Courts & Law
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Supreme Court rules governments need not pay fair market value in tax foreclosures
Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson.
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Supreme Court issues decision on Helms-Burton Act
Justice Kavanaugh delivered the majority opinion, joined by the Chief Justice and Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett. Justice Kagan filed a dissent, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson.
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Supreme Court issues decision in Cisco Systems v. Doe
Justice Barrett delivered the majority opinion, joined by the Chief Justice and Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh.
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Federal judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Bob Woodward after long delay
Trump sued Woodward in January of 2023 for selling audio recordings of the interviews, which were for the reporter's book titled "Rage." Trump gave Woodward 19 interviews and has admitted that he allowed the interviews to be recorded.
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Justice Department asks court to unseal grand jury testimony in Jeffrey Epstein case
“The public’s interest in the Epstein matter has remained," the filing reads. "Given this longstanding and legitimate interest, the government now moves to unseal grand jury transcripts associated with Epstein."
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Trump officially sues Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch over Epstein story
Trump promised to sue the outlet in an angry social media post, where he claimed the story was "fake" and that the birthday card the outlet claimed he had sent to Epstein for his 50th birthday did not even sound like him.
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Former Andrew Cuomo aide settles sexual misconduct lawsuit for $450K
Cuomo, who is running for New York City mayor as an independent after losing the Democratic nomination, has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Wisconsin Bar Association settles to remove DEI from programs
A December 2023 federal lawsuit alleged the Bar promoted DEI practices, specifically its “Diversity Clerkship Program.”
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Federal judge rules Trump's axing of a former Democratic FTC commissioner was illegal
U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan ruled the administration’s attempt to remove Slaughter violated precedent set by the Supreme Court in 1935 that says a president could only fire FTC commissioners for cause, including neglect of duties, inefficiency or malfeasance.
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Former Voice of America employee indicted for allegedly threatening MTG
The suspect allegedly used various VOA phone lines connected to studios and control rooms at its headquarters to make the calls, where he allegedly threatened to use firearms to kill Greene, her staff and their family members.
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Arkansas wins case to ban critical race theory in schools
“Since the Free Speech Clause does not give the students the right to compel the government to say something it does not wish to, they cannot show a likelihood of success,” the judges wrote
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Trump criticizes Durham, but says Horowitz wrote ‘vicious and true’ report exposing Comey & FBI
Trump weighs in on prior Russiagate investigations by Michael Horowitz and John Durham following reporting by Just the News that Kash Patel's FBI is reinvestigating the collusion saga as part of a "grand conspiracy" inquiry.
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Minnesota shooting suspect indicted by grand jury on multiple federal charges
“The ultimate decision as to whether to seek the death penalty will not come for several months,” acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said.