Courts & Law
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UCLA pro-Palestinian protester sues school over disciplinary action
The lawsuit filed by computer science doctoral student Dylan Kupsh alleges viewpoint discrimination and due process violations, including the lack of meaningful notice of cases against him.
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NY prosecutor claims Letitia James’ office pushed him to target Trump-linked entities
Assistant Attorney General Daniel Wiesenfeld made the allegations in an agency-wide email Friday, claiming his supervisor instructed him to “find and pursue crimes” involving Trump
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Judge rejects Trump bid to erase New York hush-money conviction
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that Trump's arguments for removing the case were “neither new nor legally sufficient,” rejecting his claim that presidential immunity protected the conduct underlying the conviction.
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Appeals court rules in favor of two Christian flight attendants who claim discrimination
Two flight attendants, Lacey Smith and Marli Brown, argue in their lawsuit that they were wrongfully terminated from their positions at Alaska Airlines, and discriminated against by the flight attendants’ union, because of their faith-based responses on an employee-only online network.
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Trump touts own endorsement record as media focuses on Mamdani
Three Mamdani-backed candidates won House primaries in the New York City area on Tuesday evening, with two successfully ousting incumbent lawmakers.
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Camp Mystic in Texas, site of deadly July 4 floods, files for bankruptcy
The camp listed debt of more than $10 million, with assets along the Guadalupe River in the range of $100,001 to $500,000.
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Federal judge blocks ICE agents from making arrests inside immigration courts
Two immigration advocacy organizations filed a class-action lawsuit arguing the arrests were unconstitutional and deterred immigrants from attending mandatory hearings.
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Federal appeals court allows Trump admin to resume expedited deportations of illegal migrants
The process was initially designed for migrants who recently crossed into the country illegally at the southern border, but was expanded last year to include all migrants who could not prove they were continuously present in the U.S. for over two years.
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Federal appeals court green lights nationwide use of fast-track deportation process
Under federal law, officials can depart people who have been in the country for less than two years without hearings in immigration courts.
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Supreme Court strikes down Rastafarian's religious rights lawsuit against prison officials
Damon Landor had taken what's known as the Nazirite vow and not cut his hair for 20 years. In 2020, officers handcuffed him to a chair and shaved his head.
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Supreme Court rules against lawful permanent resident in border admission dispute
More opinions are expected Thursday.
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Supreme Court rules governments need not pay fair market value in tax foreclosures
Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson.
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Supreme Court issues decision on Helms-Burton Act
Justice Kavanaugh delivered the majority opinion, joined by the Chief Justice and Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett. Justice Kagan filed a dissent, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson.