How Texas’ defiance of federal rule echoes segregationists
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s years of defiance of federal rule has escalated to a standoff at the border with lives on the line. A Justice…
Maine judge declines ruling on Trump ballot case, pending U.S. Supreme Court decision
Former President Donald Trump celebrates his win Monday in the 2024 Iowa Caucus in Des Moines. On Wednesday, a judge in Maine declined to rule…
What Kamala Harris’ latest campaign trip was really about
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Despite all the media attention directed at the 2024 presidential primaries, we know how they are likely to end: Unless something dramatic happens,…
Rishi Sunak faces vote on Britain’s Rwanda asylum plan as 60 MPs revolt
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative administration faces a crunch vote Wednesday in Parliament on a controversial bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, part…
U.S. asks Supreme Court to intervene in Texas border dispute
McALLEN, Texas — The drowning deaths of three migrants have brought new urgency to an extraordinary showdown between the Biden administration and Texas Republican Gov. Greg…
Supreme Court agrees to consider Oregon homeless camping case
1 of 2 | A group of activists and homeless residents gather on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles to protest against plans by the city…
Oregon Supreme Court says Donald Trump can stay on primary ballot for now
Former President Donald Trump gestures to supporters in Manhattan in January 2023. On Friday, the Oregon Supreme Court said it will keep Donald Trump on…
The Supreme Court could help California criminalize homelessness
Is homelessness a crime? The answer should obviously be no. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court agreed Friday to review a case that poses that question, and…
Judge orders Donald Trump to pay New York Times legal fees after failed lawsuit
Former U.S. President Donald Trump sued the New York Times in 2021 over an investigation into his taxes, which he called an "insidious plot." A…
Supreme Court to rule on homeless encampments in California
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether homeless people have a constitutional right to camp on public property when they have no other…
Oregon Supreme Court keeps Trump on primary ballot
SALEM, Oregon — Oregon’s Supreme Court on Friday kept former President Trump on the state’s primary ballot, declining to wade into the legal chaos over whether…
Supreme Court to hear case of Los Angeles man denied visa over his tattoos
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court will take up the case of a Los Angeles man who was denied a visa, in part because of his…
A new year, another shutdown?
The top-line bipartisan agreement struck by party leaders is similar to the debt limit deal Kevin McCarthy and President Biden struck last spring. But it…
Polish police arrest two former ministers in presidential palace on a court warrant
Polish police arrested former Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski (pictured) and former deputy interior minister Macie Wasik on a court order Wednesday as they hid in…
Trump’s self-defeating attempt to intimidate a federal court
During arguments Tuesday, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit expressed appropriate skepticism about Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from…
Why the Supreme Court will probably put Trump back on the ballot
More than any U.S. Supreme Court case in decades, former President Trump’s appeal of the Colorado decision disqualifying him from the state’s primary ballot combines…
Supreme Court won’t hear X lawsuit to disclose FBI surveillance requests
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by X seeking to allow the company to disclose the number of times the FBI…
Trump is unfit for office but shouldn’t be barred from the ballot
SACRAMENTO — Even a despicable menace like Donald Trump deserves a fair shake. He shouldn’t be punished before being convicted. In America, everyone’s innocent until proved…
Israel picks former Supreme Court President Aharon Barack to serve on ICJ genocide panel
Israel's High Court President, Aharon Barak appears during their meeting at the Spanish Parliament, in Madrid, on February 7, 2006. He will represent Israel in…
New York AG asks judge to fine Trump $370M in civil fraud case
New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge to permanently ban former U.S. President Donald Trump from working in New York real estate. She…