Courts & Law
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You Vote: With the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home Tuesday, what do you expect will be the outcome?
HSI “executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice,” an agency spokesperson said in a statement. The spokesperson also confirmed that the raid is “part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation.”
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Democrats cheered Mar-a-Lago raid in 2022, but now call search of Omar's home 'weaponization'
From “no one is above the law” to “corrupt weaponization”: How Democratic rhetoric shifted when law enforcement targeted one of their own. Ironically, the investigation into Omar's activities, associations and finances first began in the Biden administration.
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Former gang leader sentenced to 40 years in prison for 1996 murder of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur
Former Los Angeles gang leader Duane "Keffe D" Davis was convicted of orchestrating the murder in August, but was not accused of pulling the trigger on the gun that killed Shakur in Las Vegas.
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FBI arrests former CIA official over $40 million worth of gold bars stashed at Virginia home
The official, identified as David Rush, was charged with criminal theft of public money in a complaint filed last week in the Eastern District of Virginia.
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Missouri Supreme Court upholds special legislative session that created GOP-friendly districts
The Missouri Constitution states that on extraordinary occasions, the governor may convene the General Assembly by proclamation, where he must state specific actions for lawmakers to consider.
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NC court rules state violated law by allowing nonresidents to vote in federal elections
The Wake County Superior Court sided with the RNC in the ruling Tuesday after the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled last year that people who have never lived in the state cannot vote in state elections.
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Ex-DOJ contractor sentenced to 12 months in $1.3 million government phone fraud scheme
King pleaded guilty on Feb. 10, 2026, to one count of mail fraud before Judge Jia M. Cobb.
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Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of different map in midterms
The state currently has two black-majority districts due to a previous court order forcing the creation of the second.
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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to review ruling on Arizona voter registration laws
The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division is asking the high court to review a lower court's ruling that struck down two laws in Arizona that required voters in the state to provide proof of citizenship in order to vote by mail and in presidential elections.
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Federal judge privately reprimanded for having extramarital sex in chambers with police officer
Clerks could overhear the intercourse taking place, which was "extremely uncomfortable and troubling" for them.
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Joe Biden sues DOJ to stop release of audio recordings connected to special counsel probe
The lawsuit comes ahead of the department's planned June 15 release of the materials to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and the conservative Heritage Foundation, which requested the information under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Florida judge rejects effort to halt new GOP House map
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Florida map into law earlier this month after the Supreme Court ruled in a Louisiana redistricting case that race-based districts violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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Trump admin sues UCLA over alleged antisemitic behavior
The 53-page court filing alleges UCLA violated federal civil rights by tolerating a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students after Hamas' attack on Israel in October 2023.