A coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, seeking to compel the release of $6.8 billion in education funding withheld just weeks before the new school year. The withheld funds constitute about 14 percent of all federal money... Read More »
A data broker owned by major U.S. airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected and sold domestic flight information of American travelers to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), according to internal agency documents obtained by 404 Media. The records include passengers' names, full travel itineraries, and financial information. The... Read More »
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its controversial birthright-citizenship executive order, a significant setback for a policy that would deny citizenship to certain children born in the United States. This executive order, issued on Inauguration Day, intended to deny automatic citizenship to children born in... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked enforcement of a key provision of a controversial Florida law that criminalized entry into the state by undocumented immigrants, delivering a setback to Governor Ron DeSantis's immigration policy. In a succinct, one-sentence order issued Wednesday, the high court upheld a lower court's ruling without... Read More »
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on July 7, 2025, directing federal agencies to eliminate subsidies and tax incentives for wind, solar, and other renewable energy sources, claiming these measures compromise energy security and impose unfair costs on taxpayers. The executive order instructs the Treasury Department to enforce the... Read More »
In a legal battle over vaccine policy, major medical organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Physicians (ACP), and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), have filed a lawsuit against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current Secretary of the Department of Health and Human... Read More »
Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty Wednesday in the stabbing murders of four University of Idaho students, accepting a plea agreement that mandates life sentences without the possibility of parole. Under the terms of the deal, Kohberger will serve four consecutive life sentences for the murders, plus an additional sentence of up... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have announced that an exhaustive review of the investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein found no evidence of a supposed "client list" or any indication that Epstein blackmailed prominent associates. A two-page memo released by the Justice Department outlines findings contradicting previous... Read More »
A federal judge in New York blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end temporary deportation protections and work permits for approximately 521,000 Haitian immigrants before the scheduled expiration of their Temporary Protected Status (TPS). U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan, in Brooklyn, ruled on Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem... Read More »
Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer continues to face legal hurdles, with recent setbacks in a lawsuit against Lindsey Hill and ongoing litigation involving an Arizona woman named Darcy Esemonu. Bauer has not pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) since 2021, after allegations of sexual assault emerged. Bauer's latest... Read More »
Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of one count of sexual assault but acquitted of another in his sex-crimes retrial in New York on Wednesday, marking a significant yet partial victory for the #MeToo movement that contributed to his public downfall. After two high-profile trials and numerous accusations spanning several years,... Read More »
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and the U.S. Department of Defense, accusing them of illegally federalizing the California National Guard (CalGuard). The lawsuit, announced on June 9, 2025, seeks to reverse Trump's controversial order... Read More »
A San Bernardino County jury awarded former Walmart truck driver Jesse Fonseca $34.7 million after finding the retail giant defamed him when terminating his employment on accusations of workers' compensation fraud. The verdict, reached on November 15, 2024, includes $25 million in punitive damages, reflecting the jury’s view of Walmart's... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a high-profile class-action case, declining to decide whether federal courts can certify classes that include both injured and uninjured members. In Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis, the court had initially agreed to consider whether a federal court could approve a damages... Read More »
The California Supreme Court has issued a ruling clarifying the standards for convicting accomplices under the state's felony murder law, potentially altering the sentences of hundreds of inmates currently serving lengthy prison terms despite not directly committing homicide. The felony murder rule is a legal doctrine that allows prosecutors to... Read More »
