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•Trump administration withdrew from $1 billion Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement protecting endangered salmon

Judge Signals Intent for Dam Changes in Revived Columbia Salmon Fight

A federal judge indicated Friday he may order interim changes to Columbia and Snake River dam operations to protect endangered salmon after the Trump administration withdrew from a Biden-era $1 billion conservation agreement. The decades-old lawsuit has been revived by conservation groups, tribes, and states.

•Federal judge signals intent to order interim dam operation changes on Columbia and Snake Rivers

•Judge found 'enormous gap' between advocates' evidence of violations and Justice Department's single declaration defending practices

Judge Blasts DOJ Over 'Enormous Gap' in Immigration Detainee Defense

U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel criticized the Justice Department's defense of immigration detention practices in Minnesota, citing an 'enormous gap' between evidence from advocates claiming constitutional violations and federal officials' statements. The judge gave both sides six days to resolve disputes over detainee access to legal counsel.

•Class action alleges immigration agents pressure detainees to waive rights and restrict attorney access at Minneapolis facility

Regulatory

•EPA reduces maximum dicamba application from 2 pounds to 1 pound per acre annually

EPA Cuts Dicamba Application Rates in Half Under New Restrictions

The Environmental Protection Agency announced new regulations Friday governing the use of dicamba, a controversial herbicide critical for controlling resistant weeds in cotton and soybean crops. The updated rules cut application rates in half and impose stricter safety measures following a 2022 federal court ruling that vacated previous registrations.

•New rules require doubled volatility reduction agents to limit environmental drift

Federal Circuit

Fourth Judicial District Court

Colorado Funeral Home Owner Gets 40-Year Sentence for Body Neglect

A Colorado Springs judge sentenced a former funeral home owner to 40 years in prison for leaving 189 bodies to decompose in a warehouse while collecting fees from families for cremations and burials that never occurred. The shocking case involved nearly 200 victims whose families received fake ashes instead of proper funeral services.

•Jon Hallford received a 40-year state prison sentence, adding to his previous 20-year federal sentence for wire fraud

•The couple operated the scheme from September 2019 to October 2023, collecting $130,000 while storing bodies in deteriorating conditions

federal court in Northern California

News Group Sues ICE for Access to Immigration Raid Footage

The Center for Investigative Reporting has filed a federal lawsuit against ICE and CBP after the agencies failed to comply with Freedom of Information Act requests for video footage of immigration raids in Los Angeles and Chicago. The news organization seeks court intervention to force disclosure of videos it says are public records.

•Center for Investigative Reporting sued ICE and CBP in federal court for withholding video footage of immigration raids

•Agencies failed to meet FOIA deadlines for requests seeking footage from Chicago and Los Angeles operations

Regulatory

•Labeling correction affects all TRUE METRIX blood glucose monitor models including AIR, GO, and PRO versions

FDA Announces Labeling Correction for TRUE METRIX Blood Glucose Monitors

Trividia Health, Inc. has initiated a labeling correction for all TRUE METRIX blood glucose monitoring systems, requiring modifications to owner's booklets and system instructions for use. The FDA announced the safety alert on Feb. 6, 2026, affecting multiple models used by diabetic patients.

•FDA announced the safety alert requiring modifications to owner's booklets and system instructions

•12-year-old girl killed by jet ski while paddleboarding in De Anza Cove area of Mission Bay in 2023

San Diego Superior Court

California Seeks Dismissal in Mission Bay Jet Ski Death Lawsuit

The State of California is asking a San Diego court to dismiss claims against it in a lawsuit filed by parents whose 12-year-old daughter was killed by a jet ski while paddleboarding in Mission Bay in 2023. The state argues it transferred control of the area to San Diego in 1945 and bears no responsibility.

•California claims it transferred control to San Diego in 1945 and has no liability for accidents

•Puig convicted on two federal charges: obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal investigators

Ex-Dodger Yasiel Puig Convicted of Lying to Feds in Sports Gambling Probe

Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was convicted Friday on federal charges of lying to investigators probing an illegal sports gambling operation in Southern California. The jury found the ex-All-Star guilty of obstruction of justice and making false statements during the 2022 investigation of unlicensed bookmaker Wayne Nix.

•Lost over $1.5 million betting on sports through illegal bookmaker Wayne Nix's operation during five-month period in 2019

•Federal judge issued emergency TRO requiring Trump administration to restore $200+ million in Hudson Tunnel funding

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore $200M Hudson Tunnel Funding

A federal judge issued an emergency temporary restraining order Friday requiring the Trump administration to restore over $200 million in federal funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project. The ruling came on the same day the $16 billion infrastructure project ran out of cash and was forced to wind down construction operations.

•New York and New Jersey sued alleging 'political retribution' in withholding of previously allocated federal funds