Courts & Law
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Federal judge privately reprimanded for having extramarital sex in chambers with police officer
Clerks could overhear the intercourse taking place, which was "extremely uncomfortable and troubling" for them.
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Joe Biden sues DOJ to stop release of audio recordings connected to special counsel probe
The lawsuit comes ahead of the department's planned June 15 release of the materials to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and the conservative Heritage Foundation, which requested the information under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Florida judge rejects effort to halt new GOP House map
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Florida map into law earlier this month after the Supreme Court ruled in a Louisiana redistricting case that race-based districts violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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Trump admin sues UCLA over alleged antisemitic behavior
The 53-page court filing alleges UCLA violated federal civil rights by tolerating a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students after Hamas' attack on Israel in October 2023.
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Comey trial pushed to October 21 amid upcoming legal challenges
The former FBI director's trial date was initially scheduled for July 15, but U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan agreed to push the trial until Oct. 21 after a request from Comey's defense team. Comey's arraignment is now scheduled for Sept. 30, 2026.
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Federal court blocks Alabama redistricting plan
The Alabama redistricting push followed the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which overturned race-based congressional districts and narrowed the scope of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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Supreme Court backs Trump over speech limits on immigration judges
The justices did not rule on the merits of the case, but merely reversed the lower court decision and sent it back for additional proceedings.
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Washington state loosens bar exam eligibility, joining wave of states sidelining ABA
Starting in September, Washington will allow graduates of non-ABA-accredited law schools to sit for its bar exam – marking the fourth jurisdiction in recent months to pull back from the association's longstanding gatekeeping role.
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Legendary boxer Floyd Mayweather is suing former adviser in alleged $175M fraud scheme
Mayweather was the world's highest-paid athlete in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018 (according to Forbes).
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U.S. Supreme Court denies emergency application from court candidates
Two candidates accused of violating the state's Code of Judicial Conduct with statements they made on abortion rights.
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Exclusive: Key Biden DOJ official raised red flags about FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid, memo shows
A recently disclosed email shows that top Garland associates raised the issue of declassification before the morning raid. Although the memo requested that lawyers check whether Trump had the authority to declassify documents, Garland personally approved the August 2022 raid, which included searching Melania Trump's underwear drawers.
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Judge rejects podcaster's effort to dismiss lawsuit filed by girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel
Seraphin, a former FBI agent, is arguing that his comments about Wilkins were satire and not defamation
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Supreme Court yet to decide high profile cases
Traditionally, justices on the nation’s high court finalize decisions in cases by the end of June or the beginning of July, leaving only a few weeks before decisions are expected to be public.