Kari Lake announces 532 job cuts at Voice of America one day after a federal judge blocked her from firing its director.
The FTC chairman threatened to investigate Google for sending Republican emails to spam, reviving a claim already dismissed by a federal judge and the FEC.
Two northern Virginia school districts serving more than 207,000 students sued the Education Dept. for freezing millions in funds over their transgender student policies.
A federal appeals court blocked the Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans, ruling Congress did not grant it that authority.
Citing a violation of constitutional due process rights, a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s nationwide expansion of fast-track deportations.
Using a procedural loophole, Senate-confirmed Judge Emil Bove continues his Justice Department work instead of taking his seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
A federal appeals court ruled Trump overstepped his authority by imposing tariffs without Congress, but allowed the illegal duties to remain for now.
A federal judge freed a D.C. lawyer arrested during the federal surge, calling the case ‘one of the weakest requests for detention I have seen.’
Judge blocks Kari Lake from firing Voice of America director, ruling law requires advisory panel approval to protect the network’s independence.
Appeals court keeps nonprofits’ challenge alive against Trump administration’s freeze on $15B in foreign aid, sending dispute back to lower court.
Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia seek gag order after Trump officials attack the deported Maryland father, as judge warns comments threaten fair trial.
Judge sets emergency hearing on Lisa Cook suit to block her removal after Trump alleges mortgage fraud, raising stakes for Federal Reserve independence.
D.C. prosecutors reduced a felony assault charge to a misdemeanor for Sean Dunn after a grand jury refused to indict him for throwing a sandwich.
In a major reversal, Louisiana’s attorney general now asks the Supreme Court to find a key provision of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum to prevent his deportation to Uganda after being re-detained by immigration authorities in Baltimore.
Judge orders U.S. to repay a Jan. 6 rioter on a legal technicality, ruling her conviction appeal was vacated by a presidential pardon.
Florida official says the Everglades immigration detention facility will be empty within days, just a week after a judge ordered it to wind down operations.
Judge fines Fulton County Commission $10K per day for refusing to seat two GOP election board nominees who promoted baseless fraud claims.
Border Patrol arrests two firefighters at Washington wildfire in rare operation as concerns over federal agents acting at disaster sites resurface.
Trump calls Utah redistricting order unconstitutional after judge ruled GOP legislature defied voter-approved safeguards against gerrymandering.
The NAACP and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sued Texas Tuesday over a Trump-backed congressional map giving Republicans five more seats, arguing it unconstitutionally weakens Black and minority voters.
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Pennsylvania must stop discarding mail ballots over envelope date errors, striking down a practice that has voided thousands of votes.
A day after his massive civil fraud fine was overturned, Trump asked New York’s highest court to toss remaining penalties, including bans on him and his sons running companies.
A federal judge rejected Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan’s immunity claim in a case accusing her of helping an undocumented immigrant evade ICE at the courthouse.
A Trump-appointed federal judge dismissed Trump’s lawsuit against all 15 Maryland federal judges, ruling the executive cannot sue the judiciary for exercising judicial power.
Justice Department tells Supreme Court only Congress can contest Trump’s withholding of foreign aid, advancing his effort to strengthen executive control over congressional spending appropriations.
A veteran was arrested for burning a flag near the White House hours after Trump signed an order directing prosecutions despite a 1989 Supreme Court ruling protecting it.
Trump pushes to reinstate death penalty in Washington, D.C., despite the city’s 1981 repeal and a 1992 referendum when residents rejected its return.
Judge orders Trump adviser Kari Lake and VOA officials to sit for depositions on possible defiance of court order restoring news programming.
Third grand jury refuses to indict DC woman on felony assault during ICE arrest, rejecting case even after judge found probable cause.
Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, finished before her suicide in April, will be published in October with new details on Epstein, Maxwell and Prince Andrew.
Utah judge orders GOP legislature to redraw congressional maps within 30 days, enforcing voter-approved Prop 4 after lawmakers’ unconstitutional bid to weaken it.
Trump signs orders to eliminate cashless bail in DC and cut federal funds to jurisdictions nationwide that offer it, escalating his push for control of policing.
Judge upholds Trump law cutting Medicaid funding from Maine clinics that provide abortions, diverging from a Massachusetts ruling that restored Planned Parenthood support nationwide.
Despite a 1989 Supreme Court ruling protecting flag burning as free speech, Trump orders DOJ to prosecute violators with jail and deportation penalties.
Trump and California Republicans move to block Newsom’s Prop 50 redistricting plan as Democrats push voter-approved mid-decade map.
ICE seizes Kilmar Abrego García in Baltimore days after release as Trump officials push deportation to Uganda despite court concerns.
Trump pressures Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley to end the blue slip veto that lets home-state senators block federal prosecutor nominations.
After ruling that Alina Habba was unlawfully U.S. attorney, second judge delays sentencing in New Jersey, casting prosecutions into doubt.
Judge strikes down Minnesota law excluding faith-based colleges from high school credit program, ruling it violated religious freedom.
Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding to Los Angeles, Chicago and 30 other sanctuary cities, ruling executive orders unconstitutional.
Attorneys say DOJ and DHS threatened Abrego Garcia with deportation to Uganda unless he pleads guilty, offering Spanish-speaking Costa Rica only if he complies.
Bluesky becomes first platform to quit Mississippi with state’s new age verification law upheld by Supreme Court.
DOJ turns over first batch of Epstein files to House Oversight panel after subpoena, with more disclosures expected.
In two-day interview with Deputy AG Todd Blanche, Ghislaine Maxwell denied knowing of any Epstein ‘client list’ and defended Trump’s conduct, as her attorney later clarified she still seeks clemency.
Trump DOJ refuses to defend Hispanic-Serving Institution grant program, calling it unconstitutional as Tennessee and Students for Fair Admissions press lawsuit.
Trump dismisses TikTok security concerns as ‘overrated’ and delays enforcing law upheld by Supreme Court requiring ByteDance to divest or leave US.
Texas Senate approves Republican-drawn congressional map giving Trump’s party up to 5 more seats as Democrats vow legal challenges.
FBI searches former national security adviser John Bolton’s home and office over alleged classified records as Trump presses Justice Dept to target critics.
Journalist sues DHS and Justice Dept after ICE keeps him jailed despite judge’s release order, citing retaliation for reporting.
