The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted former FBI Director James Comey over a social media post that officials claim was interpreted as a threat against President Donald Trump, according to multiple reports. The indictment charges Comey with knowingly making a threat to take the life of and inflict bodily... Read More »
A journalist has filed a federal lawsuit in Washington, D.C., alleging the U.S. Department of Justice failed to follow a law requiring the release of records tied to Jeffrey Epstein and his network. The case, filed April 27 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, comes from... Read More »
A California man has been charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump after authorities say he opened fire near a secured area at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was taken into custody after authorities say he tried to... Read More »
A federal appeals court has blocked an executive order issued by President Donald Trump that sought to suspend asylum access at the southern border, ruling that federal immigration law guarantees migrants the right to apply for protection and limits the president’s authority to override that process. In a decision released... Read More »
A federal immigration officer has been charged in Colorado in connection with an October confrontation with a protester outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Durango, where video shows the officer using a neck restraint. The charges, announced Wednesday, identify the officer as Nicholas Rice and include third-degree... Read More »
A Virginia judge has voided a voter-approved redistricting measure and blocked certification of the election results, finding that the amendment violated multiple provisions of the state constitution and was invalid from the start, according to a final judgment entered April 22 in Tazewell County Circuit Court. Judge Jack Hurley ruled... Read More »
A Pennsylvania appellate court ruled April 20 that the state constitution protects a right to abortion, striking down a decades-old law that barred the use of state Medicaid funds to cover the procedure. The decision by a divided panel of the Commonwealth Court addresses whether the state can limit access... Read More »
FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and one of its reporters over an article that he says falsely portrayed his conduct and damaged his reputation. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges that the publication... Read More »
A federal judge in Florida has dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against media executive Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal, finding the complaint did not meet the legal standard required to proceed. In an order issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles ruled that Trump... Read More »
A group of Washington taxpayers and business organizations has filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s newly enacted income tax, arguing the law violates the state constitution’s limits on taxing income. The case, filed in Klickitat County Superior Court shortly after the measure was signed on March 30, 2026, targets a... Read More »
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has blocked an executive order issued by President Donald Trump that sought to cut federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, ruling the directive unconstitutional under the First Amendment. U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss held that Executive Order 14290... Read More »
A federal judge in Boston has ordered the Trump administration to restore the legal status of up to 900,000 migrants after the government revoked their legal status through mass emails, finding the move exceeded its authority and did not follow required procedures. In a ruling issued March 31, U.S. District... Read More »
A federal judge in Washington has ordered construction to stop on President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project, ruling that the administration cannot proceed without approval from Congress. In a March 31 decision, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon granted a preliminary injunction requested by the National Trust for... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court on March 31 ruled that a Colorado law banning “conversion therapy” for minors triggers First Amendment concerns, siding with a licensed counselor who challenged the restriction as a limit on speech. In an 8-1 decision, the justices said the law targets speech based on viewpoint and... Read More »
Michigan’s cannabis industry has filed a new lawsuit challenging a 24% wholesale tax on marijuana, arguing the state’s tax structure improperly layers taxes and pushes collections beyond a constitutional limit. Filed March 28 in the Michigan Court of Claims, the case was brought by Michigan Cannabis Industry Association, along with... Read More »
