Judge: IRS broke law ‘approximately 42,695 times’ in giving DHS data
U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials have defended the data-sharing agreement as necessary to crack down on illegal immigration.
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New Indiana election laws face court challenges over their constitutionality
One federal judge already has given some hope to the plaintiffs in a case against Senate Enrolled Act 10, which was passed this spring and bars the use of state-issued student IDs as a proof of identification at polling locations
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Real movement on Indiana’s federal justice vacancies may not come until August
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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Filling the robes: Nominations still pending for Indiana district, appellate vacancies
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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Waiting game: As immigration backlog grows, attorneys say some clients wait years for resolution
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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Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities
The Salvadoran national’s case has become a focal point in the immigration debate after he was mistakenly deported to his home country last year.
Trump’s immigration crackdown is straining federal courts. Judges are sounding the alarm.
Federal judges around the country are scrambling to address a deluge of lawsuits from immigrants locked up under the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
Judge seems skeptical of legal justification for Pentagon’s punishment of Sen. Mark Kelly
A federal judge said Tuesday that he knows of no U.S. Supreme Court precedent to justify the Pentagon’s censuring of a sitting U.S. senator who joined a videotaped plea for troops to resist unlawful orders from the Trump administration.
DOJ misconduct complaint against DC federal judge dismissed
The complaint, filed last year, was an unusual move that showed how President Donald Trump and his allies have ramped up attacks against federal judges across the country for stopping, slowing or criticizing Trump’s signature initiatives.
TikTok settles as social media giants face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
The social video platform was one of three companies — along with Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube — facing claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children.
Judge orders ICE chief to appear in court to explain why detainees have been denied due process
Immigration agents remained active Tuesday across the Twin Cities region, and it was unclear if officials had changed tactics as the White House has shifted its tone toward state and city leaders.
Judge refuses to block new DHS policy limiting Congress members’ access to ICE facilities
The federal judge concluded that the Department of Homeland Security didn’t violate an earlier court order when it reimposed a seven-day notice requirement for congressional oversight visits to Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities.
Court ruling jeopardizes freedom for pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
The three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals didn’t decide the key issue in Khalil’s case: whether the Trump administration’s effort to throw Khalil out of the U.S. over his campus activism and criticism of Israel is unconstitutional.
Indy woman charged with threatening to kill a member of the US House
A plea agreement has been reached between defendant Shayla Addison, 28, and federal prosecutors, in which the government has agreed to recommend a sentence at the low end of the guideline range if certain conditions are met.
Court says Trump admin illegally blocked billions in clean energy grants to Democratic states
The grants supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, including battery plants, hydrogen technology projects, upgrades to the electric grid and efforts to capture carbon dioxide emissions.
Judge blocks Trump administration from purging DEI-related terms from Head Start grant applications
The order came this week in a lawsuit filed in April that accuses the Trump administration of illegally dismantling Head Start by shutting down federal Head Start offices and laying off half the staff.
Federal judge orders FEMA to restore billions in canceled disaster mitigation funding
President Donald Trump’s administration said in April it was “ending” the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, which helped communities improve resilience against the increasing threats of climate change.
Appeals court backs contempt finding against Apple, but reopens a door for iPhone app fees
The decision mostly upheld a civil contempt ruling against Apple for brazenly defying an order designed to open its iPhone app store to other payment systems besides its own.
Justice Department can unseal records from Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case, judge says
U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman reversed his earlier decision to keep the material under wraps, citing a new law that requires the government to open its files on Epstein and his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell.
Justice Department can unseal Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case records, judge says
Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, who along with other judges had previously rejected Justice Department unsealing requests before a transparency law was passed, said the materials “do not identify any person other than Epstein and Maxwell as having had sexual contact with a minor.”
Judge frustrated as NASCAR antitrust trial drags on with no end in sight
The case is moving far too slow for U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell’s liking and he’s repeatedly asked both 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, as well as NASCAR, to speed it up.
Hearing in Luigi Mangione’s state murder case sheds new light on investigation into CEO’s killing
When police first approached him at a McDonald’s, Mangione gave a phony New Jersey driver’s license with a fake name, according to prosecutors.
AP and Trump administration argue access case before federal appeals court
President Donald Trump restricted the AP’s access to events in smaller spaces like the Oval Office and Air Force One, leading the news outlet to sue.
Judge orders Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in DC
U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded that President Donald Trump’s military takeover in Washington, D.C., illegally intrudes on local officials’ authority to direct law enforcement in the district.