The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end for now a policy under which people can self-identify their gender on passports, the latest in a string of decisions by the high court rolling back gay and transgender rights.
A jury on Thursday acquitted a D.C. man who was charged with assault after throwing a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the capital.
A federal judge on Wednesday scolded the prosecutors pursuing charges against former FBI director James B. Comey for what he described as their “indict first and investigate second” approach to the case, saying it has placed an unfair burden on Comey’s defense.
The Supreme Court appeared skeptical of arguments Wednesday that President Donald Trump has legal authority to impose tariffs on a vast range of goods from nearly all countries, signaling the justices could strike down or limit the administration’s signature economic policy.
What happens when one branch simply ignores the checks and balances enshrined in our Constitution and does what it wants? Specifically, if the judiciary issues a ruling and the executive branch refuses to obey it, what can be done about it?
With generative artificial intelligence’s growing availability and acceptance into students’ workflow, some law schools are wondering whether unauthorized AI use should be an honor code violation—something that could potentially trip up aspiring lawyers in the character and fitness portion of the bar licensure process.
Veterans, says retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael Dick, can struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and brain injuries. They can have trouble getting or keeping employment. And they can find themselves lost in a bureaucratic system as they try to get disability compensation, he adds.
The D.C. man who flung a sandwich at a federal agent in a show of resistance to President Donald Trump’s takeover of local law enforcement went on trial this week, as his lawyers blasted the Justice Department for what they described as excessive and ham-fisted policing.
In a swift rebuke of the Trump administration’s restrictions on a popular student loan forgiveness program for public servants, nonprofits, states, cities and unions filed two separate lawsuits Monday to challenge the changes.
