Justice Department Sues Virginia, California Over Gun Laws
The Justice Department sued Virginia and California, arguing new state limits on assault weapons and convertible pistols violate the Second Amendment.
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Supreme Court to Hear AR-15 Assault Weapons Ban Cases
The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether states may ban AR-15-style rifles, taking up challenges to assault weapons laws in Connecticut and the C…
Egg Producers Settle Price-Fixing Case for $3.3M
The DOJ and 17 states reached proposed settlements with three top egg producers over alleged price manipulation: $3.3 million and 53 million donate…
Supreme Court Strikes Down Party Spending Caps
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down federal caps on coordinated party spending, holding the decades-old limits violate the First Amendment.
Supreme Court Upholds State Bans on Transgender Athletes
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld West Virginia and Idaho laws barring transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports, ruling the measures v…
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Order Ending Birthright Citizenship
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, ruling 6-3 that nearly all childr…
Ex-NBA Players Beasley, Davis Indicted in Gambling Case
Former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis were indicted Monday in Brooklyn federal court on charges they fixed Beasley's performance so co-cons…
Supreme Court Expands Trump's Power to Fire Agency Heads
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the president may fire independent agency members without cause, overturning the 91-year-old Humphrey's Executor p…
Dominion Settles $1.3B Defamation Suit Against Lindell
The company formerly known as Dominion Voting Systems settled and dismissed its $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell,…
Supreme Court Lets Trump End TPS for Haitians, Syrians
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 25 to let the Trump administration end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians and revive a border…
Disney to pay $50M in YouTube TV, DirecTV streaming deal
Disney agreed to a $50 million class-action settlement over claims it drove up prices for YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream. Subscribers between April…
Court Upholds Weinstein's LA Rape Conviction, Orders Resentencing
A California appeals court affirmed Harvey Weinstein's 2022 Los Angeles sexual-assault conviction but threw out his 16-year sentence, ordering a ne…
Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii gun-carry restriction
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Hawaii law barring concealed-carry permit holders from bringing guns onto private property open to the…
Supreme Court Sides With Monsanto, Blocks Roundup Warning Suits
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that federal pesticide law preempts state failure-to-warn lawsuits over Roundup cancer warnings, a decision expected to…
Ex-Adams chief of staff Frank Carone indicted in bribery case
Frank Carone, former chief of staff to ex-Mayor Eric Adams, and three others pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges Wednesday.
Supreme Court eases border power over green card holders
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Blanche v. Lau that border officers face a lower evidence bar when stopping green card holders accused of crimes.
Appeals Court Lets Trump Expand Fast-Track Deportations
A federal appeals court ruled 2-1 to let the Trump administration expand fast-track deportations nationwide, reversing a lower court that found the…
Supreme Court: Rastafarian man can't sue guards over dreadlocks
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court held that a Rastafarian man whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved by Louisiana guards cannot sue them for damages.
Judge dismisses Trump suit over LA sanctuary city ordinance
A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit against Los Angeles over its sanctuary city ordinance, ruling that the law governs the…
Supreme Court reinstates Etan Patz murder conviction in 6-3 ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday reinstated Pedro Hernandez's murder and kidnapping conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, r…