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…
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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…
Judge sends Bayer's $7.25B Roundup deal to state court
A federal judge returned Bayer's $7.25 billion Roundup class-action settlement to Missouri state court, where a final-approval hearing is set for J…
Supreme Court eases plea-deal appeal waivers in 8-1 ruling
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that defendants who waive their right to appeal may still challenge a sentence when enforcing the waiver would cause a…
Blackstone's LivCor to pay $7M in RealPage rent-fixing deal
Blackstone-owned LivCor agreed to pay $7 million to settle claims by nine state attorneys general that it used RealPage software to coordinate rent…
Supreme Court to weigh whether states can use 6-person juries
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a Florida case on whether states may use six-person criminal juries instead of 12, a ruling that could unsettle co…
Washington top court upholds $35M Meta campaign-ad fine
The Washington Supreme Court upheld a roughly $35 million penalty against Meta for repeatedly violating the state's political-ad disclosure law, in…
DOJ charges 15 in Minnesota anti-ICE conspiracy case
Federal prosecutors charged 15 people with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers during Operation Metro Surge in the Minneapolis area, al…
Appeals court lets Trump replace Philadelphia slavery exhibit
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration may remove and replace the slavery exhibit at Philadelphia's President's House…
Supreme Court upholds gun rights of marijuana users
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously that the government may not strip people of their Second Amendment rights simply because they…
Trump settles tax-records lawsuit against niece Mary Trump
President Trump settled his $100 million lawsuit accusing his niece Mary Trump of improperly leaking his tax records to The New York Times, both si…
Roy Moore asks Supreme Court to save $8.2M defamation award
Roy Moore, the former Alabama chief justice, asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to block a ruling that wiped out the $8.2 million defamation verdic…
Pa. high court rules skill games are illegal slot machines
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 4-2 Monday that skill games are illegal slot machines under state law, but stayed enforcement for 120 days so…
Supreme Court leaves New York gun-industry liability law intact
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a gun-industry challenge to New York's 2021 firearms liability law, leaving in effect a measure t…