Courts & Law
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Trump posts photos of 'trash island' D.C. golf course after court hearing
East Potomac Golf Course is one of several sites in the nation's capital that Trump has worked to restore since returning to the White House.
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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 dismisses vandalism case against former Olympian but defers on whether it can be brought again
Judge Todd Edelman of the Superior Court in Washington approved the Justice Department's request to drop the vandalism charge against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn in a two-page order.
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Federal judge upholds ruling that 'tower dump' warrants are unconstitutional
A magistrate judge ruled the "tower dump" warrants are general warrants and therefore impermissible, and District Judge Carlton Reeves agreed.
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Federal appeals court revives Florida law restricting minors from attending certain drag shows
Ruling allows Florida to enforce the Protection of Children Act while the underlying litigation proceeds in the district court.
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Education Department ordered to forgive student loans for over 170K borrowers defrauded by schools
The latest ruling, issued unanimously by a panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, came after the Trump administration asked for an additional 18 months to review the newest claims.
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More than 600,000 voter files ripped off Arizona site in 2020 by hacker, but DOJ didn't prosecute
Though the FBI identified a suspect who confessed to investigators, state and federal prosecutors declined to bring charges in a 2020 online hack that stole more than 600,000 voter registration files from Maricopa County, and exposed the sensitive personal information of 933 voters.
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Judge confirms block on Trump admin ending TPS for Haiti is no longer active
Trump has moved to end TPS for several nations, including Haiti, though a number of federal judges have intervened to stay those directives.
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Judge grants DOJ request to toss criminal charges against Oath Keepers in Jan. 6 case
Amit P. Mehta said he wanted "a different ending" to the ongoing saga to prosecute those who participated in the unruly protest, but he was bound by the law to dismiss the case.
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Five outside parties file legal briefs in support of agents Patel fired during broad agency purge
The briefs argue that the firings were illegal because the agents were denied due process and punished for their political affiliations.
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Judge blocks New York law barring ICE agents from wearing masks and requiring visible identification
Judge Mae D’Agostino of the Northern District of New York partially granted the DOJ's request for a preliminary injunction, ruling that the federal government is likely to succeed at trial.
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AG Uthmeier asks Congress for impeachment inquiry into former Southern Poverty Law Center attorney
"It strains credulity to think that Judge Abudu, a senior legal officer at SLPC, wouldn't have been aware of the organization's alleged criminal conduct during her tenure," Uthmeier stated in the letter.