Courts & Law
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Judge rules alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed's confession inadmissible in trial
The judge, Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, ruled that the alleged mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed's confessions to the FBI were not made voluntarily, and that subsequent interrogations in 2007 at Guantánamo were also inadmissible.
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Judge declines to block Trump's new birthright citizenship order
The Biden-appointed judge was nonetheless skeptical of the order's constitutionality.
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Federal judge approves Bank of America's $72 million settlement with alleged Epstein victims
The women sued the bank collectively under the pseudonym Jane Doe in order to remain anonymous and the bank agreed to settle the case in March, though it maintained that it did not facilitate Epstein's sex trafficking crimes.
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Judge blocks Trump admin from pulling funding for 34 cities, counties over 'sanctuary' policies
U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco extended his previous injunction to cover additional locations, after his original order blocked the administration from pulling funding for more than a dozen other cities and counties.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from federal custody in Tennessee, en route to family in Maryland
Abrego Garcia will stay with his brother in Maryland ahead of his criminal trial but must report to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials at its Baltimore field office.
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Appeals court rules serious Chicago police disciplinary hearings must be public
University of Chicago Law School professor and Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project founder Craig Futterman said a panel of appellate court judges made the only decision they could in upholding a lower court’s ruling stipulating that all Chicago police officers facing serious misconduct allegations must have their hearings heard in public.
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Alligator Alcatraz expansions halted in federal ruling
“The deportations will continue until morale improves,” said Alex Lanfranconi, a spokesman for second-term Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Federal judge orders admin to stop sending illegal migrants to Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams determined in her preliminary ruling that the facility can remain operational for now, but barred the administration from installing any additional industrial-style lighting and expanding the facility.
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Erik Menendez denied parole by California board after resentencing
The ruling means that he will not be eligible for parole again until 2028, but his brother Lyle Menendez has his parole hearing on Friday.
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Illegal migrant and California truck driver allegedly responsible for fatal crash lands in Florida
The suspect was arrested in California last week and booked into the San Joaquin County Jail to await an initial court appearance. He was extradited back to Florida on Thursday.
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Detransitioner gets a second chance at medical malpractice lawsuit against doctors
The lawsuit involving Prisha Mosley, if allowed to proceed, is poised to set national precedent.
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Supreme Court rules Trump admin can cut nearly $800 million in health research funding
The court was split 5-4 in the ruling, with Chief Justice John Roberts among the judges siding with the court's three liberal justices. The NIH began canceling grants in March that it claimed were spent on projects like studies on transgender healthcare, vaccine hesitancy, and diversity research
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Federal judge rules Alina Habba has been unlawfully serving as US attorney in New Jersey
New Jersey's 17 U.S. District Court judges chose to replace Habba as the interim attorney last month after the term expired without her confirmation, but the Trump administration used unconventional tactics to keep her in the role longer.