Courts & Law
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Federal appeals court blocks parts of Florida’s Stop WOKE Act
Law, which took effect in 2022, would have prohibited professors at Florida’s public universities and colleges from endorsing certain ideologies about race and sex.
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Judge upholds oversight commission for Georgia prosecutors
2023 law established the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission that would investigate local district attorneys
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Federal judge sets February 2027 trial date for DC pipe bomb suspect
The trial will take place February 16.
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Transgender students sue New Hampshire education officials over sports ban
Supporters of the new law claim that transgender students are at an unfair advantage in some sports, especially if they were born male. But critics claim the law are discriminatory and stop them from taking part in an important school activity.
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Supreme Court declines Biden administration request to enforce LGBTQ Title IX protections
The court's 5-4 decision was issued in an unsigned order, and drew rebuke from the three liberal judges on the Supreme Court and conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch.
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SCOTUS refused to ban federal censorship pressure; It could make churches complicit in abortion
Washington state defends abortion coverage mandate on basis that insurers might not offer abortion-free plans even if the 9th Circuit issues an injunction. Judge warns its argument means "you slam the court doors shut" to churches.
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Woman charged with trying to steal Graceland from Elvis Presley's family
Prosecutors allege that Findley was behind the scheme to sell Elvis Presley's former home in Memphis, called Graceland.
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Mark Meadows attempts to move Arizona alternate electors case to federal court
United States District Judge John Tuchi has agreed to consider Meadows' request in a hearing on Sept. 5.
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Grandmas in chains: Harris legacy of pursuing pro-life activists set stage for wider legal fight
Undercover Planned Parenthood videos, first suppressed by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, now flooding out as pro-life activists go on legal offense.
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Hunter Biden’s ex-partner cooperating in bizarre murder-for-hire prosecution, court records show
Devon Archer, who worked with Hunter Biden on several ventures stretching back to 2008, argued that his sentencing on a fraud conviction should be delayed because of his full cooperation with ongoing congressional and Justice Department investigations.
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Honest Elections Project files amicus brief to AZ Supreme Court over ranked-choice voting initiative
"The Arizona Supreme Court should reverse the trial court’s ruling and strip this initiative from the ballot in November," Jason Snead said.
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Police identify suspect accused of breaking into Trump campaign Virginia headquarters
Kessler was reportedly seen on surveillance video on Sunday evening breaking into the headquarters through the back door.
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Trump legal team seeks to delay Sept. 18 sentencing in hush money case
Merchan on Wednesday rejected a third request from Trump to recuse himself from the case.