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sec.gov
The SEC’s Office of Municipal Securities updated its registration FAQs to clarify municipal advisor registration, remote-work office disclosures, and recordkeeping requirements.
sec.gov
The SEC proposed Regulation E-Delivery, which would allow certain required securities information to be delivered electronically without first obtaining affirmative consent, while preserving paper delivery on request.
uscourts.gov
Federal judges told the Judicial Conference that development of a replacement for CM/ECF is on a fast track, with initial components to be tested this year at six courts.
uscourts.gov
The Federal Rules of Evidence have governed evidence in federal courts since 1975, providing a consistent framework for deciding what juries may hear.
uscourts.gov
The federal Judiciary will temporarily raise PACER fees beginning Jan. 1, 2027, to help fund modernization and security upgrades for its case management and public access systems.
uscourts.gov
Federal and state courts reported fewer authorized wiretaps and convictions in 2025, while arrests increased slightly and encrypted communications remained difficult to decrypt.
uscis.gov
Beginning July 8, 2026, USCIS will conduct affirmative asylum interviews for applicants under the Atlanta Asylum Office’s jurisdiction at three locations in Georgia and Alabama.
uscis.gov
Jung Hoon Song and Bonnie Jo C. Quichocho received probation, fines and special assessments after pleading guilty in a sham-marriage immigration case in Guam.
uscis.gov
USCIS provided immigration record checks, jail-call reviews, and guidance during an investigation that led to prison sentences for two Venezuelan nationals.
uscis.gov
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a final rule rescinding the 2022 regulation on public charge determinations. The rule takes effect Sept. 18, 2026.
uscis.gov
USCIS has received enough petitions to reach both the regular H-1B cap and the master’s cap for fiscal year 2027.
dhs.gov
DHS said ICE lodged a detainer with the Sedgwick County Jail after Wichita police arrested Diego Moreno-Espinoza in connection with the July 3 shooting.
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ICE lodged a detainer with the Lake County Jail for Akbor Miah, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his sister-in-law, Monica Islam.
dhs.gov
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin sent letters to four state secretaries after preliminary reviews identified more than 250,000 potential non-citizens registered to vote.
dhs.gov
DHS said ICE arrested Jose Gerardo Garrido-Benitez after federal agents seized his drone near Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
justice.gov
Habib Bhatti pleaded guilty to six federal offenses involving the sexual exploitation of minors, interstate travel and possession of child sexual abuse material.
justice.gov
Luis E. Gonzalez, Jr. was arraigned in federal court on a charge involving tax returns that allegedly underreported millions of dollars in income.
justice.gov
A federal indictment charges Lynette Hogue with preparing allegedly fraudulent tax returns for clients and failing to file her own returns from 2021 through 2024.
justice.gov
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $4,657,463.18 to the United States and entered a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement over alleged kickbacks involving DEXYCU.
whitehouse.gov
The Trump Administration says it is coordinating with governments worldwide to target what it describes as a transnational radical-left terrorist threat, including its alleged financing and cross-border networks.
