Appeals court panel sides with Trump over Newsom on California National Guard appeal
The panel ruling keeps the state Guard in Trump's control while litigation continues.
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Supreme Court says Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is constitutional
The justices considered arguments over whether the ban violates the Constitution’s equal protection clause. The answer has implications for states...
Supreme Court adds abortion-related appeal to next term’s docket with First Choice Women’s Resource Centers case
The justices agreed to review an appeal brought by the conservative Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom. It's not the...
Why Vance Boelter is (initially) charged with second-degree murder, not first-degree murder
First-degree murder charges could still come against the man charged in what officials say were politically motivated shootings in Minnesota.
Former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil denied release by judge
Mahmoud Khalil was denied release on Friday by a judge who, earlier in the week, had rejected the Trump administration’s...
How Trump-appointed judges saved him from big losses — for now
Judges appointed by President Donald Trump gave him reprieves in two major cases where other judges said his administration had...
Ask Jordan: Who authorized the El Salvador prison contract?
A new lawsuit aims to invalidate the agreement between the Trump administration and El Salvador to imprison immigrants.
Judge rules on California’s request for a temporary restraining order against Trump troop deployment
A federal judge has ruled on California’s request for a temporary restraining order to prevent the use of federalized National...
Unanimous Supreme Court backs family lawsuit in case of FBI SWAT raid on wrong house
The Supreme Court just unanimously gave hope to a family’s lawsuit seeking to hold the FBI accountable for a predawn...
Trump-appointed judges save Trump admin from due process deadline in El Salvador case
An appellate panel of Trump appointees saved his administration from coming up with a due process plan — at least...