Courts & Law
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Judge says Greenpeace will have to pay $345 million over pipeline protest
The case went to trial in 2025, and a jury found Greenpeace liable on all claims.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let it end TPS for Syrians
The Supreme Court ruled in October that the administration could pull the status for over 300,000 Venezuelan migrants, stating that the Trump administration would likely prevail in its arguments.
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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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Jack Smith asks appeals court to reinstate Trump classified docs case
It is not clear how long it will take for the appeals court to make its decision, but even if it does reauthorize the case, the trial would not place before the November general election.
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Three Veterans Affairs employees indicted by grand jury on fraud charges
The U.S. Small Business Administration created the program during the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to help small businesses stay afloat during the pandemic by offering loans to struggling companies.
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RNC sues Detroit over hiring seven times more Democratic than Republican poll workers in primary
"Detroit’s failure to hire Republican poll workers is the kind of bad-faith Democrat interference that drives down faith in elections," RNC Chairman Michael Whatley and RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump said.
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ACLU struggles to explain why California's conversion therapy ban doesn't protect Idaho's trans ban
9th Circuit upheld California law that takes medical decision authority from parents, which Idaho relies on to protect its ban on so-called gender affirming care for kids. Three-judge panel concerned about pending SCOTUS review of similar case.
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Lawsuit, charges over AI deepfake robocalls may shut down various political speech before election
The DOJ will use it to create a “weapon to alter the outcome of the election and keep political speech from being communicated,” Dan Backer said.
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Venezuela Supreme Justice Tribunal confirms Maduro as winner of contested election
The ratification means that Maduro has been elected to his third six-year term as the country's leader. He was first elected in 2012, and took office in January of 2013.
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Supreme Court reinstates part of Arizona voter citizenship law
Individuals filling out voter registration forms for state elections must provide proof of U.S. citizenship, unlike those filling out the federal voter registration forms.
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Judge outlines evidence rules, scheduling for Hunter Biden tax trial
Prosecutors said they expect it to take six days to present their side of the case, which will include testimony from less than 30 people. The defense expects their rebuttal to take two days.
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Watch Live: Idaho, before 9th Circuit, defends state's ban on gender affirming surgery for children
Court hearing will be held in Seattle at noon Eastern Time
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New York Court of Appeals rejects GOP challenge to mail-in voting law
The state constitution “contains no language that explicitly requires in-person voting,” the court ruled.