Courts & Law
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Justice Department refers to Iranian missile threat in Turkey as assassination plot
The note was part of the department's emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to allow the White House to construct a new ballroom amid an ongoing legal battle.
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Federal judge lifts pause on ending Somali TPS designation, clearing way for deportations
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs imposed the stay after the Supreme Court ruled in June that courts did not have the power to review the Department of Homeland Security's decision to end deportation protections for Syrians and Haitians.
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Judge dismisses forgery charges in presidential election
In 2024, the same judge dismissed the case over a lack of jurisdiction in Clark County, which is home to Las Vegas.
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Country star Garth Brooks faces accusations of rape and sexual assault in new lawsuit
Roe alleged that Garths repeatedly harassed her and raped her in 2019 when she was his makeup artist.
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Federal judge issues new pause on Biden administration's latest student loan forgiveness plan
“This is yet another win for the American people,” Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said in a statement. “The Court rightfully recognized Joe Biden and Kamala Harris cannot saddle working Americans with Ivy League debt.”
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Three ex-cops convicted in Tyre Nichols death, one on civil rights charge
The Tennessee jury found Demetrius Haley guilty of violating Nichols', a black man whose death spurred protests after he was allegedly beaten by police officers, civil rights causing bodily injury. He was acquitted of violating Nichols’ civil rights causing death.
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America First Legal sues AZ sec of state over 218k voters mis-listed as providing citizenship proof
"We are suing the state of Arizona for refusing to provide the list of 218,000 voters who failed or refused to establish citizenship," Stephen Miller said.
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Family cannot sue Uber after daughter agreed to waive jury trial during Uber Eats order: Court
Attorneys for Uber argued that the couple's daughter's actions of waiving their rights means they cannot sue the company over the injuries through a regular jury trial, but they could still face a private arbitrator.
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Ex-Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 8.5 years in prison over 2020 election security breach
Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was found guilty in August on seven charges related to a 2020 election security breach.
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Federal judge rules deepfakes are protected under First Amendment in blow to California law
U.S. District Judge John Mendez agreed that parody videos such as deep fakes are protected by the First Amendment, asserting that YouTube videos, and social media posts are the "newspaper advertisements and political cartoons of today."
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Doctor charged in Matthew Perry's death pleads guilty
Mark Chavez pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiring to distribute ketamine in federal court in Los Angeles, and admitted to providing Perry with 22 5-milliliter vials of ketamine and nine ketamine lozenges.
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Parents sue school district for banning silent protest of transgender sports policy at games
New Hampshire district, police and even soccer referee treated school property as a "First Amendment free zone, from which they can banish parents who speak in ways the government dislikes," plaintiffs say.
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Trump slams Jack Smith filing in DC election case: Deep State 'freaking out'
"Deranged Jack Smith, the hand picked Prosecutor of the Harris-Biden DOJ, and Washington, D.C. based Radical Left Democrats, are HELL BENT on continuing to Weaponize the Justice Department in an attempt to cling to power," he continued.