Login | August 11, 2026
Akron Legal News
State
A developer is asking neighbors to buy in and own part of a north Minneapolis mall
A Chicago-based social enterprise company is purchasing the Hawthorn Crossings strip mall in north Minneapolis, promising it will build local wealth and support community development in one of the Twin Cities’ lowest-income and most diverse neighborhoods.
Lyneir Richardson, co-founder and CEO of Chicago Trend, is undertaki ... (full story)
A federal judge lets DHS proceed with a border wall through a small Texas town’s levee system
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is allowing the Department of Homeland Security to go ahead for now with plans to build a border wall through a levee system protecting a small Texas town on the border with Mexico, rejecting arguments by the town that the wall could lead to flooding.
The decision late Sunday marks a victo ... (full story)
US companies are stepping up to cut reliance on China for critical minerals used in key weapons
EXETER, N.H. (AP) — Tucked inside a New Hampshire office park, a small refinery zaps mining waste with electricity to tease out critical minerals needed for key U.S. weapons systems, including missiles used in the Iran war.
It can play a part in helping America break the chokehold China has on processing critical minerals, ... (full story)
Judge clarifies NCAA eligibility order, which could blunt its impact on new '5 for 5' rule
DENVER (AP) — The judge who granted some athletes the right to play another year in college issued a new order Aug 2 that makes clear that does not include football players who signed pro contracts this summer then had a change of heart.
U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney responded to an NCAA request for clarity about h ... (full story)
Breakneck pace in immigration courts is driving up deportation orders
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration is packing immigration courtrooms and giving less lead-time on hearings in an effort to clear a decades-long backlog. The result is a historic rise in the number of people missing court dates and being immediately ordered deported as the system struggles to keep up, new data sho ... (full story)