May 22, 2024 Federal judge temporarily blocks part of DeSantis immigration law A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Florida immigration law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that imposes criminal penalties on anyone who transports illegal immigrants into the state.
May 17, 2024 Sen Durbin mulls reviving tool that could stymie Trump nominees in another term Discussions of the revival of blue slips, which allow home state senators to block controversial judicial nominees, could begin as the next presidential election winner remains unpredictable.
May 16, 2024 'Let Trump Speak Act' to ban gag orders on defendants put forward by House GOP Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., is introducing the "Let Trump Speak Act" to stop judges from issuing gag orders to defendants in any criminal or civil proceeding.
May 16, 2024 NRA and conservative legal group sue Democrat governor over 7-day waiting period to buy guns The Mountain States Legal Foundation and the National Rifle Association have filed a lawsuit challenging New Mexico's seven-day waiting period to purchase a firearm.
May 15, 2024 Immigration judges ramp up pace closing deportation cases, but backlog explodes as border crisis grows New data suggests U.S. immigration judges are still unable to keep up with the flow of new cases despite being on pace to set an all-time high for completed cases.
May 14, 2024 Hunter Biden team tells Delaware court they're 'not ready' for gun trial date Hunter Biden's attorney Abbe Lowell and Special Counsel David Weiss' team were in court in Wilmington on Tuesday for a hearing regarding the first son's case.
May 14, 2024 Michael Cohen, corroborating others, says Trump wanted to silence Stormy because of the election American lawyer Michael Cohen's testimony Monday told a familiar story: an attempt to confirm the account of the National Enquirer’s publisher.
May 12, 2024 Schumer may let controversial Biden nominee with 'problematic' ties quietly expire: expert President Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., appear poised to let a controversial judicial nomination expire rather than pressing it through or formally withdraw.
May 11, 2024 Stormy Daniels’ and David Pecker’s 'salacious' testimonies weren't directly relevant: Tom Dupree Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Tom Dupree says the NY v. Trump case has 'gone faster than I would have expected' and weighs potential outcomes.
May 10, 2024 Justice Department rebuked for delay tactics in Biden-Hur tapes Three different entities' FOIA request for the recording of Special Counsel Robert Hur's interview with President Biden were combined, then plaintiffs sought an accelerated briefing schedule.