Courts & Law
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Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of different map in midterms
The state currently has two black-majority districts due to a previous court order forcing the creation of the second.
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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to review ruling on Arizona voter registration laws
The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division is asking the high court to review a lower court's ruling that struck down two laws in Arizona that required voters in the state to provide proof of citizenship in order to vote by mail and in presidential elections.
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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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Immigrants are electing to leave U.S. voluntarily in greater numbers than under Biden
Since they aren't formally deported, the immigrants may have an easier time returning legally in the future.
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Trump calls Virginia Supreme Court striking down districting referendum 'huge win' for GOP
"Huge win for the Republican Party, and America, in Virginia," Trump said.
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Virginia Supreme Court overturns redistricting referendum, dealing stinging blow to Democrats
"We hold that the legislative process employed to advance this proposal violated Article XII, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia," they wrote.
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International trade court strikes down Trump's second attempt at tariffs
The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled 2-1 that Trump overstepped his authority by invoking Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a 10% global import duty, which he did without congressional approval.
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Federal judge agrees to cancel Comey court appearance in Trump threat case
The former FBI director made his first appearance in the case last week after surrendering to authorities in Virginia, but he is currently scheduled to appear in federal court in Greenville, North Carolina, on Monday.
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Defendant in Colorado terror attack sentenced to life in prison
Soliman initially pleaded not guilty in the June 1, 2025, attack in which he threw Molotov cocktails at vigil participants, injuring at least 15 and killing an 82-year-old woman, but changed his plea Wednesday to guilty for all 101 state charges.
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5th Circuit vacates Louisiana ruling after SCOTUS strikes down maps
The case has led to a series of redraw pushes across the South, including in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
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Appeals court also seems skeptical of DOJ case arguing Sen Kelly's comments are 'seditious'
Judge Cornelia Pillard, an Obama appointee, said that Kelly appears to advise troops they have no obligation to obey unlawful orders, as opposed to telling them to ignore orders that are illegal.
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Justice Department investigating Virginia prosecutor alleged to be too lenient on immigrants
The DOJ is looking into whether policies that provided preferential treatment to illegal immigrants, which allowed them to avoid deportation, violated the Civil Rights Act by discriminating against U.S. citizens.
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Federal judge rules that DOJ can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia's Fulton County
The seizure by the FBI on January 28 was based on the Justice Department’s investigation into “irregularities that occurred during the 2020 presidential election in the County.”