Federal Courts
Federal court upholds Michigan school’s ban on ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sweatshirts
By contemporary political standards, the phrase "Let's Go Brandon," a mocking reference to former President Joe Biden, is pretty mild. But officials at Tri County Middle School in Howard City, Michigan, deemed…
9th Circuit Court upholds Trump’s deployment of National Guard in Portland
On Monday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that President Donald Trump may deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, over Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek's objections. The decision comes after weeks of tension…
Supreme Court to review federal gun ban for drug users
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider the constitutionality of the federal ban on gun possession by illegal drug users. The Trump administration is urging the justices to overturn a ruling in which the U.S. Court of…
Federal judge in Chicago demands body cams for immigration agents amid brutality claims
As "Operation Midway Blitz" rages on and federal officers clash with protestors in the streets of Chicago, the same federal agencies are duking it out with judges in federal courtrooms. On Thursday, United States…
D.C. woman acquitted of assaulting FBI agent after 3 grand juries declined to indict
In August, President Donald Trump took over the police force in Washington, D.C., and flooded the city with officers from various federal agencies. As part of this show of force, federal agents arrested hundreds of people,…
Trump’s Justice Department indicts John Bolton for leaking classified information
President Donald Trump really doesn't like former National Security Adviser John Bolton. At the beginning of his administration, Trump signed an executive order specifically banning Bolton from receiving a security…
Texas city council approves $500,000 payment to Sylvia Gonzales over arrest
Sylvia Gonzalez, a former Texas city council member who said her political opponents punished her activism by orchestrating her arrest on a bogus criminal charge, has agreed to settle the resulting federal civil rights…
The NRA supports SCOTUS petitioners who lost gun rights because of nonviolent offenses
After pleading guilty to bank fraud and filing a false income tax return in 2015, Selim Zherka was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release, plus fines, restitution, and forfeiture.…
Indiana mom whose home was wrecked by police can’t sue, court rules
An Indiana woman whose home sustained severe damage during a police raid set in motion by a faulty investigation is not legally entitled to compensation, a federal court ruled this week, in yet another case that asked what…
Trump could use the Insurrection Act to avoid legal challenges to troop deployments
On Thursday, a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, saying there was "no credible evidence" that conditions there met the terms of…
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