Legal

Judges on a federal appeals court tossed a plea agreement that would have allowed terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to avoid the death penalty.

A federal judge has banned the Trump administration from implementing the president's executive order on birthright citizenship.

Douglass Mackey, known online as “Ricky Vaughn,” had his 2023 conviction overturned by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals.

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against California over violations of Title IX of the Civil Rights Act through its inclusion of transgender individuals in girls' sports and locker rooms.

The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that the Trump administration can proceed with its intention to reduce the federal workforce. The Court lifted an injunction from a lower court that blocked Trump's executive order calling for "large-scale reductions in force (RIFs)."

Two Jewish graduate students at Cornell University filed a federal discrimination complaint, asserting their union rights were violated under Title VII.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to be sentenced on October 3, 2025, after being convicted on two prostitution-related counts.

Gordon Klein’s trial begins over his $22 million lawsuit against UCLA and Dean Bernardo for suspension after refusing race‑based grading.

Law schools across the country are quietly shifting away from diversity, equity, and inclusion rhetoric in response to legal scrutiny.

The Supreme Court will consider whether states can prohibit transgender athletes from participating in female school sports. The case centers on Idaho and West Virginia.