Lawsuit

Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia University for alleged failure to protect pro-Palestinian students

Khalil became a face of the Trump administration crackdown on students' pro-Palestinian protests after US immigration agents arrested him in March 2025 in the lobby of his university residence.

Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestinian activist, stands with others announcing a federal lawsuit to be filed against Columbia University for showing "deliberate indifference" to the harassment of pro-Palestinian students, New York City, US, September 14, 2026.
Sara Netanyahu attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in northern Jerusalem, July 5, 2026.

Sara Netanyahu rejects apology demand from Jerusalem protest-fire defendant, seeks NIS 5m.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads Likud into the October 27 election as the ruling party seeks to retain power amid slipping polls and questions over Netanyahu’s future.

Netanyahu announces planned libel lawsuit over Haaretz report claiming UAE warned of Oct. 7

Soldiers lock a gate from the inside at Sde Teiman detention facility, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba, in southern Israel, July 29, 2024.

Soldiers implicated in Sde Teiman Affair sue IDF, police, several others for defamation - report


Former US president Biden sues DOJ over release of interview audio

The lawsuit asks the court to declare the Heritage Foundation’s 2024 request for the records pretextual and invalid, and permanently bar the release of the records to the committee.

Former US president Joe Biden speaks to a crowd during a fundraising event with the South Carolina Democratic Party at the Columbia Museum of Art on February 27, 2026 in Columbia, South Carolina.

Trump administration again sues UCLA over antisemitism, alleging ‘hostile educational environment’

The new suit draws on widely reported accounts of UCLA’s campus environment in spring 2024, when protesters in pro-Palestinian encampments clashed with pro-Israel counter-protesters.

The pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA was erected after the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks in Israel.

Elon Musk vows to appeal after losing bid to hold OpenAI liable for straying from founding mission

The verdict simplifies the path for OpenAI to proceed with a possible initial public offering that could value the business at $1 trillion.

Elon Musk

Trump seeks to establish compensation fund for victims of government 'weaponization' - report

Sources familiar with the matter told ABC that US President Donald Trump is pushing for the creation of the fund in exchange for dropping his ongoing lawsuit against the US Internal Revenue Service.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Military Mother's Day Event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2026.

NYT accuses Israel of trying to 'stifle journalism' by taking legal action over op-ed

A spokesperson for the NYT alleged that the threat of legal action “is part of a well-worn political playbook that aims to undermine independent reporting and stifle journalism."

People walk by The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, US, September 16, 2025.

Netanyahu threatens lawsuit over NY Times column as Jews protest outside newspaper headquarters

“It’s just so absurd and so beyond the pale that it was hard for me to imagine that so many people would print it in the first place, but so many people would buy it,” Levitov said.

The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, pictured September 16, 2025; illustrative.

Judge bars Kars4Kids from advertising, saying it misled donors about Orthodox Jewish mission

A California Superior Court judge ruled that Kars4Kids had violated the state’s false advertising and unfair competition laws by failing to disclose where it allocated funds from its donations.

Screenshot from an ad for Kars4Kids.

Can Israel actually sue 'The New York Times' over 'dog rape' column? - explainer

Should the process move forward, the procedure - and the chances of success - would depend largely on where the suit is filed.

Illustration of The New York Times application displayed on a smartphone held in hand in Corsica France April 18, 2026.

Israel to take legal action against 'New York Times' over claims of 'dog rape' of Palestinians

PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar instructed officials to prepare a defamation lawsuit against "one of the most hideous and distorted lies ever published" on Israel.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar holds up a copy of The New York Times as he speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters on in New York City on August 5, 2025.

Long Island school district pays $125K to settle lawsuit over erased pro-Palestinian student art

The lawsuit stemmed from a September 2024 incident at Half Hollow Hills High School West, which permitted seniors to decorate their campus parking spots.

Half Hollow Hills High School West in Dix Hills, New York.