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Judge blocks Trump Kennedy Center name again as board votes to close, NBC reports

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 15, 2026 · Updated September 17, 2026
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, seen from across the Potomac River in Washington, on a summer day.

A federal judge blocked Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center a second time Tuesday; the board then voted to close the building for renovation, NBC reported.

Categories News Tags Lawsuits

PlayStation Owners Sue Sony, Saying ‘Buy Now’ Button Hides That Digital Games Are Only Licensed

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 13, 2026
Editorial illustration: a game controller and disc case beside a digital storefront screen

Four PlayStation Store customers have sued Sony in federal court, arguing that the “Buy Now” and “Confirm Purchase” buttons on its digital storefront make players

Categories Technology Tags Lawsuits

Judge Orders DOJ to Name Who Built Trump’s Now-Rescinded $1.8 Billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund”

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 5, 2026 · Updated September 15, 2026
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On September 4, 2026, a federal magistrate judge ordered the Justice Department to disclose who designed the structure of the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” — the $1.776

Categories Politics Tags DOJ, Donald Trump, Lawsuits, Todd Blanche

Sony and Microsoft Ask Courts to Throw Out Lawsuits Alleging They Withheld Console Tariff Refunds

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published September 3, 2026 · Updated September 5, 2026
Photo: Colorful shipping containers stacked in a port for transport logistics.

Sony and Microsoft this week each asked federal judges to dismiss consumer class-action lawsuits accusing the companies of pocketing tariff refunds instead

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Supreme Court Temporarily Lets White House Ballroom Construction Resume While It Weighs the Case

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 19, 2026 · Updated September 5, 2026
The United States Supreme Court building facade under a clear sky

The White House ballroom project, for which the East Wing was demolished, is before the Supreme Court while the justices decide whether above-ground construction

Categories Politics Tags Donald Trump, Lawsuits, Supreme Court, White House
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