Courts & Law
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Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering
Saab has been accused of participating in a sprawling international money laundering conspiracy involving the corruption and exploitation of a Venezuelan public welfare program.
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Nick Reiner will not face death penalty for the alleged murder of his parents
The younger Reiner, who turned 33 on Monday, has been accused of fatally stabbing his parents at their Brentwood home in December of last year. He has pleaded not guilty.
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Judge rules Trump's name must stay off Kennedy Center as board warns of bankruptcy
Earlier attempts to place Trump's name on the facility faced legal scrutiny and alternative proposals to feature his name failed to gain traction.
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Trump fumes over SCOTUS decision blocking mail-in voting order
He further praised Associate Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, both of whom dissented in the ruling.
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Supreme Court blocks President Trump's mail-in ballot order
The majority of justices merely determined that the administration's position was unlikely to succeed.
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Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia for being indifferent to harassment of pro-Palestinian protesters
The lawsuit comes after Khalil, who was born in Syria, helped organize a student encampment at Columbia University two years ago, which served as an anti-Israel demonstration that protested the war in Gaza.
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Mamdani sues Trump admin over rule blocking green cards for welfare recipients
The suit comes alongside a separate challenge from New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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Another judge blocks Trump's mail-in ballot rule
D.C. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols issued the opinion, finding that plaintiffs were likely to succeed in their challenge to the rule.
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Jury awards 7 women combined $13 million in case of former mayor found liable for sexual assaults
In their lawsuit, which was filed in April 2022, the seven unnamed women allege he drugged their drinks before assaulting them.
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New York Gov. Hochul's pardon ends Supreme Court case concerning bond rights for noncitizens
As a result of Hochul's pardon, Mariano is no longer deportable. Solicitor General John Sauer agreed Friday that the case in now moot, but he said the Trump administration will seek an "alternative vehicle" to challenge the lower court's ruling.
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Six Nigerians to be extradited to US for swindling women out of $6 million in romance scams
The six men have been accused of defrauding more than 100 American women through online romance and love scams.
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Justice Department announces deportation of Afghan woman through terrorist removal court
Nazira Haji Zada, a 47-year-old Afghan woman living in Fort Worth, Texas, was deported last month through the unusual court, and she agreed to accept the "terrorist" label that bars her from ever returning to the United States.
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Federal appeals court rules there’s no constitutional right to clean water
Judges rule 14th Amendment does not establish a constitutional right to be free from exposure to contaminated municipal water.