The US government’s termination of temporary deportation protections for 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal was unlawful, a San Francisco federal judge ruled, the latest setback in the Trump administration’s legal defense of its immigration policies.

Call it the Great Continental Drift: professionals are yearning to trade the chaos and costs of life in the US for Europe’s perceived calm and social safety nets.

There was perhaps no bigger story last year in the world of Big Law than President Donald Trump’s attacks on several of the nation’s largest law firms through punitive executive orders due to political affiliations and adversarial hires.

California’s response to the Trump administration has prompted a flood of litigation, with several major hearings over the line between state law and federal authority teed up for hearings early in 2026.

The Supreme Court is set to weigh in on cases that could recalibrate executive power, influence the 2026 midterms, and offer its view on birthright citizenship. Several significant rulings are expected early in the year

President Donald Trump said he is “removing” National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, after a number of legal setbacks, claiming that his deployments had helped reduce crime in the nation’s cities.