In the Courts
Federal Judge Rules Broadcaster Must Register as a Russian Foreign Agent
U.S. District Court Judge Robin L. Rosenberg has ruled that a Florida-based company, RM Broadcasting LLC (RM Broadcasting), was acting…
Read More »Judge Puts Fight For Trump Financial Records On The Fast Track
A federal judge in Washington D.C. is speeding up a dispute between congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump over a…
Read More »Former Intelligence Analyst Charged with Disclosing Classified Information
An indictment was unsealed today charging a former intelligence analyst with illegally obtaining classified national defense information and disclosing it…
Read More »Democratic Efforts To Pack The Supreme Court Hit A Big Wall: Public Opinion
A majority of Americans oppose expanding the Supreme Court, according to survey data which comes as Democratic presidential candidates float…
Read More »Judge Says Democrats Can Proceed With A Novel Emoluments Lawsuit Against Trump
Democratic lawmakers can proceed with their lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump is violating an anti-corruption provision of the Constitution,…
Read More »There’s A New Push To Review Judicial Misconduct Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh
A judicial ethics panel has been asked to review orders dismissing misconduct complaints against Justice Brett Kavanaugh relating to his…
Read More »New Gerrymandering Ruling Will Have Big Effects For GOP In 2020
A federal three-judge panel ruled Thursday that 34 state and federal district lines in Michigan are unconstitutionally gerrymandered to the…
Read More »One Supreme Court Justice Thinks Term Limits Aren’t Such A Bad Idea
Justice Stephen Breyer shared mixed reactions to recent reform proposals for the Supreme Court, saying term limits might be desirable…
Read More »ACLU Sues Indiana Over Ban On Second Trimester Abortion Method
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana sued the state Thursday less than a full day after its governor…
Read More »Supreme Court Hands Win To Business, Over Pointed Dissent From Liberals
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority put additional limits on class-wide arbitration Wednesday, handing business interests a victory over a vigorous…
Read More »Divided Supreme Court Poised To Allow Citizenship Question On 2020 Census
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority seems ready to approve the Trump administration’s bid to add a citizenship question to the…
Read More »Trump’s Census Citizenship Question Faces Supreme Court Scrutiny
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over the Trump administration’s bid to append a citizenship question to the 2020…
Read More »Supreme Court To Decide If Workplace Discrimination Law Covers Gay, Trans People
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will decide whether a federal law banning discrimination in the workplace covers LGBT…
Read More »Judge Rules Flint Can Sue Federal Officials Over Water Contamination
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Flint citizens can move forward with lawsuits targeting the Environmental Protection Agency’s handling of…
Read More »Obama-Era Judge Slams The Brakes On Trump Order To Open Fed Lands To Coal Mining
A federal judge in Montana delayed a Trump administration attempt to open up more federal lands to coal mining Friday,…
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