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Nissan has recalled 26,432 vehicles due to improperly welded door strikers that could crack and cause doors to open unexpectedly while driving or during a crash. The recall affects 2025 Altima and Sentra sedans, 2025-2026 Frontier pickups, and 2026 Kicks SUVs—and the NHTSA confirmed on January 23, 2026, that only 1% of recalled vehicles actually…

A federal judge appears likely to side with Senator Mark Kelly in his lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, signaling the Pentagon violated Kelly’s First Amendment rights by threatening to cut his military retirement pay and demote him over a video urging troops to refuse illegal orders. Senior US District Judge Richard Leon said he…

Anthropic’s new Claude Legal Plugin, released February 2, 2026, as part of the Cowork platform, automates contract review, NDA triage, compliance workflows, and legal briefings for in-house legal teams—bringing specialized AI capabilities that legal publishers Thomson Reuters and RELX fear could disrupt their multi-billion dollar legal research and software businesses. The plugin is available now…

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act is a proposed federal law that would require all Americans to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship—like a passport or birth certificate—when registering to vote in federal elections. Introduced as H.R. 22 in the 119th Congress in January 2026, the bill remains stalled in the Senate as of…

The 5th Amendment protects you from being forced to testify against yourself in criminal cases, guarantees due process before the government takes your life, liberty, or property, and prevents being tried twice for the same crime. These aren’t abstract constitutional concepts—they’re the rights that protect you when police knock on your door, when prosecutors demand…

The age of consent in New Hampshire is 16 years old. Anyone under 16 cannot legally consent to sexual activity, regardless of how willing they appear or what they say. But here’s what most people don’t know: New Hampshire has close-in-age exceptions that could mean the difference between a felony and no charges at all….

You searched “T14 law schools” because you need to know which schools qualify, why T14 status matters for your legal career, and what the massive 2025 ranking shake-up means for your application strategy. Here’s the truth: The 2025 rankings dropped and Cornell fell to #18 while Vanderbilt, UT Austin, and WashU crashed the party, creating…

McLaren Health Care Corporation reached a class action settlement for victims of data breaches that occurred between July 28, 2023 through August 23, 2023, and between July 17, 2024 and August 3, 2024. The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing on April 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. before the Honorable B. Chris Christenson of…

On January 23, 2026, Chad Hugo filed a lawsuit accusing Pharrell Williams of fraudulent conduct, alleging Williams cut him out of business dealings and owes him up to $1 million from N.E.R.D’s last album. The complaint centers on unpaid royalties from The Neptunes and N.E.R.D music sales, touring income, and merchandising deals. Hugo’s attorney argues…