Here’s what to know about U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis before the case of a mistakenly deported immigrant thrust her into the national spotlight, and what might come next.
President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he had reached agreements with five more law firms pledging to provide a combined $600 million in legal services for causes he supports, the latest deals firms have struck with him in apparent bids to avoid punishment.
The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously backed a lower-court order requiring the Trump administration to “facilitate” the release from custody of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador last month.
A magistrate judge in Pennsylvania was convicted of attempted murder and aggravated assault of her ex-boyfriend, who was left blind in one eye after he was shot in the head while he slept.
Attorney General Pam Bondi this week complied with a federal judge’s orders in a court case—and made clear she didn’t like doing it.
At least half of the front-line lawyers in the elite Justice Department office that represents the Trump administration at the Supreme Court are preparing to leave or have already announced their departures—an unusually high amount of turnover at a time of intense litigation involving the president’s initiatives.
A California resident pleaded guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. He faces possible decades in prison at his sentencing, set for Oct. 3.
A liberal candidate for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court glided to victory Tuesday, overcoming a flood of political cash from tech billionaire Elon Musk in a race seen as a referendum on him and President Donald Trump.
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor appeared to criticize recent attacks on the courts by President Donald Trump and his allies Friday evening in remarks at Georgetown University, calling for “fearlessly independent” judges.
Two law firms sued the Trump administration on Friday, challenging executive orders signed by President Donald Trump that imposed sanctions on the firms as part of his broader campaign cracking down on lawyers based on the clients they represent.
