A Texas judge has declined to shut down Camp Mystic, where 25 girls and two counselors were killed in catastrophic floods last year. Judge Maya Guerra Gamble did order Camp Mystic’s owners not to alter or demolish the cabins where campers were housed during the floods and not use that area. One victim's family suing the camp had sought to keep it closed and halt any new construction while their lawsuit is pending. Eight-year-old Cile Steward was swept away during the flooding and her body still has not been recovered. She's one of two victims never accounted for after the flood last July 4.

A defiant Elon Musk on Wednesday took the stand in a jury trial to defend himself against accusations that he engaged in a pattern of deceptive behavior that misled investors as he attempted to back out of his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter before he finally completed the takeover. The civil trial in San Francisco centers on a class-action lawsuit filed just before Musk took control of Twitter in October 2022, six months after agreeing to buy the embattled company for $44 billion, or $54.20 per share. The case revolves around allegations that Musk violated federal securities laws that unfairly harmed Twitter shareholders between May 13 and Oct. 4, 2022.

Minnesota is suing President Donald Trump’s administration in an attempt to stop it from withholding $243 million in Medicaid spending. The lawsuit filed Monday asks a U.S. court in Minneapolis to issue a temporary restraining order to block the withholding for Medicaid, which is the health care safety net for low-income Americans. The move came after Vice President JD Vance said last week the administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to Minnesota over fraud concerns. Minnesota's attorney general says his office has a strong track record of fighting Medicaid fraud. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services didn't immediately respond to an email and phone message seeking comment late Monday.

A Minnesota county attorney may pursue charges against federal officers for alleged misconduct during an immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis area. The prosecutor says Monday her office is already investigating 17 incidents in the county, including a Jan. 21 case where Border Patrol official Greg Bovino threw a smoke canister at protesters, and a Jan. 7 arrest near a high school where officers used chemical irritants while students and staff were in the area. Her office may also sue the federal government for blocking requests for evidence in her investigations into the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The Department of Homeland Security responded saying that states cannot prosecute federal officers.

At least two retail customers have filed proposed class-action lawsuits against companies that have sued in trade court to ensure they receive refunds from tariffs now-deemed illegal. Miami-based Matthew Reiser filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against FedEx and New York-based Nathan Ward made a similar claim against sunglasses maker EssilorLuxottica. The suits seek to ensure that should tariffs be refunded to the companies, they get returned to the customers. The moves follow a rush of more than 1,000 companies that have filed suit in the U.S. Court of International trade over tariff refunds. On Feb. 20, The Supreme Court invalidated tariffs implemented under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, worth an estimated $130 billion to $175 billion.

A federal judge has rejected a preservationist group’s request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled Thursday that the National Trust for Historic Preservation was unlikely to succeed on the merits of its bid to temporarily halt President Donald Trump’s project. The preservationists sought an order pausing the ballroom project until it undergoes multiple independent reviews and wins approval from Congress. Trump proceeded with the project before seeking input from a pair of federal review panels. Trump hailed the ruling, but the National Trust said the judge's decision also determined it had standing to continue the case.