In the Courts
Supreme Court Lets New Trump Asylum Restrictions Take Effect
The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration Wednesday to enforce new immigration rules that would deny asylum to migrants who…
Read More »9th Circuit Court Hands Trump Another Big Victory On Asylum Fight
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed President Donald Trump a major victory regarding his plan to prohibit most immigrants…
Read More »6th Circuit Orders Resentencing For Rand Paul Attacker
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday remanded the lenient prison sentence given to the man who attacked Kentucky…
Read More »Judge Rules In Favor Of CAIR, Says Terrorism Watchlist Violates Constitutional Rights
The Council on American-Islamic Relations scored a big court victory on Thursday, with a federal judge ruling that the FBI’s…
Read More »Ex-Trump Campaign Staffer Drops Battery Lawsuit Against President
Alva Johnson, the former Trump campaign aide who accused President Trump of forcibly kissing her during a campaign stop in…
Read More »Jury Acquits Greg Craig In Case Spun Off From Mueller Probe
A federal jury on Wednesday acquitted former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig on charges that he lied to federal…
Read More »Ginsburg On Cancer Treatment: ‘I’m On My Way To Being Very Well’
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said her health is improving after a fourth bout with cancer Saturday, telling a…
Read More »Court Overturns Conviction Of Five-Time Deported Immigrant Who Shot Kate Steinle
A California court overturned the conviction Friday of a five-time deported homeless illegal immigrant who shot Kate Steinle in 2015.…
Read More »This Is The Most Important Religious Liberty Decision Since Masterpiece Cakeshop
A federal appeals court has ruled for the first time that religious believers can invoke the First Amendment when declining…
Read More »Trump Asks Supreme Court For Clearance To Enforce Tough Asylum Rules, Citing ‘Unprecedented Surge’
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Monday to allow enforcement of new immigration rules that would deny asylum to…
Read More »Judge Rules Men Who Lied About Being Veterans For Shorter Sentences Must Wear Signs That Say, ‘I Am A Liar’
A Montana judge sentenced two men to prison on Aug. 23 for separate crimes and ruled they would not be…
Read More »Ginsburg Completes Radiation Therapy Before Disclosing Cancer Diagnosis
The Supreme Court announced Friday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was successfully treated for pancreatic cancer. Friday’s announcement is the…
Read More »Democratic Senator Faces Ethics Complaint After Threatening Justices With Court-Packing
Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island is navigating an ethics complaint and vigorous criticism from the right after filing…
Read More »Civil Rights Law Doesn’t Cover Transgender Workers, Trump Administration Tells Supreme Court
The Department of Justice told the Supreme Court that federal civil rights law does not bar discrimination based on transgender…
Read More »Federal Court Allows Trump To Reject Asylum Seekers At Border
A federal appeals court delivered President Donald Trump a limited victory in his bid to reject asylum seekers from Central…
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