Courts & Law
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Judge gives Trump a legal victory by allowing him to to amend $10 billion BBC lawsuit
The president sued the network in December in his personal capacity for defamation over the BBC airing a program in 2024 that edited clips from his speech on January 6, 2021, to make it seem like he was inciting violence.
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Justice Department sues three states over tuition benefits for illegal migrants
The new lawsuit targets Connecticut, New York and Vermont, bringing the total number of states sued to 17.
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U.S. Supreme Court to decide state climate change case
“There is no constitutional bar to states addressing in-state harms caused by out-of-state conduct, be it the negligent design of an automobile or sale of asbestos,” lawyers for Boulder County wrote in a filing to the high court.
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Federal judge overturns Texas' ban on school mask mandates, citing disabilities law
U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel ruled that Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order prevented "disabled students’ access to public education."
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Pennsylvania court overturns state’s mask mandate for schools
Gov. Tom Wolf appealed the decision, which immediately blocked the court’s ruling keeping the mandate in place for now.
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Honduran, 24, admitted into U.S. posing as minor, charged with killing sponsor, Florida father of 4
"He should have never been in this country, to begin with," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said last week. "And definitely should not have been dumped in the state of Florida."
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New Jersey gym owner who admitted to punching officer on Jan 6 sentenced to 3-plus years in prison
The 44-year-old Scott Fairlamb pleaded guilty to avoid a trial.
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Rittenhouse defense lawyers ask for a mistrial
Rittenhouse's defense attorneys asked for a mistrial following a prohibited line of questioning by the prosecution.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court overturns landmark opioid epidemic ruling against J&J
In 2019 a district judge ruled that J&J was responsible for exacerbating the opioid epidemic, ordering the company to pay $465 million for violating the state's "public nuisance law."
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Michigan State fires employee after she joins COVID-19 vaccine mandate lawsuit
Original plaintiff in challenge to recognize natural immunity hasn't been fired, however.
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Man shot by Rittenhouse tells court he advanced on defendant, pointed his gun first
Defense lawyer asked: "It wasn’t until you pointed your gun at him, advanced on him ... that he fired, right?"
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Opposition to new Biden vaccine mandate explodes as 27 states join fight
All but one of the states that filed lawsuits, Iowa, have Republican attorneys general, while Kansas, Kentucky, and Louisiana are the only three of the 27 states with Democratic governors, and Iowa's governor is a Republican.
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Rappers Travis Scott, Drake sued over incident at Astroworld Festival that left 8 people dead
The lawsuits claim that the rappers incited the crowd to crush forward and continued their performances during the incident.