The Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed arguments in a case that concerns the constitutional right to free speech and when defendants can challenge laws they were convicted of violating.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin (D) issued a subpoena in 2023—part of an investigation into whether a chain of faith-based, antiabortion pregnancy centers were deceiving clients and donors by falsely suggesting they offered abortion referrals.
A trial starting Monday in a Charlotte courtroom will pit NASCAR against two racing teams—including one co-owned by Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan—in a case that could reshape how stock-car racing operates in the United States.
When the White House blasted a federal judge as “partisan” for dismissing the criminal cases against former FBI director James B. Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James last week, it was an attack that has become common in President Donald Trump’s second term. For many retired federal and state supreme court judges, it was another example of the president’s assault on the judiciary and further erosion of the rule of law.
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump unlawfully maneuvered to keep his former personal attorney, Alina Habba, as the top prosecutor in New Jersey—a decision that could have far-reaching implications for other controversial Trump appointments that have been challenged in court.
A Georgia prosecutor on Wednesday said the state is dropping criminal charges against President Donald Trump and others related to their push to overturn the 2020 election, ending the last remaining criminal case against the president.
The criminal cases against former FBI director James B. Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James may be over for now. But a federal judge’s ruling Monday disqualifying the U.S. attorney overseeing their prosecutions and dismissing the charges left a number of questions unresolved.
In 2021, a Mississippi jury found Jeffrey Clyde Pitts guilty of sexually abusing his 4-year-old daughter. When the girl testified against her father in court, a screen was placed between her and Pitts to protect her from trauma.
The deal Congress passed to end the 43-day government shutdown boosted security funding for the Supreme Court, freeing up millions of dollars to support round-the-clock protection for the nine justices.
A federal judge dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI director James B. Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, delivering an emphatic blow to President Donald Trump’s rushed efforts to engineer prosecutions of two of his prominent foes.
