Courts & Law
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Milwaukee judge found guilty of obstruction for allegedly helping illegal migrant evade arrest
Dugan was convicted of one felony count of obstruction and acquitted of concealing an individual to prevent arrest.
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Appeals court asserts non-dangerous felons should not lose gun rights forever
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a split 2-1 decision that Edward Cockerham should not permanently lose his right to own guns because he failed to pay child support. He did not serve prison time for the conviction.
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Federal judge blocks government worker layoffs
The Trump administration "may not take any further steps to implement or carry out a RIF through January 30, 2026," U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said
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US appeals court says Trump administration can't unilaterally cut foreign aid
The administration tried to withhold roughly $4 billion of the $11 billion appropriated in 2024 for aid projects.
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Feds sue Southern California Edison over wildfires
The devastating Eaton and Fairview fires torched national forests.
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Federal judge blocks Trump admin from ending legal protections for 1.1M Venezuelans and Haitians
U.S. District Judge Edward Chen ruled that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's decisions to vacate extensions on the status for Haitians and Venezuelans exceeded her authority.
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Legislation to end cashless bail in D.C., nationwide introduced in Senate
Like the president’s executive orders, the legislation would restrict certain federal funds for states and localities with cashless bail policies.
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Ex-State Department employee gets four-year prison sentence for selling secrets to China
"The defendant threw away his career, betrayed his country, and abused the trust the United States placed in him by granting his Top-Secret security clearance," Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg said
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Justice Department sues Boston over sanctuary city laws
“If Boston won’t protect its citizens from illegal alien crime, this Department of Justice will,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
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Appeals Court allows Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center to continue operations
“After careful consideration, we grant the defendants’ motions and we stay the preliminary injunction and the underlying case itself pending appeal,” the three Eleventh US Circuit Court of Appeals judges wrote in the order.
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In sending military to DC, Trump uses strategy that led to El Salvador's drastic drop in murders
In 2015, El Salvador recorded 6,656 homicides. But after the mass arrests, the numbers plummeted. Seven months into this year, there had been about 40 murders.
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DC sues Trump over National Guard deployment
The move is noteworthy as Mayor Muriel Bowser has been generally cooperative with the federal effort. D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb brought the suit, however.
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Trump DOJ opens criminal probe into Fed governor Lisa Cook: Report
It remains unclear whether Trump has the authority to fire Cook and she has sued to challenge her termination.