The Justice Department has launched what it describes as its final wave of lawsuits challenging state and local laws that allow undocumented students to access in-state tuition and related higher-education benefits. The new suits target Hawaii, Arkansas, Utah, and the District of Columbia, extending a litigation campaign with potentially significant consequences for immigration policy, public university systems, and the balance of state and federal authority.

At the center of these cases is a recurring legal question: whether state or local tuition-benefit regimes for undocumented students are consistent with federal immigration law, or whether they are preempted by it.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has approved the SEC’s settlement with Elon Musk over allegations that he failed to timely disclose his early purchases of Twitter stock, but not without an unusually pointed warning. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan signed off on the deal while stating she had “significant misgivings” and saw potential “red flags” in the resolution.

The settlement requires a trust in Musk’s name to pay $1.5 million and resolves claims tied to delayed beneficial ownership disclosures.

A federal judge in Washington has delivered an unusually sharp rebuke in litigation tied to President Donald Trump, ruling that a $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service was brought for an improper purpose and appeared aimed at giving legal cover to a settlement that would grant special benefits to Trump-affiliated parties.

The ruling goes beyond dismissal or adverse merits findings.