Courts & Law
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Judge orders Trump administration to halt taxpayer-funded TV ads
U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon agrees the $20 million federal ad campaign constitutes a misuse of government funds.
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Ethics complaint filed against NY Attorney General Letitia James in Cornell 7 case
The complaint calls for James to recuse herself or be removed from the case.
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Famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz blasts Jack Smith, urges DOJ to rein in spying on phones
Dershowitz said the use of a pen register device to track the phone calls between defense lawyers was “a clear violation of expectations of privacy.”
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Fed Governor Lisa Cook to keep job until SCOTUS rules on firing
Trump moved to fire Cook earlier this year after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte referred Cook to the Department of Justice over alleged mortgage fraud.
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Federal employee unions sue Trump admin over potential layoff plan if government shuts down
The unions claimed in the lawsuit that plans to fire employees in the case of a shutdown is an unlawful abuse of power that was aimed at pressuring Congress to cave to the Trump administration
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Judge finds Noem, Rubio cooperated to 'chill' free speech of pro-Palestine academics
The case in question saw a number of advocacy groups sue Rubio and Noem in their official capacities, alleging coordination to curb certain speech, in violation of the First Amendment.
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Federal judge suspends Trump administration's plan to cut jobs at US Agency for Global Media
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot eliminate 532 jobs for full-time government employees
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Michael Cohen predicts James Comey 'will be found guilty' in court in DOJ case
“I believe, likely, he committed a crime,” Michael Cohen said
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YouTube agrees to pay $24 million settlement in Trump lawsuit over suspension
YouTube is now the final Big Tech company to settle the trio of lawsuits Trump filed against social-media platforms over account suspensions.
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Supreme Court returns from summer recess to sort through petitions for upcoming calendar
The high court's term typically runs from October through June, and the court has been on recess since June 27, except for a few items on its emergency docket.
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Giuliani and Dominion settle defamation case over 2020 election claims
The specific terms of the agreement are unknown at this time.
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Federal judge finds Mike Lindell defamed Smartmatic with 2020 election claims
The judge wrote that "no reasonable trier of fact could find that any of the statements at issue are true"
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Trump asks Supreme Court to determine whether he can end birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court previously narrowed the scope of injunctions against the executive order, finding that lower courts likely lacked the authority to issue sweeping injunctions, but did not rule on the constitutionality of the order.