Federal judge blocks Louisiana Ten Commandments classroom law
BATON ROUGE, LA. — A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Tuesday by…
Supreme Court allows Virginia GOP to stop alleged noncitizens from voting
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled for Virginia Republicans, clearing the way for an election-eve purge of about 1,600 registered voters who were…
Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment to Georgia election workers
Former New York mayor and Donald Trump attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani must turn over a variety of assets to two Georgia election workers who won…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs may face more charges, prosecutor says
Federal prosecutors revealed on Thursday that Sean “Diddy” Combs may face a superseding indictment that would open the door to more charges for the hip-hop…
Julie Chrisley resentenced to 7 years in fraud, tax evasion case
ATLANTA — A federal judge on Wednesday resentenced Julie Chrisley to seven years in prison for her conviction on bank fraud and tax evasion charges, declining…
Federal judge temporarily blocks Tennessee ‘abortion trafficking’ law
NASHVILLE — A federal judge Friday temporarily blocked Tennessee from enforcing a law banning adults from helping minors get an abortion without parental permission. In a…
Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in his state felony conviction
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected Donald Trump’s request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, spurning the former…
Mexico’s president announces ‘pause’ in relationship with U.S. Embassy
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced a “pause” in his nation’s relations with the United States and Canadian embassies after the ambassadors…
Judge overturns $4.7-billion verdict in ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ lawsuit
A federal judge has overturned a jury’s $4.7-billion verdict in the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL and has granted judgment…
Federal judge tosses Ohio voting restrictions on disabled voters
CLEVELAND — A federal judge has struck down part of Ohio’s sweeping 2023 election law, which voting rights groups said restricted people from helping voters with…
New Biden student loan SAVE plan put on hold by appeals court
A federal appeals court has put a temporary hold on the Biden administration’s latest student loan repayment plan, leaving millions of borrowers in the dark…
Opinion: The Republican Party’s bait and switch on abortion
When Republicans affirmed their party’s platform this week, it included a supposedly moderated position on abortion. Don’t believe it.For decades, the GOP has explicitly pledged…
Aileen Cannon’s big gamble in the Trump classified records case
As U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon entertains another far-fetched argument from Trump’s defense team in the classified documents prosecution, a recent report sheds considerable light…
Judge blocks rule change protecting LGBTQ+ students in 6 more states
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students in six additional states,…
Why Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s lapse is different
Another day, another ethics crisis at the Supreme Court. When I first read about the upside-down American flag that flew at the Virginia home of…
Arizona taxpayer costs for Arpaio’s profiling verdict to reach $314 million
PHOENIX — Seven years after Joe Arpaio was ousted as sheriff of Arizona’s most populous county, taxpayers are still footing the bills from a racial profiling…
Federal judge orders ICE to end ‘knock and talk’ arrests
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that a tactic used by federal immigration agents in Southern California to arrest people in their…
David DePape sentenced to 30 years in Paul Pelosi hammer attack
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Friday sentenced David DePape to 30 years in prison, six months after a jury found him guilty of attempting…
Supreme Court poised to enter debate over transgender care for minors
WASHINGTON — After steering clear of the divisive issue for months, the Supreme Court may be on the verge of deciding whether to jump into the…
Jack Smith just called out Trump records Judge Aileen Cannon
Jack Smith has had enough. Late Monday, the special counsel responded to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s bizarre recent order in the classified records case…