#law-justice

Sources tell MS NOW the acting attorney general made false representations, refused to make commitments and seemed to have no interest in meeting with survivors.

A request for the DOJ to investigate NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration for potential violations of the Logan Act has been filed.

Judges on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington had appointed Roger Rogoff as U.S. attorney in Seattle. But he was fired shortly after.

The president has pushed to curtail the commercial licenses of immigrants, including legal residents, whom he has blamed for crashes.

Government had been forced to pay back duties to companies that imported goods into the US that were hit by Trump’s tariffs...

The judge said the suit was brought for 'improper purposes' and referred a Trump attorney for possible disciplinary action.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose,” a judge said Monday in a scathing deci…...

The Supreme Court has restored power—financial and otherwise—to political parties in elections.

An illegal alien from Mexico was fatally shot Tuesday after he allegedly tried to run over an ICE agent with his vehicle, according to DHS.

President Trump's demolition, construction and renovation efforts have triggered a firestorm of lawsuits, as critics seek to block his plans to remake our nation's capital.

In Mayor Karen Bass’s Los Angeles, the rule of law is separate and not equal when it comes to street food — with illegal immigrants and rogue vendors getting a free pass on violations while citizen restaurateurs and licensed food stands are subjected to fines, high costs, burdensome regulations, and...

The NYT said Trump opted against taking his Qatari-donated Air Force One over security concerns—and that a senior FBI official asked them not to publish the story.

ICE deported an illegal migrant who repeatedly sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl, who Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) pardoned.

A federal judge on Friday agreed to dismiss the convictions of four members of the far-right Proud Boys group for their actions in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Advocacy group calls on acting attorney general to lead ‘thorough, transparent federal investigation’...

The election monitors will be sent to 15 jurisdictions across six states for this summer's primary elections, per a DOJ official.

Ulises Peña López says guards taunted him—telling him he'd never walk again—while withholding the medication he needed.

Black lawmakers and activists in the Deep South say they are fighting an existential crisis on their own in the wake of a major Supreme Court ruling.

Mexico’s President, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced that her government is looking into taking legal action against agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the latest shooting incident in Texas. | Border / Cartel Chronicles...

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of more than $5 million to E. Jean Carroll rejecting President Donald Trump’s attempt to delay paying the former magazine columnist a jury found he sexually abused and defamed.

Hannah Dugan was convicted of improperly directing a defendant in her courtroom away from ICE officers seeking to detain him.

Nearly 60 years after Katz v. United States, the Supreme Court is still debating what counts as a reasonable expectation of privacy.

ICE officials said the Mexican national failed to follow multiple commands before he weaponized his vehicle and was then shot by officers.

The Texas AG appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in past two years.

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The US Justice Department settled a second lawsuit against the government brought by Michael Flynn, agreeing to pay the conservative activist and ally of President Donald Trump to resolve his claim that the US Army wrongly withheld approximately $38,000 from his retirement pay several years ago.

Local police accused the same legal assistance group targeted by Joseph McCarthy of being part of a vast antifa conspiracy.

The legal commentator Elie Honig thinks that the Trump-appointed Justices are getting unfair criticism.

Federal agents tried to track David Streever to his home and hotel, and left him a warning notice that a critical email he sent the former head of ICE may have been illegal. Now he's suing.

By allowing parties to spend as much as they want on their candidates, the Supreme Court is only promoting common sense.

The lawsuit alleged the investigation has left David Streever fearful of further retaliation after visits from agents.

The 5-4 vote in the birthright citizenship case is a warning that all of US law is in terrible danger.

Magazine invites readers to judge Vance’s ‘assessment’ of Trump, whom he called ‘cultural heroin’ during first term...

The Justice Department defended withholding additional Jeffrey Epstein records, arguing it complied with transparency law while seeking a 60-day extension.

Wisconsin Christian counselors challenged a state rule that requires them not to offer certain therapies to gender-confused children.

From U.S. v. Virginia, decided yesterday by Judge Robert Payne (E.D. Va.): On May 20, 2026, citing concerns that federal...

The justices shifted power from minorities and Congress to the president and themselves.

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon filed the lawsuit she threatened against California over the state's Glock ban.

Republican Liz Murrill was indicted for the alleged intimidation of New Orleans elected officials...

