Courts & Law
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Supreme Court to hear migrant parole case Wednesday
The case focuses on Muk Choi Lau, a Chinese national who became a lawful permanent resident in the United States in 2007. In 2012, Lau was convicted of trademark counterfeiting in New Jersey and fled the country.
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Judge rules civil case against Alec Baldwin for 'Rust' shooting can go to trial
Baldwin was previously charged with involuntarily manslaughter in New Mexico for allegedly pulling the trigger on a prop gun that went off and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, but the criminal charge was later dismissed.
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Justices' recent public comments reveal tensions over internal court practices, legal reasonings
The comments, delivered in speeches and public appearances rather than formal rulings, come as the court enters final stretch of its term, when some of the most closely watched cases will be decided.
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Man who allegedly tried to shoot Trump charged on two counts including gun possession by a felon
More charges are expected as the law enforcement investigation into the matter continues.
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'American speech' or 'Chinese engineers'? Lawyers battle in court over TikTok sale-or-ban law
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, a common source of SCOTUS nominees, is hearing a challenge by TikTok's Chinese owner and content creators including prominent libertarian journalist.
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Appeals court rebukes Democrat-turned-judge for fining educators $313K for challenging woke training
Brooke Henderson and Jennifer Lumley can't sue for violation of their First Amendment rights but their case was far from "frivolous," as former Democratic lawmaker called it when imposing attorney's fees, 8th Circuit says.
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IRS whistleblowers sue Hunter Biden’s defense counsel for defamation
The two whistleblowers, who have been identified as Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, are suing for libel because of the alleged damage done to their careers, and are requesting a jury trial in Washington, D.C.
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Sam Bankman-Fried appeals fraud and conspiracy convictions
“Throughout the proceedings the district court made little pretense of objectivity or even-handedness … The judgment should be reversed, and the case remanded for a new trial before a different judge,” Bankman-Fried’s attorneys said. “He was presumed guilty — before he was even charged."
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PA Supreme Court rules mail ballots must have correct date to be counted
Last month, a lower court ruled that the commonwealth cannot throw out mail-in ballots just because they have incorrect handwritten dates on the envelopes.
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Colorado ban on 'conversion therapy' stays in force under federal appeals court ruling
"We will consider all options to stop the unlawful attempt of Colorado officials to ban someone’s speech simply because they disagree with the viewpoints expressed," plaintiff's lawyers say.
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Timberlake pleads guilty to impaired driving in New York in connection to June arrest in Hamptons
Timberlake entered a new plea in a Sag Harbor Village Court.
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RNC sues North Carolina election officials for allowing digital student IDs to be used as voter ID
The lawsuit was filed jointly by the RNC and the North Carolina Republican Party.
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Appeals court rejects bid to stop postconviction proceedings in Trump's hush money case
The federal appeals court decision means Trump will stay on track to be sentenced in November, after he was convicted earlier this year on 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment he gave to former porn star Stormy Daniels.