Citing Supreme Court immunity ruling, Trump's lawyers seek to freeze the classified documents case
Donald Trump has asked a federal judge to freeze the classified documents case against him in light of a Supreme Court ruling this week that said former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution.
Prosecutor won't oppose Trump sentencing delay in hush money case after high court immunity ruling
Manhattan prosecutors says they would be open to delaying Donald Trumpโs sentencing in his criminal hush money case following a Supreme Court ruling that granted broad immunity protections to former presidents.
Sotomayor's dissent: A president should not be a 'king above the law'
The Supreme Court is allowing a president to become a โking above the law,โ in the use of official power, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said in a biting dissent that called the majority opinion on immunity for former President Donald Trump โutterly indefensible.โ.
Stolen at birth, an adoptee sues Chile over thousands of similar dictatorship-era crimes
A Chilean-American raised in the United States has filed a criminal complaint against the state of Chile alleging that it engaged in a systematic plan to steal thousands of babies from perceived enemies of the state in the 1970s and 1980s.
Trump ally Steve Bannon to report to federal prison to serve four-month sentence on contempt charges
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon is scheduled to report to a federal prison in Connecticut to serve a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack.
Chevron takeaways: Supreme Court ruling removes frequently used tool from federal regulators
Federal rules that impact virtually every aspect of everyday life, from the food we eat and the cars we drive to the air we breathe and homes we live in, could be at risk after a wide-ranging Supreme Court ruling.
On the anniversary of the fall of Roe, Democrats lay the blame for worsening health care on Trump
On the second anniversary of the Supreme Courtโs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Vice President Kamala Harris is telling voters Donald Trump is โguiltyโ of rolling back womenโs freedoms and setting off a nationwide health care crisis.
Justice Clarence Thomas took more trips paid for by donor Harlan Crow, Senate panel reveals
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin says his committee has uncovered at least three additional luxury trips given to Justice Clarence Thomas by donors as part of the panelโs ethics investigation into the Supreme Court.
Alito rejects calls to quit Supreme Court cases on Trump and Jan. 6 because of flag controversies
Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes.
Democratic senators request meeting with Chief Justice Roberts over flags flown at Alito's homes
Two Democratic senators are requesting a meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts after reports that two separate flags carried by rioters at the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol had flown outside of houses owned by Justice Samuel Alito.
Vindicated by Court, CFPB Director Chopra says bureau will add staff, consider new rules on banks
Since its creation roughly 14 years ago, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has faced lawsuits, political and legal challenges to the idea of whether the Federal Governmentโs aggressive consumer financial watchdog agency should be allowed exist at all.
A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial rules
Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the worldโs richest people hide their wealth, more than two dozen defendants are on trial in Panama for their alleged roles.
More Republican states sue to block Bidenโs student loan repayment plan
Another group of Republican-led states is suing to block the Biden administrationโs new student loan repayment plan, which offers a faster path to cancellation and has been used to forgive loans for more than 150,000 borrowers.
As Roe v. Wade fell, teenage girls formed a mock government in 'Girls State'
In the summer of 2022, days before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some 500 high school girls gathered in Missouri for a weeklong mock government camp in which they elected their own governor and seated an all-female Supreme Court that would rule on their own bodies.
Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over access to widely used medication
The Supreme Court is considering a new abortion case affecting women across the U.S. Abortion opponents want the high court in arguments Tuesday to ratify a ruling from a conservative federal appeals court that would limit access to a medication called mifepristone, which was used in nearly two-thirds of abortions last year.
Court order puts Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants who cross illegally back on hold
A federal appeals court has issued an order that again prevents Texas from arresting migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally, hours after the Supreme Court allowed the strict new immigration law to take effect.
Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants
The Supreme Court has extended its block, for now, on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out.
Supreme Court appears receptive to NRA free-speech lawsuit against a former New York state official
Supreme Court justices appeared receptive Monday to National Rifle Association claims that a former New York state official violated its free-speech rights by pressuring banks and insurance companies to blacklist the group after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
Supreme Court weighs how far federal officials can go to combat controversial posts on hot topics
The Supreme Court is taking up a dispute between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics like COVID-19 and election security.
Supreme Court rules public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking critics on social media
A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media, an issue that first arose for the high court in a case involving then-President Donald Trump.
Courtney Hudson reelected to Arkansas Supreme Court; chief justice race too early to call
Justice Courtney Hudson has been reelected to the Arkansas Supreme Court in a victory that will also hand Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders a new appointment to the court. Hudson defeated Circuit Judge Carlton Jones in the race for position two on the seven-member court. The two were running to replace Justice Cody Hiland, who Sanders appointed to the court last year. The race for chief justice remained too early to call Tuesday night, with three justices and a former lawmaker vying for the seat or a spot in a November runoff for it.
Wisconsinโs Democratic governor signs his new legislative maps into law after Republicans pass them
Wisconsinโs Democratic governor, Tony Evers, has signed new legislative district maps into law that he proposed and that the Republicans who control the Legislature passed to avoid having the liberal-leaning state Supreme Court draw the lines.
Trump asks Supreme Court to put off his election interference trial, claiming immunity
Former President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to extend the delay in his election interference trial and ultimately find him immune from prosecution on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss.
Trump's fate and an obscure section of the Constitution collide at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will be taking its first look in the 156-year history of the 14th Amendment at a provision, Section 3, thatโs meant to keep former officeholders who โengaged in insurrectionโ from ever regaining power.
Wisconsin's Democratic governor vetoes Republican map as another redistricting court fight looms
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a redistricting proposal that the Republican-controlled Legislature passed last week in a last-ditch effort to avert the drawing of legislative boundaries by the state Supreme Court.
Brazil's police investigate Bolsonaro's intelligence boss over alleged political spying
Court records show that Brazilโs federal police are investigating the countryโs former intelligence chief as part of a wider probe into alleged spying on political opponents under former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Biden administration renews demand for Texas to allow Border Patrol to access a key park
The Biden administration is renewing demands for Texas to give Border Patrol access to a riverfront park that is a popular corridor for migrants illegally entering the U.S. A letter sent Tuesday to Texas officials continues a clash between the state and the Biden administration over immigration enforcement.
US government rejects complaint that woman was improperly denied an emergency abortion in Oklahoma
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says an Oklahoma hospital did not violate federal law after doctors told a woman with a nonviable pregnancy to wait in the parking lot until her condition worsened enough to qualify for an abortion.
Lawyers for Trump urge the Supreme Court 'to put a swift and decisive end' to ballot removal efforts
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are urging the Supreme Court โto put a swift and decisive endโ to efforts to kick him off the 2024 presidential ballot over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.
New Mexico justices hear challenge to public health ban on guns in public parks and playgrounds
Advocates for gun rights are urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to block emergency orders by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that temporarily ban firearms at public parks and playgrounds by treating gun violence as a public health crisis.