CATEGORY

Legal

Federal Judges Let Tennessee’s 9-0 GOP Map Stand

A three-judge federal panel on Thursday denied a request to block Tennessee's redrawn congressional map, clearing the way for the new districts to take effect in the state's Aug. 6 primary elections.

Boasberg Claims Rubio’s Policy Violates First Amendment

Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg paused the Trump administration's effort to restrict visas from those it says perpetuate censorship against U.S. citizens.

Fifth Circuit Takes Up Challenge That Could Gut the Feds’ Most-Used Gun Law

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals voted Monday to rehear a felon-in-possession case that could strip Congress of the authority it has relied on for decades to prosecute millions of Americans for gun possession, following a pointed call from Justice Clarence Thomas to rethink the constitutional foundation of one of the most-used federal gun statutes on the books.

Trump Gets New Shot at Reshaping Key Appeals Court as Bush-Era Judge Steps Aside

President Donald Trump will have another opportunity to leave his mark on the federal judiciary after a George W. Bush appointee announced plans to step down from active service on a powerful appeals court covering seven heartland states.

Federal Appeals Court Clears USPS to Move Forward on Mail-in Ballot Voter Data Rule

A federal appeals court on Friday handed the Trump administration a partial victory in its effort to overhaul how the U.S. Postal Service handles mail-in ballot delivery, lifting a lower court injunction that had blocked the rule from moving forward.

14 State AGs Sue to Force Feds to Keep Funding Schools’ Mental Health Bureaucracy

A coalition of 14 Democrat-led state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Friday against the U.S. Department of Education, seeking to block the agency from cutting school mental health grants the Trump administration has moved to terminate.

Calls Sound for Elena Kagan Investigation

Conservative legal groups have called for Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan to face a Senate Judiciary Committee Investigation after she failed to recuse herself from a climate case expected to be heard in the Court's next term.

Kirk Family Demands Judge Open the Courtroom in Accused Assassin’s Hearing

The widow and parents of Charlie Kirk filed a court motion Wednesday demanding a Utah judge require that all evidence in the accused assassin's preliminary hearing be displayed in real time for everyone present in the courtroom, arguing that victims have a right to meaningfully observe the proceedings rather than simply attend in name only.

Judge Blocks Florida’s Anti-Woke Law

In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit blocked a portion of Florida's 2022 law that targeted woke ideology in schools.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Blocks Voter Eligibility Check

Wisconsin's liberal-majority Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a conservative voter-integrity group cannot access guardianship records that could identify voters legally barred from casting ballots, dealing a setback to election transparency efforts in one of the nation's most contested swing states.

Latest news

- Advertisement -spot_img