Courts & Law
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Trump calls court system 'stupid' as SCOTUS prepares to hear birthright citizenship case
The Supreme Court is expected to hear oral arguments in April in what could be a landmark case.
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Law firms targeted by Trump urge appeals court to uphold blocks on executive orders
The executive order poses “a severe threat to the legal profession and the rule of law,” attorneys for the WilmerHale wrote.
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Judge upholds North Carolina’s photo voter ID mandate
The judge determined that the plaintiffs failed to meet the high legal threshold needed to prove intentional discrimination under current standards.
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Alleged DC pipe bomber pleads not guilty to federal explosive-related charges
Cole was arrested by federal authorities last month following a massive probe that lasted nearly five years. He has been charged with placing a pipe bomb and the use of an explosive device.
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Democrats once recognized 'dangerous situations' for officers, but now back away after ICE shooting
That was then, this is now: Democrats' rhetoric now reverses the attitude they had under the Obama Administration, when his official policy asserted that immigration agents face “dangerous situations" that sometimes require “split-second decisions” to employ force.
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SCOTUS does not rule on Trump tariff case; plans for more rulings next Wednesday
The tariff case is considered one of the most consequential trade law cases in decades because Trump's tariff program has reshaped global trade and raised fundamental questions about executive power.
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Tariff authority decision still awaited from Supreme Court
A group of states and small businesses challenged Trump's tariffs under the 1977 law, winning in two lower courts before the administration appealed to the Supreme Court.
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Five Democratic attorneys general sue HHS for freezing child care, family assistance funding
The states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York sued HHS after the department froze $10 billion in funding
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Federal judge halts probe into NY AG Letitia James, citing unlawful prosecutor appointment
The decision stems from arguments that the Justice Department, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, circumvented rules after John Sarcone’s initial 120-day interim term expired.
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Attorneys file request to Supreme Court over gender secrecy
“California parents’ religious and fundamental parental rights — and the health and safety of their children — are too precious for them to delay seeking relief from this Court,” the emergency request stated.
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Texas breaks with ABA, prompting other states to reconsider law school oversight
The decision marks a significant departure from decades of reliance on the ABA as the national accrediting body for law schools.
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Judge disqualifies NY U.S. Attorney, quashes subpoenas against Letitia James
Other Trump-appointed U.S. attorneys have faced legal disqualification, including Alina Habba and Lindsey Halligan.
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Five years after George Floyd, ICE shooting revives red-blue battle lines over policing
Democrats quickly labeled an ICE agent a "murderer" in the wake of a Minneapolis vehicle shooting on Wednesday, with echoes of the George Floyd saga.