Courts & Law
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Federal judge dismisses Brennan's lawsuit requesting DOJ save records from investigations into him
Brennan has not been criminally charged or formally accused of criminal activity.
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DOJ sues California for 'state-facilitated voter fraud,' citing 20,000 suspected foreign voters
The suit follows an investigation from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in which the agency reviewed voter registration data for possible foreigners registered to vote.
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Federal court upholds Georgia's social media verification law
NetChoice, a trade organization representing apps like Facebook and Instagram, had sued to stopthe law signed by Gov. Brian Kemp in 2024.
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Man charged with animal cruelty over dog abandoned and tied up ahead of Hurricane Milton
The dog, now renamed Trooper after the Florida trooper who found him, is now in foster care in Tallahassee and will be put up for adoption.
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Ohio Supreme Court upholds secretary of state's anti-ballot harvesting directive
"Political activists tried once again to dismantle the safeguards we’ve put in place, specifically in this case against ballot harvesting, and they’ve been rejected," Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said.
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Arizona Supreme Court instructs lower courts to resolve any 2024 election disputes quickly
The new order now requires Superior Court judges to resolve any electoral disputes in the wake of the 2024 election by Dec. 6, even if they must work outside of regular business hours or postpone other court business to do so.
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Supreme Court dismisses case that let people under 21 carry guns during emergencies in PA
There no dissents in Tuesday's ruling, which dismissed a case in Pennsylvania that allowed young adults under 21 to carry guns during emergencies.
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NC GOP governor candidate Lt Gov Mark Robinson files $50 million defamation suit against CNN
Suit also names as a defendant Louis Love Money, a North Carolinian who made a music video hinting Robinson had purchased pornography at his porn shop.
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Court in Fulton County rules Georgia officials can't delay, refuse to certify election results
“Election superintendents in Georgia have a mandatory fixed obligation to certify election results,” wrote Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney in the ruling.
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Group launches ad blitz threatening lawyers' licenses if they work for Trump
Ex-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who represented Trump in a Georgia election lawsuit, was disbarred in Washington, D.C. last month.
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American soldier sentenced to 14 years in prison for attempting to help ISIS attack US forces
The sentencing comes after 24-year-old Cole Bridges pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in 2023, including attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, and attempting to murder U.S. military service members.
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DOJ sues Virginia over removing non-citizens from voter rolls ahead of November election
"Virginians - and Americans - will see this for exactly what it is: a desperate attempt to attack the legitimacy of the elections in the Commonwealth, the very crucible of American Democracy," Gov. Glenn Youngkin said.
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Judge agrees to release additional evidence to public in Trump J6 case ahead of election
Chutkan previously released Smith's briefing on the case, but will now disclose redacted exhibits that accompanied the brief. The exhibits could include evidence like grand jury transcripts, and other texts.