Courts & Law
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Smokey Robinson files $500M defamation lawsuit against four rape accusers
Robinson strongly denied the allegations in his counter-suit, which was also filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, and claimed the women tried to get $100 million from the singer and his wife but turned to a lawsuit when it failed.
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Florida appellate court denies Pulitzer board petition to delay Trump’s defamation suit
The ruling opens the door for the discovery process, in which Trump’s lawyers are seeking the board’s internal deliberations in its 2018 awards to two media outlets for Russia collusion coverage.
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Pirro says she will not tolerate hatred or provide mercy for criminals during swearing-in ceremony
"We need to send a message that justice will be honored in the District of Columbia," Pirro said in remarks at the ceremony. "My voice should be heard loud and clear: No more. No more tolerance of hatred. No more mercy for criminals."
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Judge says US acted improperly in stripping Harvard researcher of visa for smuggling in bio samples
The Justice Department charged Harvard researcher Kseniia Petrova with smuggling the samples into a Boston airport earlier this month without the proper permit, which included clawed frog embryos and embryonic samples.
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Federal judge approves DOGE's access to Treasury's payment systems
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 18 other Democratic attorneys general had brought the lawsuit to block DOGE’s access to the Treasury systems.
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Federal judge strikes down third Trump executive order targeting law firm over practicing decisions
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, appointed by former President George W. Bush, ruled in a 73-page decision that the entire order was "unconstitutional."
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Justices Alito, Thomas blast SCOTUS for passing on censorship of 'only two genders' student
Parents appeal censorship of "XX" wristbands at girls' soccer games to same appeals court SCOTUS refused to review, which upheld ban on gender-critical shirt as "reasonably interpreted to demean" a "deeply rooted" identity.
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Judge blocks Trump from cutting NYC funds over congestion traffic pricing
U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman issued the stay.
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NPR sues Trump over executive order banning federal funding
"The Executive Order is a clear violation of the Constitution and the First Amendment's protections for freedom of speech and association, and freedom of the press," NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher said.
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Retired Olympic gymnast legend Mary Lou Retton arrested on DUI charge: court records
Mary Lou Retton was charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs on May 17, according to Marion County court records.
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Man allegedly fired from job after wearing religious shirts during Pride Month reaches settlement
His lawsuit says he was required to attend DEI training sessions and he was targeted for not agreeing with the use of pronouns
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Federal judge orders Trump administration to return deported Guatemalan national back to U.S.
The Justice Department found that no U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers had asked the man if he feared for his safety in Mexico.
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Four Paul, Weiss attorneys leave law firm after it caved to Trump administration
Attorneys Bill Isaacson, Jeannie Rhee, Jessica Phillips and Karen Dunn, who are known and respected for representing clients such as Alphabet, Amazon and Apple, will be creating their own law firm instead.