Federal Courts
James Comey’s prosecutor made a rookie mistake. It could doom her case.
"Lindsey Halligan is a really good lawyer," President Donald Trump said when he publicly ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey. That assessment seemed doubtful five days…
Gun rights groups claim National Firearms Act registration no longer constitutional
Testifying in favor of the National Firearms Act (NFA) in 1934, Attorney General Homer S. Cummings noted that the federal government "of course" had "no inherent police powers to go into certain localities and…
SCOTUS asked to reconsider federal ban on gun ownership by nonviolent felons
On a Friday night in March 2020, Steven Duarte was riding in the back seat of a car that ran a stop sign in Inglewood, California. After two police officers responded by activating their patrol lights, Duarte opened a window…
Judge dismisses suit alleging fraud over Iowa newspaper’s Trump-Harris poll
Last January, Dennis Donnelly, a longtime Des Moines Register subscriber, sued the newspaper and pollster Ann Selzer, alleging that they had committed multiple torts by conducting and publicizing a poll suggesting that the…
Federal judge blasts ‘disgusting’ ICE facility conditions, orders basic humane treatment for detainees
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Wednesday in response to an emergency class action lawsuit filed on behalf of individuals who have been held at the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
Trump’s tariff case exposes contradictions over foreign investment at SCOTUS
When the Trump administration's lawyers go before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to argue a crucial case that will determine the limits of presidential tariff authority, they will be asking the justices to accept…
California couple faces $1 million in fines for someone else’s code violations
A California couple is staring down stratospheric fines after their property allegedly ran afoul of local cannabis code violations. The kicker, however, is that the previous owner is to blame for the infractions. That has not…
Trump’s tariff chaos crushes board game maker Cephalofair
Price Johnson isn't a fan of games of chance. Unfortunately, his gaming business is now caught in a high-stakes contest where the outcome feels entirely out of his hands. Cephalofair Games, where Johnson works as COO,…
Trump’s move to replace 12 ICE directors could mean more aggressive and unconstitutional immigration enforcement
Frustrated with the current level of immigration arrests and deportations, the Trump administration is reassigning top Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and replacing them with United States Customs and…
Trump administration pushes Supreme Court to uphold drug user gun ban
A few weeks after taking office, President Donald Trump called the Second Amendment "an indispensable safeguard of security and liberty," declaring that "the right to keep and bear arms must not be…
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