SCOTUS won’t let North Carolina charter school force girls to wear skirts to school
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place an appellate ruling barring a North Carolina public charter school from requiring girls to wear skirts to school.
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Supreme Court dismisses case in which Democratic lawmakers sued over Trump hotel lease
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a case it had planned to hear about limits on lawsuits filed by members of Congress against the federal government in a dispute that involved the former Trump International Hotel in Washington.
Prosecutors seek death penalty against man accused of slaying 4 University of Idaho students
Prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year.
SCOTUS unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost power of Black voters
The Supreme Court on Monday lifted its hold on a Louisiana political remap case, increasing the likelihood that the Republican-dominated state will have to redraw boundary lines to create a second mostly Black congressional district.
Supreme Court lets lawsuits over team doctor’s sexual abuse proceed against Ohio State
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place a decision that allows more than 230 men to sue Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by a university doctor, the late Richard Strauss.
The Supreme Court’s biggest decisions are coming. Here’s what they could say
The U.S. Supreme Court is getting ready to decide some of its biggest cases of the term. The high court has 10 opinions left to release over the next week before the justices begin their summer break.
Justice Department proposes December trial date for Trump in classified documents case
The Justice Department asked a judge on Friday night to postpone until December the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump for retaining classified documents.
Supreme Court rejects Republican-led challenge to Biden policy on deportations
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Republican-led challenge to a long-blocked Biden administration policy that prioritizes the deportation of immigrants who are deemed to pose the greatest risk to public safety or were picked up at the border.
SCOTUS upholds federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a section of federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration, ruling against a California man who offered adult adoptions he falsely claimed would lead to U.S. citizenship.
Supreme Court upholds conviction of man for role on international hit team
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld the conviction of a man serving a life sentence for his role on an international “kill team” in a case about what happens when one person’s confession might also implicate someone else on trial.
Indy nursing home resident gets 45 years for murder and rape of 80-year-old invalid
A 61-year-old Indianapolis nursing home resident was sentenced Thursday to 45 years in prison for the murder and rape of an 80-year-old invalid last year.
Indy woman pleads guilty to straw purchase of gun used to kill Illinois officer
An Indianapolis woman pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges stemming from the straw purchase of a gun used to fatally shoot one central Illinois police officer and wound another in 2021.
Lawyers submitted bogus caselaw created by ChatGPT. A judge fined them $5,000
A federal judge on Thursday imposed $5,000 fines on two lawyers and a law firm in an unprecedented instance in which ChatGPT was blamed for their submission of fictitious legal research in an aviation injury claim.
Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation on Thursday in a dispute involving water from the drought-stricken Colorado River.
Supreme Court rules against a man who was given 27 years in prison for having a gun
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a man whose conviction on gun charges was called into question by a recent high court decision is out of luck.
3 sentenced to more than 100 years for killing ex-Indiana University football player
A judge Wednesday sentenced three people to more than 100 years each in prison for the fatal shooting of a former Indiana University football player who was gunned down during unrest following George Floyd’s murder.
Army veteran sentenced to 55 years for Indy road rage shooting death of Muslim man
A suburban Indianapolis Army veteran was sentenced to 55 years in prison Wednesday for the road rage shooting death of a Muslim man after witnesses said he hurled ethnic and religious insults at the victim.
Prosecutors urge 3-year prison sentence for former Indiana congressman Buyer
A former Indiana congressman should spend three years in prison for committing insider trading while working as a consultant and lobbyist after his congressional career, prosecutors urged Wednesday.
FTC accuses Amazon of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancel
The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday for what it called a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
With Trump under indictment, House GOP calls on Trump-era special counsel who studied Russia probe
As Donald Trump faces a 37-count federal indictment and the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence if convicted, House Republicans are using a special counsel’s report to renew their argument that federal law enforcement is tainted by political bias.