Courts & Law
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SPLC largely drove debanking of conservative groups, Treasury report shows
The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged the scandal-stained SPLC with fraud, saying donors were cheated by the organization paying exorbitant sums to members of extremist groups, both to act as informants and to recruit and expand their operations. The SPLC has denied wrongdoing in the case.
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Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil sends legal fight with Trump admin to Supreme Court
Khalil, a Columbia University graduate who became a focal point in the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian foreign students, was jailed for months last year and has argued his detention was retaliation for his protected speech.
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Judge declines to recuse self in dispute on Trump's DC golf course renovation
"The Government has not met its burden to demonstrate that the Court’s actions and words demand disqualification," Reyes wrote. "Motion DENIED."
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DOJ asks appeals court to resintate criminal charges against man who challenged deportation
Kilmar Abrego Garcia challenged the Trump administration's decision to deport him to a prison in El Salvador, and the Supreme Court ruled that the White House must "facilitate" his return.
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Appeals court rules that Trump admin illegally appointed Nevada's top federal prosecutor
As a result of the ruling, Sigal Chattah, a prominent Nevada conservative who previously served as the state's Republican National Committeewoman, can no longer oversee federal prosecutions in Nevada.
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ACLU asks SCOTUS to hear Texas case requiring display of Ten Commandments in school classrooms
The request comes after a federal appeals court upheld the state law in April, which passed the Republican-led state legislature last year,
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Judge delays Mangione's state trial after defendant pleads guilty in federal case
Mangione's defense team has moved to dismiss his New York case after their client pleaded guilty to federal charges, citing the state's double jeopardy law because the charges stem from the same incident.
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Blanche argues Congress already approved White House ballroom
The project has been mired in legal trouble since its inception.
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Supreme Court declines to hear Trump's latest effort to block E. Jean Carroll award
was the second time the high court passed on the request. The president had asked the court to reconsider its decision from June that rejected Trump's first appeal, and the court almost never grants such requests.
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Judge rejects attempt to halt Trump from building border wall along tribe’s reservation
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled Friday that the tribe had not shown that construction would unlawfully change the boundaries of its 2.8-million-acre reservation or amount to an illegal trespass.
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Justice Department refers to Iranian missile threat in Turkey as assassination plot
The note was part of the department's emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to allow the White House to construct a new ballroom amid an ongoing legal battle.
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Federal judge lifts pause on ending Somali TPS designation, clearing way for deportations
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs imposed the stay after the Supreme Court ruled in June that courts did not have the power to review the Department of Homeland Security's decision to end deportation protections for Syrians and Haitians.
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Judge dismisses forgery charges in presidential election
In 2024, the same judge dismissed the case over a lack of jurisdiction in Clark County, which is home to Las Vegas.