Courts & Law
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America First Legal sues Philadelphia Police Department over DEI hiring, promotion practices
The legal foundation said it filed the lawsuit on behalf of white male police officers within the department who were allegedly passed over for promotions because of their gender and race.
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Federal judge allows White House ballroom construction to continue, rejects request to halt project
Because the executive residence is "likely not an agency" under the Administrative Procedures Act, the preservationist group may not challenge the construction under that law, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said
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Former Air Force pilot charged with providing defense services to the Chinese military
Gerald Eddie Brown Jr., who is 65-years-old, was arrested in Indiana Wednesday after he allegedly knowingly conspired with foreign nationals and U.S. persons to provide combat aircraft training to pilots in the Chinese Air Force.
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America First Legal sues NY Ethics Commission, Judge Merchan for withholding financial disclosures
AFL again requested the financial disclosures last Friday and threatened legal action if it did not receive them.
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Hunter Biden changes plea in federal tax case twice in one day, intends to plead guilty
After opposition from prosecutors to a conditional guilty plea where Hunter Biden could assert innocence, the first son intends to switch again to a standard guilty plea this afternoon.
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Judge in Trump election interference says immunity issue must be resolved before trial can proceed
This was the first hearing since the high court ruled the president enjoyed immunity for official acts and issued guidance for the lower courts on how they should parse official and unofficial acts.
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Trump pleads not guilty to revised allegations in DC election case
Smith originally charged Trump with four counts related to his efforts to challenge the 2020 election results.
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Prosecutors ask judge to reinstate charges against Alec Baldwin for 'Rust' shooting
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey argued in a court filing unsealed this week that there were "insufficient facts" to support the dismissal, and that Baldwin's due process rights were not violated.
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January 6 defendant receives first reduced sentence after Supreme Court ruling
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper re-sentenced Thomas Robertson in his January 6 case to six years in prison, instead of just over seven years.
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Watchdog sues Arizona counties for allegedly not removing non-citizens from voter rolls
As of July 1, there are 42,301 voters without proof of citizenship on Arizona's voter rolls, which increased from 35,273 as of April 1.
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New Yorker sentenced to over a year in prison for harassing members of Congress, threatening staff
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly sentenced Lilly to 13 months in prison, and three years of supervised release.
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Trump to enter not guilty plea to revised indictment, waives right to appear at arraignment
Trump said he will not appear at the arraignment in person, but has authorized his defense team to enter the plea on his behalf.
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Musk finds favor in American court as jurists in Brazil block his companies
Musk's greenlit suit against Media Matters, trials against CNN and New York Times "can expose how the media first decides on a conclusion and then frames or even invents the facts to support it," law professor writes.