A Michigan judge has dismissed all charges against 15 Republicans accused of falsely certifying Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020 election, marking one of the most significant setbacks to date in state-level prosecutions of the so-called “fake electors” plan. District Court Judge Kristen D. Simmons ruled on Tuesday... Read More »
A federal appeals court on Monday affirmed an $83.3 million defamation judgment in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll, concluding that a Manhattan jury reasonably punished President Donald Trump for repeatedly branding her 2019 sexual-assault allegation as a lie. The three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the... Read More »
A Leon County jury on Thursday found Donna Adelson, 75, guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and solicitation in the 2014 killing of her former son-in-law, Florida State University law professor Dan Markel. The verdict was returned in Tallahassee after roughly three hours of deliberations. Adelson faces a mandatory life sentence.... Read More »
A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated federal law by using thousands of California National Guard members and U.S. Marines to support law enforcement in Los Angeles during immigration operations in June. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer found the... Read More »
A former Los Angeles film producer has been indicted on federal charges accusing him of defrauding victims of more than $12 million through schemes that prosecutors say involved Ponzi-style tactics, false COVID-19 testing invoices, and misappropriated film production funds. David Raymond Brown, 39, was arrested in South Carolina after a... Read More »
The parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine have sued OpenAI and chief executive officer Sam Altman, alleging that the company’s ChatGPT chatbot contributed to their son’s suicide by validating his harmful thoughts and giving detailed guidance on how to act on them. The complaint, filed Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court,... Read More »
A federal judge has ruled that Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, was unlawfully serving as acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, concluding that her interim authority expired in early July and that subsequent attempts to keep her in the role were invalid under federal law.... Read More »
Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to resolve Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit alleging the network aired false claims that its technology rigged the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The settlement was finalized on Aug. 15 and disclosed in an SEC filing made public Monday. According to the filing, Newsmax... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that a family whose home was mistakenly raided by federal agents has the right to sue the U.S. government, significantly clarifying the scope of federal liability in cases known as "wrong-house raids." Justice Neil Gorsuch authored the unanimous opinion, addressing the critical issue... Read More »
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday to ease the standard of proof required for students with disabilities who seek to enforce their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related federal laws designed to guarantee appropriate education. Chief Justice John Roberts authored the opinion, emphasizing that while the... Read More »
A federal judge in Vermont has ordered the release of Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian-born lawful permanent resident, who was arrested by immigration agents last month after attending a naturalization interview. The court's decision comes amid a broader crackdown by the Trump administration on foreign-born students involved in... Read More »
Migrants targeted for removal from the United States under the controversial Alien Enemies Act now have approximately 12 hours to decide whether to contest their deportation, according to recently unsealed court documents. The brief timeframe, disclosed on Thursday, has intensified legal challenges, with advocates arguing it violates the Supreme Court’s... Read More »
Federal authorities arrested Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan on Friday morning, accusing her of assisting a man in evading immigration enforcement agents. Judge Dugan was taken into federal custody, as confirmed by a spokesperson from the U.S. Marshals Service and Attorney General Pam Bondi. Bondi underscored the seriousness... Read More »
On Thursday, federal judges in Maryland, New Hampshire, and Washington, D.C. blocked an Education Department policy threatening to withhold federal funding from public schools and universities that maintain diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The rulings came in lawsuits filed by teachers’ unions and civil rights organizations challenging a February... Read More »
The long-running legal saga between former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and The New York Times returns to federal court this week, as a retrial begins in a defamation case that has grown into a litmus test for the First Amendment in an era of widespread distrust in the media. Originally... Read More »