Trump granted full pardons to six people, calling the prosecutions "weaponization." The people granted clemency have not yet been identified.

An excerpt from Openden v. Kennedy, decided Tuesday by Judge Adam Abelson (D. Md.): In June 2024, the Centers for...

The justices don’t speak a common language, even with each other.

Why such a slim Supreme Court majority upheld birthright citizenship...

The Supreme Court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in secret.

The Supreme Court’s decision in the birthright citizenship case is “a monumentally terrible decision,” says author Peter Schweizer, whose latest bestseller exposed China’s efforts to exploit birth tourism on an industrial scale. | Immigration...

The decision that rejected Donald Trump’s attempts to rewrite the Constitution was much too close.

Eight alleged members of the Venezuelan gang were arrested and charged in connection with incidents in Texas and Illinois.

The Supreme Court knew one of its new rulings could endanger democracy — and did it anyway. ...

Ruling marks second time that Trump’s plan to restrict mail ballots across the US has suffered a setback in court...

“ICE continues to flagrantly violate the law by arresting immigrants who are attending their mandatory court hearings,” said New York Rep. Dan Goldman.

Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche have pushed hard for new death sentences, including in states that have abolished executions.

Federal agents went to a Rochester man's home to warn him that an email he sent five months ago could be an illegal threat. He was on vacation but another agent found his hotel hundreds of miles away.

The Supreme Court's ruling in the birthright citizenship case poses a political challenge for President Donald Trump.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh is “not only creating a bad precedent for trans people, he’s significantly lowering the protection all women get.”...

The DOJ is directing federal prosecutors across the country to step up investigations and prosecutions of birth tourism schemes.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a scathing dissent on Tuesday's birthright citizenship ruling.

The president notched both sweeping wins and losses as the court’s conservative majority marched on.

Justices to consider whether bans on AR-15s and similar semi-automatic firearms violate second amendment...

If you’re a liberal, and you’re thinking of bringing a case to the Supreme Court, don’t.

The DOJ is investigating China-based leftwing-billionaire Neville Roy Singham regarding alleged financial crimes, Fox News reported Monday.

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Monday that a man with the same name and party as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan can challenge the sitting lawmaker in the state's Senate primary in August.

The Supreme Court declined to hear Trump's appeal of the civil ruling against him.

President Donald Trump said passing the SAVE America Act is "even more important" after the Supreme Court ruling on mail-in ballots.

The Supreme Court decision means the US president will now have to pay Carroll the $5m (£3.6m) in damages she had been awarded.

The Supreme Court overturned a 90-year-old decision that allowed Congress to shield members of certain independent agencies from being fired by the president at will.

Markwayne Mullin’s remarks come after controversial supreme court ruling to strip TPS from over 350,000 people...

Some prosecutors believed they had enough to charge Abbott Laboratories, but senior officials opted for civil settlement.

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President Donald Trump is on the brink of learning whether the US Supreme Court will bless two of his most audacious gambits, his bids to oust a Federal Reserve governor and roll back automatic birthright citizenship.

Dozens of files related to the FBI’s interviews with Trump’s 13-year-old accuser are reportedly still sealed.

Matching the number of Supreme Court justices to the number of federal circuits is pure partisan poppycock, much like FDR’s failed power grab in 1937.

Tim Pughsley built a sports-betting website that moved billions, then the I.R.S. got involved. In the age of FanDuel and DraftKings, where is the line between legal and illegal gambling?

Three cases from this week alone show the GOP justices are eager to back Trump's nativist agenda.

Decision allows Trump administration to block migrants from entering US soil and the right to claim asylum...

The judge sided with Katie Phang, who sued acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for access to redacted information in the Epstein files.

The Court blocked tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that the herbicide caused their plaintiffs' cancers.

Judge Leonie Brinkema said the DO has "refused to accord a genuine degree of trustworthiness" about the fund being dead.

The 6-3 decision clears the way for the Trump administration to resume allowing federal agents at the border to turn back asylum seekers before they enter.

The acting director of national intelligence appears to be legally ineligible for the job.

White House must report by 31 July on purpose of tarp installed while Trump’s name was stripped from building...

The former chief of staff to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the staffer’s brother and two others were indicted on bribery and money laundering conspiracy charges as part of a “scheme to exploit the city’s migrant crisis for profit,” according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday.