What to know about Mahmoud Khalil, plan to appeal deportation ruling
JENA, La. — An immigration judge has ruled that a Palestinian graduate student at Columbia University who participated in protests against Israel, though a legal U.S. resident,…
Justice Department seeks to restrict testimony of fired pardon attorney
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is attempting to use executive privilege to prevent its fired pardon attorney from telling Congress about the circumstances of her departure, and…
Georgia bill would compensate wrongfully convicted — and help Trump
ATLANTA — A revived attempt to fix Georgia’s inefficient system for compensating people wrongfully convicted of crimes almost died. Then it got tacked onto a bill that…
Judge awards $6.6 million to whistleblowers who reported Texas Atty. Gen. Paxton to FBI
A district court judge has awarded $6.6 million combined to four whistleblowers in their lawsuit against Texas Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton who were fired shortly…
In unprecedented payout, L.A. County will settle sex abuse claims for $4 billion
Los Angeles County plans to pay $4 billion to settle nearly 7,000 claims of childhood sexual abuse that allegedly occurred inside its juvenile facilities and…
The U.S. must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, judge says
GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of a Maryland man to the United States after he…
California man will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON — A California man will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.C.,…
Inside California’s legal fight to stop Trump
Michael Newman, head of the civil rights enforcement section in California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s office, was exhausted.Newman and his legal team had just worked…
Wisconsin attorney general sues to stop Musk $1 million payments to voters
Elon Musk gestures on stage when he speaks inside the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. in January. He'll be in Wisconsin Sunday to speak…
Israeli cabinet casts no-confidence vote against attorney general | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Critics see the no-confidence vote as part of broader moves to weaken judicial checks on Netanyahu’s government.Israel’s cabinet has passed a vote of no confidence…
No-show, no help in attorney probe
WASHINGTON — With Karl Rove a no-show and one of his top foot soldiers refusing to answer questions, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee made little progress…
Trump administration ends funding for migrant children’s legal aid
President Trump’s administration on Friday ended a federal contract that provides legal representation to nearly 26,000 migrant children who entered the United States without a…
Netanyahu’s targeting of an Israeli spy chief and the attorney general | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeed“Israel under Netanyahu is becoming more and more authoritarian.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to fire the Shin Bet spy chief and Israel’s attorney general…
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia protests, lawyer says
NEW YORK — A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s student encampment movement was arrested Saturday night by federal immigration authorities who said they were…
Appointed attorney: NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption charges should be dismissed
1 of 3 | Federal corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams should be dropped permanently with no chance of future reinstatement, according to…
Hunter Biden seeks to toss lawsuit after rental home damaged in Palisades fire
Citing financial problems, Hunter Biden this week asked a federal judge to drop the laptop hacking lawsuit he filed against a former Trump administration aide…
Daddy Yankee sues his ex-wife for $250 million in business lawsuit
Daddy Yankee is trying to take his ex-wife Mireddys González to court again, but this time for business reasons.According to court documents reviewed by The…
Woman suffered crushed spine on Harry Potter ride, wins $7.25 million
An Arizona woman has been awarded $7.25 million by a federal court in California after a day of magic at the Wizarding World of Harry…
Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders targeting DEI programs
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Trump that seek to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and…
Accuser drops rape lawsuit against Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
A woman who had accused Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jay-Z of raping her at a house party following the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000…