Courts & Law
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Judge sentences Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in prison in New York sexual assault case
Weinstein was convicted last year of sexually assaulting former Project Runway production assistant Miriam Haley in Manhattan. He was previously convicted of the sexual assault in 2020 but it was overturned in 2024, prompting a new trial.
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Supreme Court agrees to review Missouri redistricting map for third time with voting already started
Justice Brett Kavanaugh directed Secretary of State Denny Hoskins and two congressional candidates in the case to file their arguments by Wednesday afternoon.
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Dolly Parton’s manager accuses her nephew of threatening her estate, files restraining order
Seaver was the person who publicly announced his aunt's death on social media last month, stating that she died after a brief battle with cancer.
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Trump administration withdraws NYT reporter subpoenas in Qatari-gifted Air Force One probe
The Justice Department has defended the issuance of subpoenas in the effort as trying to target the leakers, who are revealing classified information, and not journalists who are reporting the stories.
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Senate Democrat Whitehouse to try again with long shot bill to reform Supreme Court, add term limits
The legislation, if passed would also significantly alter the Senate’s confirmation role for justices.
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Bystander injured during shootout files personal injury claim against Secret Service
Joseph Murphy, Del Real's attorney, said that a "reliable and confidential source" had seen surveillance footage of the incident, which indicates "clear as day" that the Secret Service shot his client.
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Investigative journalist Peter Schweizer raises alarm about birth tourism following SCOTUS ruling
The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, the idea that one’s initial citizenship is defined by their birthplace.
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Federal judge approves $1.5 billion settlement against Anthropic, the largest ever for copyright
The crux of the complaint was how Anthropic acquired the copyrighted material and not whether training its AI models with that material is lawful.
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Federal appeals court pauses lower court order on releasing illegal migrants into US without hearing
The unsigned order centers on three men in Texas who were arrested by state troopers between November 2025 and February 2026 during routine traffic stops.
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Federal prosecutor in Seattle sues Trump, Blanche for firing him an hour after he was sworn-in
The complaint names the president and acting-Attorney General Todd Blanche, and argues Rogoff’s firing was unlawful because Trump lacks the authority to “nullify the district court’s appointment power” granted by the Appointments Clause.
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D.C. Circuit Court denies Biden's emergency bid to block DOJ from releasing Hur transcripts
The majority ruled that Biden failed to show he was likely to succeed on the merits of his request, and the public has a strong interest in evaluating Hur's decision not to charge him.
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Michigan appeals court reverses two more convictions tied to Whitmer kidnapping plot
Pete Musico and Paul Bellar were previously convicted of providing material support for an act of terrorism in the plot, alongside Joseph Morrison, whose conviction was overturned by a different appeals panel last month.
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Trump admin seeks phone records of NYT journalists and their relatives in effort to target leakers
The Justice Department has defended the issuance of subpoenas in the effort as trying to target the leakers, who are revealing classified information, and not journalists who are reporting the stories.