Courts & Law
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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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Trump requests delay in Florida classified documents case after immunity ruling
Special counsel Jack Smith's team has argued that the document transfer happened after Trump’s term ended, and so he does not enjoy any immunity protections and had no power to declassify the documents.
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Iran, N. Korea, and Syria supported Oct. 7 Hamas attacks against Israel: lawsuit
The 117-page complaint by the pro-Israel advocacy group seeks damages of at least $4 billion from the states.
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Former Biden official Sam Brinton avoids jail time for stealing luggage at Virginia airport
Brinton will need to complete 50 hours of community service, enter into an adult diversion program, and write a letter of apology to victim Asya Khamsin, who is a Tanzanian fashion designer.
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Judges tell Mississippi lawmakers to redraw three districts that limit black voters' influence
Black voters and the Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) filed a lawsuit against the state over the districts in 2022.
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Federal judge cites SCOTUS Chevron ruling when halting HHS rule on gender identity discrimination
U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola agreed with 15 conservative states that sued the administration in his ruling, agreeing that the new law exceeded the government's authority.
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'The biggest one': Title IX gender identity rewrite blocked nationwide under new SCOTUS precedent
Trump appointee takes two business days to apply ruling ending so-called Chevron deference to block Department of Education regulation redefining "sex." Title IX administrator group warns members to be ready for immediate reversal.
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Pro-life demonstrator avoids jail after judge denies Biden admin. request for 1 year behind bars
The Biden Justice Department brought charges against Vaughn and 10 other demonstrators who were present at the Carafem Health Center Clinic in Mt. Juliet for a sit-in protest in March 2021.
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Missouri AG sues New York arguing 'lawfare' against Trump harmed Missourians' constitutional rights
In the lawsuit, Bailey petitions the Supreme Court to declare that New York unlawfully interfered with the presidential election, delay his upcoming sentencing until after the presidential election and eliminate gag orders against him.
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Giuliani disbarred in New York after court finds he repeatedly lied about 2020 election results
The decision was handed down by a New York appeals court in Manhattan
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Judge delays Trump sentencing in hush money case until after convention
Trump's sentencing date was originally scheduled for July 11.