Courts & Law
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New Alex Murdaugh murder trial set for April 2027
Murdaugh was accused of murdering his family in June of 2021 and convicted in 2023.
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Supreme Court rules that 'geofence warrants' are a Fourth Amendment search, remands case
Under a geofence warrant, law enforcement accesses cellphone data from a company in a location during a specific time period.
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Trump fumes as SCOTUS refuses to intervene in E. Jean Carroll case
Carroll came forward during Trump's first term with assertions that Trump had raped her in the dressing room of a Bergdorf Goodman's sometime in the 1990s.
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ACLU, others challenge Ohio election law; LaRose confident
“Voters with mismatched data must correct any information prior to voting or else they will be required to use a provisional ballot,” the ACLU said in a news release.
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Bondi gloats over arrest of protester who stormed Minneapolis church
The arrest came the same day that a magistrate judge declined to sign off on the arrest of commentator Don Lemon, who was among the intruders to the worship service.
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Judge rejects DOJ's attempt to charge Don Lemon over Minnesota church protest: report
Don Lemon said that he has no affiliation with the group that organized the protest and was there chronicling it as a journalist
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Trump sues JPMorgan Chase, CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion over alleged political debanking
"While we regret President Trump has sued us, we believe the suit has no merit," a JPMorgan Chase spokesperson said
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Jury acquits former Uvalde school police officer over response to 2022 shooting
Gonzales, a former Uvalde school police officer, was charged with 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment in the 2022 shooting that killed 21 people and became one of the deadliest school shootings in American history.
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New York judge rules Malliotakis' district is unconstitutional, orders new map ahead of midterms
New York Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman said voters showed a continuing pattern of “discrimination against minority voters” in the district that would worsen under the new map, and ordered the commission to redraw it by Feb. 6.
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Supreme Court appears hesitant to let Trump fire Fed governor
“We have to be aware of what we’re doing and the consequences of your position for the structure of the government,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh said
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Bondi threatens legal sanctions on Minnesota officials for challenging ICE deployment
The U.S. Attorney General argues the lawsuit violates federal Civil Procedure rules, requiring legal motions be well-grounded in both facts and law.
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Judicial Watch sues DOJ for unredacted, missing records from Durham's probe of Crossfire Hurricane
The watchdog filed the lawsuit after the department failed to respond to a FOIA request from August
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California GOP asks SCOTUS to block redistricting map
The emergency request asks the Supreme Court to weigh in by Feb. 9, and accuses the state of violating the United States Constitution by engaging in "racial gerrymandering," by redrawing the lines to favor Hispanic voters.