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Kendra Leon Barrionuevo
Kendra Leon Barrionuevo is a Seattle-based reporter for Courthouse News who covers civil cases and science studies.
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Judge gives Education Department more time to decide who gets mental health grants
Frustrated states asked a federal judge to impose an order that denied the DOE's new deadline to make decisions about mental health grants, but the judge said the states tried to exceed the court's authority to make the DOE comply with the original court order.
States battle with Education Department over school mental health funds
An appeals court previously ruled that the Trump administration couldn't unilaterally slash school mental health funding.
Former US Army sergeant sentenced to 48 months for trying to pass defense intel to China
The 31-year-old defendant believed the U.S. government planted a chip in his brain while he was a member of a military intelligence unit.
Astronomers eye newly discovered super-Earth as potential home for life
While researchers say they've found a potentially habitable planet, it'll take a new generation of telescopes to figure out more about life in the universe.
Amazon agrees to pay FTC billions to settle Prime claims
Barely a week after the trial started, Amazon settled with federal regulators for $2.5 billion after they accused the company of tricking consumers into signing up for Prime.
Unsubscribe: Amazon on trial over FTC claims of Prime trickery
The FTC argued in a Seattle courtroom that Amazon trapped consumers in Prime subscriptions they didn't mean to sign up for, while Amazon argued the FTC's own expert agreed Amazon did its best to solve the problem.
Education for all: Head Start rips feds for scaring away noncitizens
Attorneys for the child development program argued that the federal government launched another attack on immigrant communities by trying to prevent their access to Head Start services.
States fight feds over future of school mental health services
Sixteen states claim that the Trump administration discontinued grant programs aimed at mental health services in schools without giving a reasonable explanation.