Government papers left in Alaska hotel printer expose Trump-Putin summit details, fueling ongoing security concerns over administration’s handling of sensitive information.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton expands restraining order to block Beto O’Rourke’s group and ActBlue from moving funds after $1M donations to Democrats.
Federal judge rules FTC investigation of Media Matters violates First Amendment and halts probe tied to Musk advertising boycott case.
Federal judge rejects Trump administration’s bid to end Flores settlement protecting immigrant children, citing lack of new evidence and ongoing violations.
Press groups accuse LAPD of violating judge’s order protecting journalists by striking and arresting reporters at Aug. 8 protest.
Federal appeals court lifts block on CFPB mass layoffs, allowing agency to move forward with drastic staffing cuts.
Federal judge blocks enforcement in Maryland of Education Department rule limiting diversity and equity programs, citing failure to follow required process.
Justice Kagan says Mississippi’s social media age-verification law is likely unconstitutional but Supreme Court lets it take effect for now.
Woman pleads guilty to assault after spitting on acting U.S. attorney and attacking deputy marshals during her arrest.
Hennepin County attorney announces grand jury indictment charging Boelter with murdering former Minnesota House speaker and her husband and attempting four more killings.
Attorney General Bondi names DEA head Terry Cole emergency police commissioner for DC as city mayor, attorney general and council declare the order unlawful.
Maine Family Planning sues Trump administration to restore Medicaid funds lost after independent clinics were swept into national Planned Parenthood defunding policy.
Illinois judge rejects Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s bid to arrest Democrats who fled the state to block redistricting.
Judge Rita Lin orders Trump administration to restore UCLA’s National Science Foundation grants after rejecting distinction between suspensions and terminations.
Judge Lewis Kaplan orders ICE to improve Manhattan immigration facility after government admits detainees lack beds, sleeping mats and adequate meals.
Appeals court lifts block on DOGE accessing personal data of taxpayers, student loan borrowers and federal employees despite union privacy concerns.
Russia suspected in July hack of federal courts databases that may have compromised confidential informants in criminal cases.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asks judge to jail Beto O’Rourke for violating injunction against fundraising for Democratic redistricting walkout.
Federal appeals court orders Trump budget office to restore spending transparency website by Friday after separation of powers dispute.
California challenges Trump’s federalization of National Guard for immigration raids as constitutional overreach in federal trial.
Federal judge rejects Justice Department request to unseal Maxwell grand jury materials despite Trump supporter pressure over Epstein files.
Justice Department renews bid to unseal Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury transcripts three weeks after first filing, citing transparency after victim pressure and subpoenas.
OPM orders agencies to expunge federal workers’ COVID vaccine noncompliance and exemption records hours after a Texas court dismissed Feds for Medical Freedom’s mandate suit.
Democracy Forward sues Trump administration to force release of Epstein investigation records withheld by Justice Department and FBI.
Texas AG Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel Democrats whose walkout stalled redistricting vote.
Appeals court vacates contempt finding against Trump administration for deporting Venezuelan migrants under wartime law while limiting judicial reach.
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to lift Los Angeles immigration raid limits, calling a federal judge’s order a straitjacket that bars language or employment factors.
Federal judge pauses construction for two weeks at Florida’s Dade-Collier immigration detention center after environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe allege NEPA violations.
Wayne County judge halts hazardous waste shipments from five states to Wayne Disposal landfill in Michigan, citing environmental risks from Army Corps cleanup sites.
Federal judge blocks Trump birthright citizenship order nationwide, citing likely 14th Amendment violations, the fourth block since the Supreme Court’s June ruling.
Federal agents in “Operation Trojan Horse” burst from rented Penske truck at Los Angeles area Home Depot on Aug 6 five days after appeals court upheld ban on indiscriminate raids.
Federal court filing system hacked exposing confidential informant identities across multiple states.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from canceling humanities grants citing constitutional violation of congressional spending power.
Trump’s reciprocal tariffs adding 10% to 41% on top of existing duties take effect despite ongoing court challenge to authority.
Tennessee executed intellectually disabled Byron Black despite defibrillator warnings, with inmate reporting severe pain attorneys predicted during lethal injection.
Federal judge orders officials to reveal who has legal authority over Everglades detention camp holding hundreds without charges.
Federal judge will decide if unusual maneuver by Pam Bondi to keep Alina Habba as New Jersey prosecutor after other judges replaced her is constitutional.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s expedited deportations of migrants who entered legally through humanitarian parole programs as policy deemed likely illegal.
Federal judge allows NSF to continue withholding hundreds of millions from researchers after Trump administration cut grants targeting misinformation and diversity programs.
Ninth Circuit upholds restrictions requiring Trump immigration agents establish reasonable suspicion beyond language or job for detentions in Los Angeles.
Federal judge delays Trump’s termination of temporary protected status for migrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua until November, citing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s racist comments.
DC ethics board urges disbarment of Trump ally Jeffrey Clark for pressuring DOJ to back false 2020 election fraud claims.
Eleven-judge federal appeals panel questions Trump’s claim that the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act lets him impose sweeping tariffs without Congress.
House Democrats sue Trump administration for week-notice rule restricting unannounced ICE detention inspections, citing law guaranteeing congressional access.
Federal judge halts Trump order sanctioning Americans assisting the International Criminal Court, calling it an unconstitutional speech restraint.
Judge Lamberth demands Trump administration justify ignoring order to revive Voice of America and account for $260 million budget by Aug. 13.
Virginia court blocks eight Youngkin university board appointees from serving after Senate committee rejected their confirmations in June.
Senate Republicans confirm former Trump lawyer Emil Bove to lifetime appeals court position despite three whistleblowers alleging he told subordinates to ignore court orders.
Trump administration extends controversial U.S. Attorney appointments to prevent federal courts from rejecting them after 100 retired judges oppose Nevada pick.
