Trump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83M defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
The Justice Department wants to invoke the Westfall Act, which shields government employees from being sued for doing their jobs.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow new limits on mail ballots
The Supreme Court appeal is part of a push by President Donald Trump and his allies to put fresh limits on voting ahead of the pivotal elections where control of both the House and the Senate is at stake.
Liberal Justice Elena Kagan says Supreme Court not rubber stamp for Trump
Kagan told an audience of lawyers and judges that at significant times, on some big issues, “the court has checked the executive branch.”
Bid to question voters central in recount of Indiana Senate race separated by 3 votes
Challenger Paula Copenhaver’s attorneys want the commission to issue subpoenas to compel testimony from perhaps 11 voters.
White House admits it used keywords to kill hundreds of research grants
The federal agencies made the admission about the keywords in signed stipulations filed in federal court last week in a case that’s been ongoing since last spring.
Appeals court rejects Biden’s bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews
The panel’s 2-1 ruling late Monday found there is a “substantial” public interest in disclosing the material that Biden wants to keep under wraps.
Trump lawsuits reach key stages after pair of recent setbacks
Lawyers for President Donald Trump and his sprawling business interests are heading to court this week in Florida for high-stakes hearings that follow a pair of major setbacks in their wave of multibillion-dollar lawsuits.
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche confronts skeptical questioning at Senate confirmation hearing
Blanche faced questioning about the creation of a fund to compensate President Donald Trump’s allies and a tax immunity deal for the president.
Judge says Trump IRS lawsuit was filed for ‘improper purpose,’ refers lawyer for possible discipline
The scathing decision referred one of President Trump’s lawyers for potential disciplinary action and characterized the $10 billion complaint as an exercise in self-dealing.
Judge upholds Indiana law removing alumni-elected members from IU board
The judge found that a law giving Gov. Mike Braun full control of Indiana University’s Board of Trustee membership is constitutional, ruling against a would-be candidate who alleged it was unjust special legislation.
Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her
The money was set aside after a jury found three years ago that President Donald Trump sexually abused Carroll in 1996 before he became president and defamed her after she publicly revealed the attack.
Supreme Court’s dramatic moves expected to reshape elections — and give GOP midterm boost
The conservative majority says the series of decisions helps correct an election system that has run afoul of the Constitution.
Analysis: Supreme Court expanded Trump’s power but was unwilling to go as far as he wanted
Legal experts said President Trump’s wins and losses at the Supreme Court reflect a divide in conservative ideology.
High court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal
The 6-3 decision upends congressionally enacted limits on raising and spending money to influence elections.
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
More than one-quarter of a million babies born in the U.S. each year would have been affected by the executive order.
Supreme Court rules mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day can be counted
In an close ruling, the justices turned aside a challenge by Republicans and Libertarians, who argued federal law preempts a statute that allows the counting of such ballots that arrive up to five days after polls close.
Trump commission urges ‘bridges’ between church and state in sweeping draft report
The assertion — challenging a longstanding concept in American law — comes amid a raft of recommendations in a draft report of the Religious Liberty Commission, released Friday afternoon.
Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters
The decision is a major legal setback for President Donald Trump in his efforts to use federal agencies for a nationwide crackdown on noncitizens on state voter rolls.
Analysis: Why Trump has been attacking the Supreme Court, with 3 key rulings ahead
Justices are preparing to rule on three signature President Trump initiatives: limiting birthright citizenship, firing the heads of independent agencies and reshaping the Federal Reserve.
Gov. Mike DeWine wants Ohio to abolish the death penalty, saying it is not a deterrent
The state declared execution unconstitutional in 1972, but reinstated capital punishment in 1981 under a law co-written by DeWine.