Justice Department, now run by Trump’s former personal lawyer, weighs settling his $10 billion IRS lawsuit, with option of dropping audits.
Federal judge orders ICE to retrain Colorado officers after finding agents violated court order limiting warrantless arrests.
Appeals court lets Trump delay $83 million payment to E. Jean Carroll until Supreme Court rules, requires $91 million bond.
Sixth Circuit becomes third appeals court to block mandatory detention for longtime undocumented residents, deepening 3-2 split likely headed to Supreme Court.
Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to revive voter-approved redistricting map that state high court tossed Friday, days before ballot deadline.
Missouri Supreme Court hears three challenges Tuesday to mid-decade congressional map designed to flip Cleaver’s Kansas City seat.
Justice Alito extends temporary stay keeping mifepristone available by mail through Thursday, after Louisiana won 5th Circuit ruling restricting access.
Supreme Court vacates ruling that Alabama intentionally diluted Black voting power, clearing path for one-district map eight days before primary.
Defense Secretary Hegseth calls for second investigation into Senator Kelly over depleted munitions warning, days after appeals court signaled rejection of first retaliation effort.
Montana judge rejects third challenge to voter-approved abortion protection amendment, ruling full text need not appear on ballot.
Federal appeals court unanimously backs lawmakers’ right to inspect ICE detention centers without advance notice.
National Science Foundation suspended 18 UC Berkeley grants in April despite federal court injunction barring such cancellations.
Virginia Supreme Court strikes down voter-approved Democratic congressional map 4-3, ruling legislature passed referendum during early voting period.
ABC accuses FCC of First Amendment violations over The View probe and unprecedented early review of broadcast licenses.
Four Chicago protesters sue DHS and FBI to stop DNA collection from peaceful ICE protest arrests, citing CODIS surveillance abuse.
US trade court strikes down Trump’s 10% global tariffs, his second tariff scheme rejected since February’s Supreme Court ruling.
North Carolina man pleads guilty to doxing Supreme Court justice’s home address in April 2025, day after Alien Enemies Act ruling.
11th Circuit strikes Trump’s mandatory ICE detention policy, formalizing a 2-2 appeals court split with one circuit deadlocked.
Trump asks 2nd Circuit to pause $83 million Carroll defamation judgment as DOJ joins push to substitute United States as defendant under Westfall Act.
Acting AG Blanche tells Border Security Expo DOJ will replace immigration judges who delay cases or rule with “sympathy” as denaturalization push expands.
Federal judge lets DOJ keep 600+ boxes of 2020 Fulton County ballots seized in January, despite Fulton County chair noting court found FBI warrant affidavit ‘defective’ and ‘problematic.’
Federal judge unseals 2019 note attributed to Epstein after suicide attempt, declaring “they investigated me for month – found NOTHING!!!”
Federal judge accuses DHS of dangerous misconduct for hiding Dominican murder warrant and issuing inflammatory press release attacking her.
Arlington, VA prosecutor declines to charge retired peace studies professor over Stephen Miller address fliers, citing First Amendment and chilling-effect risk.
South Carolina joins Alabama, Tennessee, and Louisiana in mid-decade redistricting push targeting Black-majority districts after SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling.
EEOC sues New York Times for passing over white male editor, alleging illegal DEI hiring violated Title VII.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to seek court approval before cutting more than 10 trees at East Potomac Golf Links, warning against forgiveness-later approach.
Fulton County asks federal court to quash DOJ subpoena demanding personal data on thousands of 2020 Georgia election workers.
US Attorney Pirro asks Judge Boasberg to vacate his ruling quashing her subpoenas to Fed Chair Powell, dropping her vow to appeal.
Federal judge apologizes to White House Correspondents dinner shooting suspect and grills DC jail over solitary confinement and Bible denial.
Supreme Court briefly pauses Fifth Circuit ban on mifepristone telemedicine, giving justices a week to weigh emergency appeals.
DC US Attorney Pirro keeps a Powell criminal investigation revival on the table, tying her decision to a Federal Reserve Inspector General review of renovation cost overruns.
DC US Attorney Pirro says shotgun buckshot from White House Correspondents dinner suspect Cole Allen struck a Secret Service agent’s vest, contradicting initial court filings.
Democracy Forward asks federal judge to block Trump’s East Potomac Golf Links renovation as White House East Wing demolition debris piles on the public course.
Mifepristone maker Danco asks Supreme Court to pause Fifth Circuit ruling blocking telehealth prescriptions.
Minnesota becomes first state to ban AI nudification apps with $500,000 per-image fines after one man digitally undressed more than 80 women.
ActBlue countersues Paxton in federal court, alleging First Amendment retaliation a year after Trump ordered DOJ to investigate the Democratic platform.
Federal judge blocks Trump termination of Temporary Protected Status for 3,235 Yemenis three days before May 4 deadline.
Alabama and Tennessee governors call special sessions to redraw congressional maps two days after SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling.
Fifth Circuit blocks mail and telehealth prescriptions of mifepristone nationwide in ruling siding with Louisiana.
DOJ sues New Jersey to overturn 2013 and 2018 laws giving undocumented immigrants in-state tuition and financial aid at public colleges.
Trump praises Louisiana primary suspension and says Tennessee Governor Lee will “correct” the state’s map as Speaker Johnson urges all states to gerrymander before midterms.
Louisiana Attorney General Murrill indicts outgoing Orleans Parish Sheriff Hutson on 30 felony counts framed around last year’s jail break, which is not mentioned in the indictment.
Louisiana Governor Landry suspends May 16 U.S. House primaries after voters cast absentee ballots, giving legislature time to redraw two majority-Black districts.
Trump signs bill ending record 76-day shutdown with DHS funding that excludes ICE and Border Patrol as Republicans pivot to reconciliation for enforcement money.
Wisconsin judge orders state Department of Justice to release names, birth years, and work history of approximately 16,000 certified law enforcement officers.
Ford raises 2026 guidance after booking $1.3 billion tariff refund from Supreme Court ruling that struck down Trump’s emergency tariff authority in February.
Justice Department sues New Jersey, Governor Sherrill, and Attorney General Davenport over March law banning federal agents from wearing masks during arrests.
Supreme Court rules unanimously that New Jersey crisis pregnancy centers can challenge state subpoena seeking donor and medical staff identities in federal court.
