Courts & Law
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Judge says he will rule on the pretrial detention of alleged J6 pipe bomber in the next day or so
The defense attorneys are pushing for Cole to be placed on house arrest at his grandmother's house in Gainesville, Virginia, where he would also wear an ankle monitor, which could give the Court the assurance it needs that he won't flee.
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NJ Democratic Rep McIver again attempts to have charges tossed stemming from ICE facility visit
U.S. District Judge Jamel Semper, a Biden appointee, denied McIver's dismissal request last month, stating she failed to prove she was immune under the Constitution’s Speech and Debate Clause, or that the charges were discriminatory.
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Federal prosecutors in court to ask that J6 pipe bomb suspect remain in detention until trial
Defendant Brian Cole Cole has yet to enter a plea to the charges.
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Missouri GOP Sen Eric Schmidt calls China's $50B suit against him, state over COVID 'ridiculous'
At issue is a lawsuit Missouri filed when Schmitt was the state's attorney general alleging China hoarded personal protective equipment during the early months of the pandemic, harming the state and its residents
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Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting migrants appearing for court dates in Northern California
The decision keeps ICE and the DOJ’s Executive Office for Immigration Review from “lying in wait for asylum seekers and other noncitizens at routine hearings throughout the region."
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Justice Department files new federal charges against National Guard shooting suspect in DC
The new charges and the case transfer to a U.S. District Court means that federal officials can pursue the death penalty.
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Federal judge blocks Trump admin's new FEMA grant requirements
U.S. Magistrate Judge Amy Potter said the government failed to sufficiently justify the change in FEMA's Emergency Management Performance Grant program, which supports disaster-readiness efforts, including training and staffing.
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Federal judge rules against Trump admin over New York law that allows illegal immigrants to drive
The judge ruled that New York's Green Light Law doesn't violate the U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause.
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Federal court sides with Trump over employers’ processing fees for H-1B immigration visas
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Association of American Universities argued the president exceeded his authority when he imposed a $100,000 payment requirement on employers before processing their petitions for new H-1B visas.
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You Vote: With SCOTUS rejecting Trump admin request to deploy National Guard in Chicago, what now?
President Donald Trump has sought to deploy the National Guard in Chicago in the face of aggressive pushback from the citizenry and local government over Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the Windy City.
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U.S. Supreme Court urged to take up Maine parental rights case
In a petition to the high court, attorneys for the Arizona-based Goldwater Institute ask justices to consider a lawsuit filed by Amber Lavigne, who claims the Great Salt Bay Community School a guidance counselor encouraged her 13-year-old to wear a chest binder and use a different name and pronouns at school, without consulting her.
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SCOTUS rejects Trump administration request to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago
President Donald Trump has sought to deploy the National Guard in Chicago in the face of aggressive pushback from the citizenry and local government over Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the Windy City.
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Fifth Circuit squashes challenge to Texas ban on foreign land purchase
Law prohibits the purchase of certain private property in Texas by governmental entities. companies and individuals that are domiciled in a country named in three recent Annual Threat Assessment reports.