Trump-appointed federal judge approves new Alabama Senate map after finding Legislature violated Voting Rights Act by packing Black voters into one district, Gov. Kay Ivey declined special session to fix it.
Federal panel blocks Texas congressional map, finding racial gerrymandering after Gov. Greg Abbott explicitly directed Legislature to redistrict based on race.
Judge orders prosecutors to hand over 30 additional videos by Nov. 26 in Rep. McIver assault case, frustrated by “piecemeal” evidence delivery months after indictment.
Trump administration sues California over “No Secret Police Act” banning federal agents from covering faces during immigration raids.
Federal judge orders DOJ to turn over all grand jury materials to Comey defense citing “disturbing pattern” of missteps including potential Fourth Amendment violations.
Trump administration proposes redefining wetlands to exclude seasonal streams and wetlands from Clean Water Act protection, potentially eliminating pollution safeguards for 85% of U.S. wetlands.
Tennessee judge blocks National Guard deployment in Memphis ruling Gov. Lee exceeded authority, issues 5-day hold allowing appeal.
Memphis National Guard deployment expands to 350 troops under Trump task force while Shelby County Mayor Harris sues Governor Lee claiming unconstitutional military use.
Federal judge blocks Trump from withholding UC research funds or demanding $1.2 billion settlement restricting academic freedom, calling administration “coercive and retaliatory” in fourth ruling against funding cuts since June.
Georgia Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council head appoints himself to prosecute Trump state election interference case after multiple prosecutors decline before court deadline that would have dismissed charges.
Federal Bureau of Prisons requests transfer of Tina Peters, convicted of voting machine access crimes, from Colorado state prison despite behavior violations that blocked safer state housing.
Judge rules two charges can proceed against Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver for May confrontation during ICE facility oversight visit, prosecuted by Trump’s former lawyer.
Justice Department sues to block voter-approved California map designed to flip five GOP House seats, accusing racial gerrymandering after Texas redrew districts to gain five.
Nevada Supreme Court rules fake electors who pledged state’s votes to Trump despite Biden’s 33,000-vote win face state trial in Clark County.
Appeals court hears arguments on law cutting Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds as 20 clinics close and Justice Department admits guidance on eligibility remains unfinalized.
Federal judge orders release of 615 immigration detainees arrested under Trump’s mandatory detention policy, calling it departure from prior law that entitled them to bond hearings.
Trump administration claims Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding unlawful because Federal Reserve operated at a loss since 2022, predicting agency will exhaust funds early 2026 despite courts previously rejecting argument
Marion County pays $3 million and admits wrongdoing for police raid on Kansas newspaper that preceded owner’s mother’s death next day.
Utah judge rejects GOP legislature’s gerrymandered map and chooses plaintiffs’ version that could deliver House seat to Democrats after voters banned redistricting manipulation in 2018.
Supreme Court extends block on full SNAP payments to 42 million Americans until midnight Thursday as House prepares Wednesday vote on Senate-passed bill to end shutdown.
Utah judge blocks Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional map minutes before midnight deadline, rules it shows “substantial pro-Republican bias” violating voter-approved redistricting law, picks plaintiffs’ alternative.
Federal judge blocks USDA order demanding states claw back November SNAP benefits already distributed to millions after agency sent contradictory memos within 24 hours.
Federal judge says Iowa must give bond hearings to two asylum seekers held in county jails for months after Trump administration ordered them detained without chance to argue for release.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court again to block order requiring full SNAP payments, arguing federal judge’s ruling injects courts into shutdown negotiations after First Circuit rejected government’s stay request Sunday.
Judge allows West Virginia to continue deploying 300 National Guard troops to patrol Washington streets under Trump crime emergency declared despite Justice Department reporting violent crime at 30-year low.
Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn jury verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll after appellate court upheld $5 million award in December.
Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis appeal seeking to overturn 2015 same-sex marriage decision after she was ordered to pay $360,000 for denying couple a marriage license.
Reagan-appointed federal judge Mark Wolf resigns after 40 years on bench, accusing Trump of targeting adversaries while sparing donors and comparing him unfavorably to Nixon in Atlantic op-ed.
Trump pardons 77 people involved in 2020 election overturn efforts, including four who pleaded guilty, releasing pardons after midnight Sunday following Senate shutdown vote.
Trump administration demands states “undo” SNAP benefits already distributed to millions after Supreme Court stayed court orders, threatening penalties as states warn of catastrophic disruptions.
Democrats attack Trump for fighting court orders to fully fund SNAP while administration found money to pay military, law enforcement, and FBI agents.
Trump administration moves to dissolve ban on deporting man it wrongly sent to El Salvador prison so it can deport him to Liberia despite his designation of Costa Rica.
Federal magistrate judge plans Thursday visit to ICE Broadview facility where detainees testified to being held 100-plus in cells with no beds or hot meals.
California Supreme Court unanimously upholds law forbidding nursing home employees from misgendering LGBT residents, rejecting First Amendment challenge.
Trump-appointed judge blocks National Guard deployment to Portland, rules president exceeded authority despite governor’s objections and no federal request.
Justice Jackson temporarily freezes full SNAP payment order to give appeals court time to rule on Trump administration emergency request during shutdown dispute.
Judge delays Afghan asylum case indefinitely as government cannot complete background check despite four months detention without charges.
Supreme Court justices question Trump’s tariff authority as government argues tariffs are regulatory not revenue-raising despite Trump touting billions in revenue.
Jury finds D.C. man not guilty of assaulting federal agent by throwing sandwich at him after grand jury earlier refused felony indictment.
Judge restricts federal agents’ use of force in Chicago after finding Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino lied about protester attack.
Sixth Circuit rules 10 to 7 that Ohio school district cannot punish students for using biological pronouns when referring to transgender classmates.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay full November SNAP benefits by Friday after government attempted to fund only half despite having multibillion-dollar contingency fund available during shutdown.
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to limit passport sex markers to male or female based on birth sex, reversing Biden policy that allowed transgender people to self-select gender or choose “X” marker.
Judge orders White House to immediately provide American Sign Language interpreters at press briefings after administration stopped using them in January despite hundreds of thousands of Americans communicating mainly in ASL.
Key Congressional Republicans demand Chief Justice Roberts investigate federal judges who anonymously told NY Times that Supreme Court issues orders too vague for lower courts to follow.
Judge criticizes Justice Department’s “indict first, investigate second” approach in Comey case and orders all evidence turned over by Thursday following indictment Trump demanded.
Judge orders ICE to provide bedding, hygiene supplies, and attorney access at Broadview, Illinois facility after testimony described 100 detainees sleeping on floors near open toilets.
Utah Legislature’s congressional map architect used partisan election data legislators previously called disqualifying as judge faces November 10 deadline to choose 2026 district boundaries.
Stephen Miller has Virginia State Police seize 65-year-old activist Barbara Wien’s phone in August over pamphlets distributed to neighbors criticizing Trump administration policies.
Twenty-one states and Washington DC sue Education Department over rule barring student debt forgiveness for public servants who “abet illegal immigration” or support gender transition for minors.
