Indiana’s Republican U.S. Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks are considering applicants to recommend for the state’s federal bench vacancy and the U.S. Attorney openings in Indiana’s northern and southern districts.
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Of all the current Indiana judicial nominees, Magistrate Judge Joshua Kolar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana is the farthest along on his route to fill a vacancy.
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That federal courts, including the one in Chicago that handles all Indiana immigration cases, have a case backlog is something that immigration attorneys have gotten used to over the years. But that backlog has now reached record levels.
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A proposal submitted to the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure last month provides for the creation of a “Bar of the District Court for the United States.”
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U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns in Boston granted a preliminary injunction sought by 20 Democrat-led states while their lawsuit over the funding moves ahead.
Because the ruling by U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks only narrowly applied to four of the state’s 237 districts, that left the impact of the decision limited as thousands of Arkansas students prepared to return to class this month.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth of the District of Columbia gave the administration until Aug. 13 to explain how it will get VOA working again.
Democrats have vehemently opposed Bove’s nomination, citing his current position as a top Justice Department official and his role in the dismissal of the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
It marks the first time a federal appeals court has weighed in and brings the issue one step closer to coming back quickly before the Supreme Court.
One of the commissioners, Alvaro Bedoya, resigned after suing to challenge the firings. The other plaintiff, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, can now resume her duties as commissioner because Trump lacks the constitutional authority to remove her, the judge ruled Thursday.
A program that pays court-appointed private attorneys to represent federal criminal defendants has run out of money, meaning the attorneys representing these clients won’t get paid until October, according to a press release from the United States Courts.
The rule was set to go into effect on Monday, but the U.S. Court of Appeals said the FTC made a procedural error by failing to come up with a preliminary regulatory analysis.
Bove, a former criminal defense attorney for Trump, has been at the forefront of some of the most contentious Justice Department actions since Trump’s return to the White House.
A three-judge panel heard arguments in Trump’s long-running bid to get the New York case moved from state court to federal court so he can then seek to have it thrown out on presidential immunity grounds.
A three-judge panel is set to hear arguments in Trump’s long-running fight to get the New York case moved from state court to federal court, where he could then try to have the verdict thrown out on presidential immunity grounds.
Here’s a look at the different approaches used in state and federal civil jury trials.
The Trump Administration said in a court filing earlier in the day that it would ask the Supreme Court for emergency relief if the appeals court didn’t quickly pause the ruling.
Analysts said the implications of the court ruling may be limited for the trade talks the Trump administration is engaged with, given the other tariff options available.
The court’s decision blocks the tariffs Trump slapped last month on almost all U.S. trading partners and levies he imposed before that on China, Mexico and Canada.
The administration swiftly filed notice of appeal—and the Supreme Court will almost certainly be called upon to lend a final answer.
Proposed roster caps have prevented U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken from approving a $2.78 billion settlement, which is designed to allow schools to pay players directly beginning later this year.
Judges have blocked plans to add a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form and cut federal funding for public schools with DEI programs.
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers had ordered Apple to lower the barriers protecting its previously exclusive payment system for in-app digital transactions.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth also tucked a lesson on the three branches of government inside his ruling, cautioning that the American system of checks and balances must remain intact if the nation is going to continue to thrive.