Courts & Law
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Judge dismisses federal suit against CA over trans sports policies
The Department of Justice took exception to California's policy requiring schools to allow students to participate in athletics on the basis of their gender identity.
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Tiger Woods strikes plea deal in rollover crash, agrees to five-year license suspension
Woods appeared in Florida's Martin County Court with girlfriend Vanessa Trump.
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Federal appeals court rules upholds whistleblowers’ ability to help fight government fraud
The ruling comes after Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley submitted an amicus brief to the Eleventh Circuit last year backing the provision.
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Bill Cosby after being released from prison: 'I have always maintained my innocence'
"Thank you to all my fans, supporters and friends who stood by me through this ordeal," Cosby said in a statement.
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Supreme Court allows CDC eviction moratorium to continue
The high court was divided in a 5-4 vote.
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Legal group files suit against Illinois school district alleging 'segregation' and 'racial division'
The group argues the school violates the 14th amendment by defining teachers and students by race.
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Conservative expectations for 6-3 SCOTUS majority dissolve amid narrowly targeted consensus rulings
"Trump justices" have rarely dissented from the majority opinion.
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Judge dismisses FTC and state antitrust complaints targeting social media giant Facebook
But while the court dismissed the FTC complaint, it did not dismiss that case.
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Supreme Court won't hear transgender school bathroom case
The court essentially handed a victory to a Virginia student who was denied the right to use the boys' bathroom.
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Texas Supreme Court: Facebook can be sued for sex trafficking
The court case involved three teen sex trafficking victims who allegedly met their abusers on Facebook.
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Minnesota judge sentences Chauvin to 22.5 years in prison for George Floyd murder
Sentencing follows three-week trial in which Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder and two lesser charges.
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Senate Committee approves pair of bills that would allow Supreme Court hearings to be televised
Supporters of the bipartisan bills say cameras in the courtroom would allow for more transparency in the judicial system.