The Supreme Court bars prosecuting a Texas marijuana user under the federal law banning illegal-drug users from owning guns, calling it a Second Amendment violation.
Federal prosecutors indict 15 Minnesota anti-ICE protesters on conspiracy charges that allege no specific act of violence, months after dropping half their earlier surge cases.
The FBI arrests five men in four states over an alleged plot to use explosive drones against the White House UFC fights.
A federal judge blocks most of Idaho’s law making transgender bathroom use a crime, two weeks before it would have taken effect.
Federal prosecutors charge the Dali’s chief engineer with failing to warn the Coast Guard about dangerous pump conditions before the ship destroyed Baltimore’s Key Bridge in 2024.
Alabama seeks to execute death row inmate Jeffery Lee by lethal injection a day after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked his nitrogen gas execution.
A U.S. military strike kills Tren de Aragua leader Héctor Guerrero Flores inside Venezuela, in a joint operation its government confirms.
Alabama’s attorney general threatens to prosecute six abortion pill providers, citing a disputed think tank study, and the deputy who signed faces a runoff for his job next week.
A giant 86 47 message surfaces in dead grass on the National Mall days before Trump’s 80th birthday UFC event fills the area with crowds and cameras.
Supreme Court refuses to let Alabama execute Jeffery Lee by nitrogen gas, ending the state’s push to proceed days after lower courts called the method unconstitutional.
Vance Boelter pleads guilty to murdering former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and shooting state Senator John Hoffman, avoiding the death penalty.
FBI serves search warrant at the aerospace plant whose overheating chemical tank forced 50,000 Californians from their homes over Memorial Day weekend.
Appeals court upholds ruling that Alabama’s nitrogen gas executions are unconstitutional, but the state says Thursday’s execution is proceeding anyway.
Justice Department drops assault charges against a St. Paul man ICE agents shot at after five of six agents contradicted the official account.
Federal judge rules Alabama’s nitrogen gas executions cruel and unusual two days before a scheduled execution, finding the inmate’s firing squad alternative feasible.
More than 22,000 Marylanders add a butterfly logo to state IDs alerting police to hidden disabilities as Eric’s ID Law spreads to other states.
Federal appeals court calls Alabama’s nitrogen gas execution method intolerably cruel but lets Thursday’s execution proceed.
Trump pardons former Republican congressman Stephen Buyer for insider trading, the same week his administration touts a fraud crackdown on Democratic-run states.
A Colorado appeals court overturns the criminally negligent homicide convictions of two paramedics who sedated Elijah McClain, ordering new trials seven years after his death.
Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, the first state to do so, alleging ChatGPT aided in planning multiple murders and endangers children.
Minnesota Republican delegates hold a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin at the state party convention, days after the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder.
Election denier Tina Peters walks free from Colorado prison after Democratic Governor Polis commutes the sentence for her voting-system breach, drawing censure from his own party.
Newly hired prosecutor who brought the indictment against former FBI Director Comey over a seashell photo steps off the case months before trial.
Police field a swatting call falsely reporting gunshots at Supreme Court Justice Barrett’s Virginia home, the latest threat against the justices.
Justice Department refers Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll for criminal prosecution in Chicago over her funding testimony.
U.S. kills two in second Pacific drug-boat strike in two days, raising campaign death toll to at least 196.
Minneapolis police chief O’Hara resigns over evidence tampering as Hennepin County prosecutes federal agents from Operation Metro Surge.
21-year-old Nasire Best fires on White House checkpoint and is killed by Secret Service while Trump works inside on Iran negotiations, bystander in critical condition.
DOJ charges 15 defendants in $90 million Minnesota Medicaid fraud sweep targeting autism, housing, and childcare programs as CMS withholds $350 million.
Chula Vista police sought court order to remove guns from San Diego mosque shooter’s home 16 months before attack, citing Nazi idolization.
Tennessee halts Tony Carruthers execution and grants one-year reprieve after medics cannot establish backup IV line per state protocol.
DOJ charges former federal prosecutor with stealing sealed portion of Jack Smith’s classified documents report, disguising files as cake recipes.
Federal prosecutors seek 50-year sentence for Feeding Our Future founder Bock for orchestrating $242 million pandemic child-meal fraud.
Tennessee retired officer wins $835,000 settlement after Perry County jailed him 37 days for Facebook meme about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
DOJ indicts 94-year-old former Cuban president Raúl Castro for 1996 shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue planes that killed four.
Pentagon inspector general opens self-initiated evaluation of SOUTHCOM boat attacks that killed 190+ people across nearly 60 vessels since September.
Texas AG Paxton opens investigation into Southern Poverty Law Center after April DOJ fraud charges over alleged $3 million paid to KKK-tied individuals.
Hennepin County charges ICE officer Christian Castro with four felony assault counts for firing through Minneapolis home’s front door during Jan. 14 chase.
Colorado Gov. Polis commutes election-tampering sentence of Tina Peters, making her eligible for parole next month after Trump pressured the state for over a year.
Federal prosecutors charge Dali operator Synergy Marine and employee with conspiracy and misconduct resulting in death over Key Bridge collapse.
Mississippi DA Barton erects ‘firing squad is legal’ billboard on I-55 at the Tennessee line aimed at drivers leaving majority-Black Memphis.
Man pleads guilty to assaulting Representative Ilhan Omar with vinegar-filled syringe at January Minneapolis town hall, faces eight years.
GAO finds Bureau of Prisons closes 77% of sexual abuse allegations against staff inconclusively as annual complaint rate doubles to 857.
North Carolina man pleads guilty to doxing Supreme Court justice’s home address in April 2025, day after Alien Enemies Act ruling.
Giuliani’s spokesman ties former NYC mayor’s pneumonia to 9/11 exposure as he exits ICU after ventilator.
DOJ Civil Rights Division opens investigation into Fairfax prosecutor Descano over 2020 policy weighing immigration consequences in charging decisions.
FBI and DEA raid office of Virginia state Sen. Lucas, proponent of Democratic redistricting plan that voters approved last month.
Federal judge unseals 2019 note attributed to Epstein after suicide attempt, declaring “they investigated me for month – found NOTHING!!!”
Illinois State Police investigates ICE killing of Silverio Villegas González eight months later, after damning Pritzker commission report.
Arlington, VA prosecutor declines to charge retired peace studies professor over Stephen Miller address fliers, citing First Amendment and chilling-effect risk.
