October 20 James Comey seeks to dismiss his criminal case, citing 'vindictive' prosecution Comey's lawyers asked the judge overseeing his case to dismiss his case for vindictive, selective prosecution — and to invalidate the head prosecutor who brought the case against him.
October 20 9th Circuit court rules on Trump's National Guard deployment in Portland The 9th Circuit weighed Trump’s plan to send Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, a test of presidential power likely headed to the Supreme Court.
October 20 DOJ seeks removal of Comey's defense lawyer, citing conflict of interest Prosecutors signaled they might seek the dismissal of James Comey's lead defense attorney — though he is just one of several big names defending the former FBI director.
October 19 Convicted child killer of Etan Patz must be retried by June deadline or walk free from custody: judge A federal judge ordered Pedro Hernandez receive a third trial by June 1, 2026, for murdering 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 or be released after appeals court overturned his conviction.
October 17 Supreme Court sets date to hear FTC Slaughter case in test of Trump's firing powers The Supreme Court takes up Trump’s effort to remove an FTC member, a case that could expand presidential control over independent agencies.
October 17 Who is Judge Chuang, the Obama appointee assigned to John Bolton's case? Judge Theodore Chuang, known for halting Trump's travel ban and DOGE efforts, will preside over John Bolton's case involving 18 counts of mishandling classified materials.
October 16 John Bolton indicted on 18 counts of mishandling classified information 91±¬ÁÏ correspondent David Spunt reports on former Trump national security adviser John Bolton facing federal charges for allegedly mishandling classified information on 'Special Report.'
October 15 Virginia parents crush fundraising goal for trans locker room fight after judge ordered massive bond A judge ordered a pair of Virginia parents to come up with $125K in just days if they wanted to keep defending their sons in court against his school's transgender policies.
October 15 Judge temporarily blocks Trump admin layoffs of thousands of federal workers during government shutdown Federal judge Susan Illston blocks Trump administration government RIFs during shutdown, granting temporary restraining order after unions argued layoffs were unlawful.
October 15 Federal judge rules in favor of allowing SCOTUS case over trans athletes to proceed after attempt to dismiss A federal judge allowed Idaho's transgender athlete Supreme Court case to proceed after Lindsay Hecox attempted to have the landmark women's sports lawsuit dropped.