Courts & Law
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Paul Pelosi pleads no contest in July hit-and-run in California's Napa County
The Napa County District Attorney's Office said Pelosi reached a plea agreement with prosecutors and was sentenced to one year of summary probation and is prohibited from driving for six months.
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Kansas postal worker accused of stealing thousands of pieces of mail, including GOP election flyers
Cram is accused of stealing a total of 4,404 pieces of mail that were intended to be delivered to customers in and around Pittsburg, Kansas, including nearly 400 political mailers solely related to Republicans.
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9th Circuit lets Trump DOJ continue election integrity efforts targeting illegal foreign voters
While the ruling is a win for the Trump DOJ, it remains unclear whether it will have any meaningful impact on the Tuesday evening elections.
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Supreme Court to hear case over state funding for Catholic preschools in Colorado
The plaintiffs, represented by the group Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, argue that their admissions policy is based on religious teachings about same-sex marriage and that by excluding them, Colorado is violating their rights to freedom of religion.
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Michigan judge issues final ruling that state clerks must keep election records for 22 months
Judge Michael Riordan determined that rule 168.48 of the Michigan Complied Laws is invalid and that all electronic election records must maintain all its original metadata and the files will be placed on a poll book on a drive for 22 months.
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SCOTUS rejects Trump admin's attempt to set aside California ballots it believes are noncitizens
The Justice Department, in its emergency appeal to the high court earlier Monday, asked for a "limited injunction" to stop California from counting the ballots while lower courts consider the case.
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Snapchat parent company settles social media lawsuit with teens accusing it of causing depression
The plaintiffs are KDB, who is described as an 18-year-old from Mississippi, and the other plaintiff has been identified as SJ, a 16-year-old girl from Illinois. Both have claimed they started using YouTube at age 3 and other platforms at age 9.
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Judge dismisses complaint against ex-FBI officials over Hunter Biden testimony
Hunter Biden's laptop was the subject of bombshell reporting from the New York Post prior to the 2020 presidential election.
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Judges tosses DOJ attempt to block Alaska Senate results if GOP incumbent loses
Democrat Mary Peltola is running against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, for Senate. Another candidate by the same name, Dan Sullivan, is on the ballot, which conservatives have said causes confusion for voters.
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Virginia, D.C. sue Trump administration to block proposed memorial arch
The proposed monument would be located near Memorial Bridge along the Potomac River, which connects Washington with Arlington National Cemetery.
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Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over Epstein reporting
U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles of the Southern District of Florida found that Trump did not establish that the newspaper acted with “actual malice” in publishing its reporting.
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Judge orders Trump admin to pull 3 taxpayer-funded ads
The coalition that sued over the ads included the watchdog Common Cause.
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Appeals court reinstates First Amendment challenge to California restrictions on workplace meetings
The California Policy Center argues the law limits its ability to hold mandatory employee meetings about political issues central to its work.