Federal Government

Judiciary says courthouses are crumbling nationwide, seeks control over properties

The federal judiciary asked Congress on Tuesday for permission to take over management of the nation’s courthouses, saying many are crumbling because of billions of dollars in unmet repairs to elevators, windows, roofs and more.

Feb 24, 2026 2:53 PM CST

Attorneys look to trade court to handle refunds after SCOTUS tariffs decision

After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs last week, trade attorneys are questioning whether the administration will be forced to return the more than $130 billion that it already collected.

Feb 24, 2026 9:58 AM CST

Masked ICE arrest is unconstitutional, federal judge finds

A West Virginia federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration violated an El Salvadoran man’s rights when masked federal agents arrested him and then kept him in custody without a bond hearing, according to a story by Law360. Describing the administration’s immigration enforcement efforts as an “assault on the…

Feb 24, 2026 9:45 AM CST

American Bar Association statement on personal attacks against Supreme Court justices

'The recent remarks by the president of the United States, leveling personal criticisms against members of the U.S. Supreme Court, are not acceptable and cross a dangerous line that threatens the safety of the judiciary and our judicial process.'

Feb 23, 2026 3:45 PM CST

Fake immigration lawyers scam clients out of $100K, prosecutors say

A group of Colombian immigrants pretending to be immigration lawyers swindled clients out of $100,000 by orchestrating phony hearings in which they pretended to be judges and federal agents and wore fake judicial robes and uniforms, federal prosecutors in New York say.

Feb 23, 2026 8:41 AM CST

DOJ fires US attorney hours after judges appoint him

The drama continued at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday when, just hours after he was appointed interim U.S. attorney, veteran defense lawyer James W. Hundley was fired. The office is considered a high-profile prestigious location particularly known for top-notch prosecutors handling national security…

Feb 23, 2026 8:20 AM CST

Trump picks former personal lawyer from E. Jean Carroll case for 8th Circuit judicial vacancy

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he has picked a former personal lawyer for a judical vacancy on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Louis.

Feb 20, 2026 1:20 PM CST

Trump slams justices after Supreme Court strikes down most of his tariffs

The Supreme Court on Friday struck down most of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, a ruling that deals a major blow to his signature economic policy and represents a stinging political setback.

Feb 20, 2026 10:55 AM CST

DOJ admits to violating dozens of immigration-related court orders in this state

The Trump administration has acknowledged violating court orders issued by federal judges in New Jersey more than 50 times over the past 10 weeks in cases stemming from the administration’s immigration enforcement efforts, according to a story by Politico.

Feb 19, 2026 1:46 PM CST

Judge orders Trump administration to restore George Washington slavery exhibit

A federal judge in Philadelphia on Monday ordered the Trump administration to restore an exhibit about people enslaved by former President George Washington at his former home in Philadelphia.

Feb 18, 2026 10:18 AM CST

ICE has jailed people illegally more than 4,400 times, data shows

The Trump administration’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-led detentions of immigrants have been deemed unlawful more than 4,400 times since October by hundreds of judges across the country, according to court records examined by Reuters.

Feb 17, 2026 1:02 PM CST

Rising immigration-related caseload is ‘not sustainable,’ federal judges say

In the past six months, the number of habeas corpus petitions filed by detained immigrants in federal courts increased by a whopping 1,480%, according to an investigation by Law.com.

Feb 17, 2026 10:21 AM CST

Failed indictment of 6 Democratic lawmakers blamed on Jeanine Pirro-picked prosecutors

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro hired a dance photographer/lawyer in a failed attempt to indict six Democratic lawmakers for creating a public service announcement in which members of the military and intelligence communities were urged to "refuse illegal orders" from the Trump administration.

Feb 13, 2026 10:29 AM CST

Federal judges may address ‘illegitimate forms of criticism and attacks,’ according to new ethics opinion

While federal judges can publicly oppose the “persecution of lawyers and judges,” they need to “favor reasoned discourse and respectful language over demeaning rhetoric or acerbic criticism” when speaking about public controversies or commenting on legal issues, according to the Committee on Codes of Conduct, which advises the Judicial Conference of the United States.

Feb 13, 2026 9:59 AM CST

Justice Department’s head of antitrust resigns amid tensions on enforcement

The Justice Department’s top antitrust attorney was ousted Thursday amid conflict with department leaders over how aggressively to enforce the nation’s corporate competition laws, according to people familiar with the office who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss deliberations that have not been made public.

Feb 12, 2026 1:10 PM CST