its claims without prejudice, meaning it could refile the lawsuit at a later date. Continue reading...

Judge rules complaint fails to outline malice after Trump argued lewd drawing allegedly sent to Epstein at heart of story was fakeA Florida judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed last summer by Donald Trump over a Wall Street Journal report that he had sent a “bawdy” letter to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, though the judge has given the US president two weeks to re-file the case.Trump, who has had a habit of suing media companies both inside and outside the White House, had argued that a lewd drawing at the heart of the story was fake. The lawsuit was especially notable because one of the defendants was Rupert Murdoch, one of Trump’s top media allies, whose News Corporation media empire owns the Journal. Continue reading...

Human rights lawyers say NDIS workers and their clients remain at risk despite newly bolstered whistleblower protectionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Susan* came across wrongdoing at her disability support provider, she faced a choice.Say nothing, and allow her highly vulnerable clients to be put at serious risk. Continue reading...

• Resistance groups have filed multiple lawsuits targeting President Trump's executive orders early in his second term. • The legal actions focus on policies enacted since his January 20, 2025, inauguration. • This wave of litigation could delay implementation and test judicial responses to executive actions.

The former soldier’s previous defamation trial presents the rare situation of there being hours of evidence of his alleged crimes already on the public record For almost every day of his marathon defamation trial, Ben Roberts-Smith VC, sat in the same spot in the federal court. A chair by the window, bathed in sunshine, from where he could glare at witnesses giving evidence.He sits now in a very different position. Continue reading...

• A New York federal judge dismissed Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni related to the film It Ends With Us on April 3, 2026. • The ruling comes amid ongoing disputes from the movie's production. • This decision impacts Hollywood's #MeToo era accountability efforts.

Abdullah Baig alleged Meta ignored flaws putting billions at risk, but a US judge ruled he lacked sufficient evidenceA US court has dismissed a lawsuit from WhatsApp’s former security chief, who alleged that parent company Meta ignored internal flaws he flagged about the messaging app’s digital defenses.Abdullah Baig, who claims he was fired in retaliation for raising these concerns, had alleged that billions of users had been put at risk because of these vulnerabilities. Thousands of employees could view sensitive user data, including profile photos and location, Baig claimed in the lawsuit filed in September. A judge ruled he had not presented enough evidence to move forward. Continue reading...

• Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the state's version of the SAVE America Act on April 1, 2026, requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration. • The law mandates in-person submission of documents like passports or birth certificates, drawing criticism from voting rights groups. • Civil liberties organizations filed a federal lawsuit within hours, arguing it imposes undue burdens and risks disenfranchising eligible voters.

• The SAVE America Act, which would have implemented election law changes at the federal level, has stalled in Congress. • President Trump has shifted strategy to reshape election laws at the state level while attempting to assert control over elections beyond constitutional limits. • Election law experts warn that Trump's efforts to influence state election procedures represent an attempt to consolidate power beyond what the Constitution permits.

• Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KD) announced an April 13, 2026, application deadline for class action lawsuits, with investors urged to contact Lewis Kahn, Esq. at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC. • The notice follows concerns over potential securities issues, impacting shareholders amid broader market volatility. • This legal development adds pressure on the IT infrastructure services firm as Wall Street navigates geopolitical and economic risks.

• A judge dismissed X's lawsuit against an advertising boycott, labeling it a 'fishing expedition,' marking a significant legal setback for Musk's platform. • The ruling highlights ongoing complexities surrounding free speech protections, corporate accountability, and advertiser rights in the digital platform economy. • The decision underscores judicial skepticism toward X's legal strategy and may embolden further advertiser actions against the platform.

• On March 20, 2026, the White House issued a four-page National Policy Framework on Artificial Intelligence, recommending Congress preempt state laws interfering with a minimally burdensome federal standard while protecting children and consumers. • The framework prioritizes seven areas, including stronger parental controls for kids, letting courts decide AI training on copyrighted works, and requiring companies to cover data center energy costs without raising residential bills. • It references the March 2026 Ratepayer Protection Pledge by tech firms and calls for streamlined permitting and resources for small businesses; Democrats responded with the GUARDRAILS Act to block a related Trump executive order.

Exclusive: Labor bill recognising all animals as sentient and raising care requirements won’t be introduced before state electionWarning: This article contains graphic contentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA bulldog trapped on a balcony, forced to live among its own faeces. A corgi kept in similarly squalid conditions, surrendered by its owner after community outrage. A Maltese shih tzu beaten with a metal pole – its attacker spared jail.These are the kinds of animal cruelty cases the Victorian government promised to target with new laws almost a decade ago. But Guardian Australia can reveal those reforms have been shelved indefinitely. Continue reading...

The rapper discussed his 2024 sexual assault lawsuit and the Kendrick-Drake beef in a new GQ cover storyJay-Z has spoken out about his recent sexual assault lawsuit in a new interview.The suit alleged that Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs raped a a 13-year-old girl at a party in 2000. Combs and Jay-Z denied all allegations after the lawsuit was filed in late 2024, and the case was voluntarily dismissed in February 2025. Continue reading...

• A federal judge blocked sweeping changes to U.S. vaccine recommendations, including reductions in childhood immunizations and removal of COVID-19 guidance for certain groups, in a lawsuit brought by the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups. • The ruling paused a reconstituted vaccine advisory committee and signals a forthcoming decision on broader legal questions, with the case expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court soon. • Changes were driven by RFK's authority over federal vaccine policy, which critics argue lack scientific basis and threaten public health.

State legislation due to be introduced on Tuesday will give authorities powers to seize high-powered e-motorbikes. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live politics blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Krishani Dhanji with the main action.International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol told 7.30 last night that the “world is facing the greatest global energy security threat in its history” and Australians are feeling the pain at the petrol pump. We’ll have more coming up. Continue reading...

• Republican legislators in Florida are advancing proof-of-citizenship voting laws as President Trump continues pushing the Senate to pass his SAVE America Act at the federal level. • The state-level legislation mirrors key provisions of Trump's federal SAVE Act, including requirements to prove citizenship before voting, reflecting alignment between state and federal Republican priorities on election security. • Florida's legislative action demonstrates coordinated effort across states to implement stricter voter identification and citizenship verification measures despite the federal SAVE Act facing significant opposition in the Senate.