Tensions boiled over as soon as the trial of Kianna Davis — a former Georgia high school teacher charged with killing her 2-year-old son, Karter Ambrose — went to the jury Wednesday. 🧵

A federal judge on Friday grilled a Paramount attorney over whether the planned merger between the entertainment giant and Warner Bros. should be temporarily blocked on antitrust grounds. More below 🔽

The Supreme Court deviated from its carefully choreographed process for handing down opinions this week as the justices sought to stymie concerns about how an expansive ruling on presidential power could impact financial markets. More via @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social below 🔽

In the latest Under the Lights newsletter, Brad Pitt scores a new batch of wins in his legal fight with his ex, Angelina Jolie, over the French vineyard the two once shared. Get the full story over on Substack: underthelightscns.substack.com/p/the-soures...

Who watches the watchmen? Today's edition of Closing Arguments examines how tensions between states' rights, federal powers and voters have come to a head over masks. Read the full newsletter below ⬇️

Enchanted Forest has welcomed visitors of all ages since 1971. This sprawling, wooded amusement park in Turner, Oregon, was created by Roger Tofte, a man with 20 acres of land and a dream of building something larger than life. Full report below 🔽

A judge in rural Virginia sided with gun rights activists Thursday, barring state police from enforcing an assault weapons ban set to take effect July 1. Full report below 🔽

The Supreme Court paved the way on Thursday for President Donald Trump to restart immigration agents’ controversial practice of physically blocking migrants from seeking asylum at the border. More via @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social below 🔽

In a rare ruling against religious rights, the Supreme Court said Tuesday that a Rastafarian man could not seek damages from Louisiana prison officials who shaved his dreadlocks. Full story via @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social below 🔽

At his upcoming state murder trial, Luigi Mangione won’t necessarily be arguing that he wasn’t the shooter behind UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing. He’ll instead claim he was under “extreme emotional disturbance” when the incident took place, per @uebey.bsky.social. More below 🔽

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced charges against 15 people tied to a pair of Minnesota-based “antifa” groups that prosecutors say “violently oppose immigration law enforcement.” Full report below 🔽

Today's edition of Closing Arguments examines the trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, who prosecutors say started the blaze that later turned into the Palisades Fire, which destroyed nearly 7,000 structures and caused an estimated $25 billion to $51 billion in damage.

Blake Lively has been awarded attorneys’ fees in her legal war with “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni, marking the end of her massive federal lawsuit that was largely settled last month. Full report via @uebey.bsky.social below ⬇️

Key district races in and around New York City raise questions about the future of not only the makeup of the House of Representatives, but also the direction of the Democratic Party. @ninapullano.bsky.social's full preview of New York's congressional primary election is available below 🔽

A former trustee for Hartman, Colorado, on heated meetings, stolen community resources and a physical altercation between her and another ex-board member. The full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode on Hartman's fight for survival is available on all major podcast platforms.

The sprint to summer break is in full swing as the Supreme Court prepares for several weeks of blockbuster rulings on elections, birthright citizenship and presidential power. More via @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social below 🔽

Attorneys for Karmelo Anthony rested their case Monday in his murder trial after prosecutors grilled a defense witness over his inconsistent statements of whether the Black defendant was surrounded before he stabbed an unarmed white teenager at a suburban Texas track meet. @davejourno.bsky.social

Hartman, Colorado, has become an unlikely case study in how a century-old abandonment law leaves residents to confront what happens when a town can no longer govern itself. Can the tiny plains community be saved, or has it already become a ghost town in waiting?

@sidebarcns.bsky.social co-host Amanda Pampuro spoke with Shawna Casey about Colorado's abandonment law and the challenges towns in the state are facing. The full episode on Hartman's fight for survival is available on all major podcast platforms.

The $1.4 billion Trump-Kushner resort is slated for construction on a remote island and the nearby delta of the Vjosa River, a shelter for an assortment of wildlife, including about 3,000 flamingos. Full report below 🔽

Transgender patients and their families sued the Justice Department and U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday over the Trump administration’s efforts to force hospitals to disclose the identities of young trans people. More via @ninapullano.bsky.social below 🔽

Something unexpected saved a man’s life after the formal channels of justice failed to do so. If this isn’t a miracle, then what is?

Organizers call it the world’s largest UFO festival, though fans of the one in Roswell, New Mexico, might dispute that claim. Regardless, the festival in McMinnville, Oregon, transforms the tiny wine country town into a celebration of the paranormal, full of eccentrics.

@raskin.house.gov on Thursday unveiled a package of legislation he said would shine a spotlight on the Supreme Court’s shadow docket and demystify the justices’ secretive and often unexplained emergency orders. More via @benjaminweiss.bsky.social below 🔽

The Rideshare Guy contributor Sergio Avedian spoke with Kirk McDaniel about driverless vehicles and Big Tech's claims of a techno-utopia. The full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode is available on all major podcast platforms.

Faced with threats from President Donald Trump, the European Union took a big step Wednesday toward allowing the U.S. to slap a 15% tariff on most EU products while letting American industrial products enter the EU tariff-free. Full story below 🔽

The Trump administration claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that Minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban on prediction markets is preempted by federal regulation. Full report below 🔽

Minnesota state prosecutors filed criminal charges against an ICE agent Monday in relation to the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in January. Full story below 🔽

Alex Murdaugh filed a lawsuit Monday against the former court clerk accused of tampering with the jury that convicted him in the murders of his wife and son in 2023.

The Supreme Court signaled on Monday that its landmark voting rights decision could impact challenges to state legislative maps that discriminate on the basis of race, color or language-minority membership. More via @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social below 🔽