Courts & Law
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Judges overseeing Trump admin cases claim to have faced harassment
In 2022, after a high-profile leak of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision suggesting the judges would overturn the right to an abortion, Supreme Court justices faced protests at their homes.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ lawyers ask for acquittal or new trial
The rapper asked Wednesday for a judge to vacate a jury’s verdict or to grant Combs a new trial. They argue that under the Mann Act, his conviction should be overturned.
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Supreme Court to discuss Ghislaine Maxwell appeal on Sept. 29
She is currently serving a prison sentence for sex-trafficking and the prospect of a Trump pardon has raised speculation, though the president has indicated he hadn't considered such a move.
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Jury begins deliberates in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial
Charges against the music mogul include alleged sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
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Supreme Court will hear JD Vance, GOP campaign finance case
In 2022, while a senator, JD Vance began a new attempt to get rid of the limits under the First Amendment's freedom of speech clause with then-Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, the NRSC and the NRCC.
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Former campaign manager for Democrat Sens Kaine, Warner pleads guilty to embezzlement, tax evasion
Former campaign treasurer to Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner pleaded guilty to tax evasion and embezzlement of over $840,000.
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Chief Justice Roberts urges elected leaders not to attack judges due to threat of violence
“It becomes wrapped up in the political dispute that a judge who’s doing his or her job is part of the problem,” Roberts says
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Faith group provides tools for parents to opt out of LGBT curriculum after SCOTUS ruling
In Mahmoud v. Taylor, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a Maryland school board’s introduction of "LGBTQ+-inclusive" books and curriculum “combined with its no-opt-out policy, burdens the parents’ right to the free exercise of religion.”
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You Vote: Will SCOTUS ruling on injunctions end the attempts by judges to block Trump's orders?
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday found that the lower courts likely lacked the authority to impose universal injunctions and instead limited them to protect the plaintiff parties.
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Supreme Court ruling on universal injunctions to impact dozens of cases
In a 6-3 decision in a case challenging President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court said a lower court's issuance of an injunction could only apply to those who sue to block Trump's orders, not the U.S. as a whole.
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Supreme Court punts decision on Louisiana redistricting case to next term
The high court did not give a reasoning for its decision to push the ruling until October, but it is expected to hear new arguments in the case. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was the only justice to dissent.
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Newsom sues Fox News for $787M in defamation case over Trump call before National Guard deployment
The amount that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing for is nearly the same as the $787.5 million total that Fox News paid Dominion Voting Systems in 2023 for defamation regarding the 2020 presidential election.
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Supreme Court upholds Texas law requiring porn site age verification
Texas argued that current age verification requirements were too easy for minors to get around and that the law was not too burdensome for adults.