Courts & Law
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Court allows DOJ to remove court-appointed US Attorney Rogoff as case goes through appeals process
The ruling pauses a recent district court order that blocked President Trump from firing Rogoff and restored him as the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington.
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Federal judge rules Flock camera searches unconstitutional
The ruling does not establish a nationwide legal precedent, but it could give momentum to growing concerns over how police departments use automated license-plate databases to track people's movements.
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Supreme Court set to hear Suncor v. Boulder climate lawsuit arguments
CEO of the American Energy Institute Jason Isaac told The Center Square that “the Supreme Court will hear the most consequential energy case of the term, and it isn't really about Suncor or ExxonMobil.
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Former Columbus officer found guilty of murder in fatal shooting of Andre Hill
Adam Coy has been convicted of murder, reckless homicide, and felonious assault in the death of Andre Hill.
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RNC sues Milwaukee Elections Commission for limiting poll watchers
"Wisconsin voters deserve to know that there are poll watchers from both parties in the room as votes are being cast and counted on Election Day," Michael Whatley and Lara Trump said.
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Judge rules Musk's giveaway can continue after lawyer says that winners are not chosen by chance
“The $1 million recipients are not chosen by chance,” conservative lawyer Chris Gober said in court. “We know exactly who will be announced as the $1 million recipient today and tomorrow.”
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Georgia Supreme Court rules county may not count absentee ballots received after Election Day
"Election Day is Election Day — not the week after," RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said.
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Arkansas joins with 19 other states in filing calling for ouster of Special Counsel Jack Smith
The states participating in addition to Arkansas include Florida, Iowa, Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia.
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Biden judge rules that Iowa can check ballots of potential noncitizens in loss for ACLU
The state's representatives argued that the process of investigating and possibly removing 2,000 names could prevent illegal voting by noncitizens.
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RNC poll watchers allowed into Georgia county buildings, lawsuit still pending
"Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb, and Gwinnett counties decided at the last minute to accept ballots over the weekend — which disregards the law," RNC Chairman Michael Whatley announced.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules against effort to count mail-in ballots without handwritten date
Pennsylvania Republicans praised the ruling, saying that the Supreme Court upheld the law.
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Former police officer convicted of violating Breonna Taylor's rights during fatal raid
The new jury deliberated for more than 20 hours over the course of three days, and told the judge twice that they were also deadlocked. However, they were urged to continue deliberating and finally reached their verdict.
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Judge orders Pennsylvania county to reissue thousands of missing ballots ahead of election
The judge outlined a remedy that included keeping the elections office in the county courthouse open for longer hours, overnighting ballots to out-of-state voters, and providing voters with new ballots if theirs is missing.