Courts & Law
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Federal judge says USPS 'feigned' compliance with stay on mail-in ballot rule
USPS issued the final rule last week and argued it did not violate Talwani's initial order because it made clear that the provision would not apply to the November midterms.
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America First Legal petitions AmeriCorps to remove DEI role
The petition asks AmeriCorps to abolish the role and restore merit-based leadership, reconnecting the organization with its roots of strengthening communities, preserving natural resources, and fostering civic engagement.
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Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell bid to overturn conviction
She had already exhausted her appeals on the sex-trafficking conviction, but had sought to argue she did not receive a fair trial.
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Arizona man gets prison sentence for illegally voting in 2020 election
The judge ordered his voter registration canceled, though his vote was counted in the 2020 presidential election.
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Clinton investigator Kenneth Starr dies at 76
He earned nationwide fame for his investigation of then-President Bill Clinton during which he discovered the Democrat's affair with intern Monica Lewinsky.
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Biden judicial nomination fails with two Democrats absent from vote
In the evenly divided senate, full attendance would have likely resulted in a 50-50 vote, with Vice President Kamala Harris able to break the tie.
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Connecticut AG threatens Project Veritas with subpoena over video exposé of public school hirings
"This letter is your notice to preserve all material potentially relevant to this investigation."
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Roberts defends 'legitimacy' of Supreme Court, says oral arguments will again be open to public
The chief justice's comments were his first since the end of the high court's tumultuous term this summer.
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GOP sues North Carolina elections board for restricting election observers
The state broke for Donald Trump both in 2016 and 2020, albeit somewhat narrowly
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Gorsuch: No timeline yet on probe into leaked SCOTUS opinion, says such efforts 'threat' to courts
The leaked document in May marked the first time a SCOTUS draft opinion was made public during the court's deliberations on a case.
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Oberlin College agrees to pay over $36M to bakery after supporting claim of racial profiling
Oberlin is known for its progressive politics.
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Trump vows to sue Fox News for running attack ad from Lincoln Project
"See you all in Court!!!"
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DOJ appeals judge's appointment of special master to Trump case
Cannon declined to return the documents to Trump but empowered the special master to make that decision.