Courts & Law
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Musk to pay $1.5 million civil penalty to SEC in X dispute
The SEC sued Musk last year, alleging he failed to properly disclose his purchase of Twitter stock in 2022, thereby underpaying its investors.
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DC judge apologizes to alleged White House correspondents' dinner shooter for jail treatment
Cole Tomas Allen, a resident of Torrance, California, was placed under suicide watch at the D.C. jail because he allegedly told the FBI that he expected to die during the shooting.
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U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark voting rights ruling ignites redistricting scramble ahead of midterms
The Supreme Court’s April 29 decision in Louisiana v. Callais narrows the scope of the Voting Rights Act and sends Republican-led states rushing to redraw congressional maps.
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Kevin Spacey to face 7 more sex charges in the UK
Last month, a jury found the actor was not liable for sexually abusing fellow actor Anthony Rapp at a 1986 party.
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Judge strikes down portions of DeSantis's "Stop WOKE" act governing public colleges
The same judge previously blocked portions of the law affecting private institutions.
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Alleged Buffalo supermarket shooter to plead guilty to all state charges: Report
The DOJ has not announced whether it will seek the death penalty.
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Penn AG Shapiro, now Gov-elect, charges ex-political consultant with forging petition signatures
The investigation into Rasheen Crews for the alleged forgery began in 2019.
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Gabby Petito's family awarded $3 million in wrongful death case against Brian Laundrie's estate
An attorney for Petito's family acknowledged that Laundrie did not have $3 million but said it is an "arbitrary number."
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Transformation of SCOTUS was the best accomplishment of Trump's legacy, former chief counsel says
Founder of the Article III Project says "five to four Clarence Thomas court" will "stand up for the rule of law."
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Judicial Watch files appeal to secure FBI communications related to Jan. 6
A lower court previously sided with the FBI, allowing the bureau to withhold the communications.
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Warnock joins lawsuit to overturn Georgia's early voting restriction, allow Saturday voting
The Saturday in dispute is the one after Thanksgiving and two days before officially early voting begins.
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Georgia judge strikes down six-week abortion ban, declaring it unconstitutional
Federal judge calls Georgia's abortion ban unconstitutional
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Suit alleges Massachusetts health agency covertly installed phone spyware to track, combat COVID-19
The app does not appear on the phone's mobile screen and can only be found by going into the device's "settings."