Recent Updates
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Supreme Court grapples with governor’s 400-year veto, calling it ‘crazy’
U.S. Supreme Court News 10/12/2024Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Wednesday that Gov. Tony Evers’ creative use of his expansive veto power in an attempt to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years appeared to be “extreme” and “crazy” ...
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North Carolina appeals court blocks use of UNC's digital ID for voting
U.S. Courts Newsroom 09/27/2024A North Carolina appeals court on Friday blocked students and employees at the state's flagship public university from providing a digital identification produced by the school when voting to comply with a new photo ID mandate.The decision by a three...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jailed by judge after sex trafficking indictment
U.S. Courts Newsroom 09/17/2024Sean “Diddy” Combs headed to jail Tuesday to await trial in a federal sex trafficking case that accuses him of presiding over a sordid empire of sexual crimes protected by blackmail and shocking acts of violence.The music mogul is charged...
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After just a few hours, U.S. election bets put on hold by appeals court ruling
U.S. Supreme Court News 09/14/2024Just hours after it began, legal betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections has been put on hold by a federal appeals court.The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order Thursday night temporarily freezing the ...
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Trump in court as lawyers fight to overturn verdict in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse suit
U.S. Courts Newsroom 09/03/2024Veering from the campaign trail to a courtroom, Donald Trump quietly observed Friday as his lawyer fought to overturn a verdict finding the former president liable for sexual abuse and defamation.The Republican nominee and his accuser, E. Jean Carrol...
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Supreme Court rebuffs plea to restore multibllliou-dollar student debt plan
U.S. Supreme Court News 08/31/2024The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration that would have lowered payments for millions of borrowers, while lawsuits make their way through lower courts.The justices rejected an admi...
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Court orders new hearing for Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ murder case
U.S. Courts Newsroom 08/25/2024A 2022 court hearing that freed Adnan Syed from prison violated the legal rights of the victim’s family and must be redone, Maryland’s Supreme Court ruled Friday, marking the latest development in the ongoing legal saga that gained global...
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Former Rep. George Santos pleads guilty in federal fraud case
U.S. Supreme Court News 08/20/2024George Santos, the former New York congressman who spun lies into a brief political career, pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, acknowledging that he allowed his ambitions to cloud his judgment.Santos, 36, is likely to ...
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Fraud trial of George Santos to begin next month with an anonymous jury
News Releases 08/15/2024The fraud trial against former U.S. Rep. George Santos, slated to start in a matter of weeks, is coming into focus after a federal judge ruled Tuesday that jurors will have their identities kept secret from the public.They won’t, however, be re...
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Hearing in Karen Read case expected to focus on jury deliberations
U.S. Supreme Court News 08/09/2024Defense attorneys for Karen Read are expected to argue Friday that two charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend be dismissed, focusing on the jury deliberations that led to a mistrial.Read is accused of ramming into John O’Ke...
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Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday
U.S. Supreme Court News 07/26/2024An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.The law passed last year, but a judge had blocked it from be...
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New York’s top court allows ‘equal rights’ amendment to appear on November ballot
U.S. Courts Newsroom 07/14/2024A proposed amendment to New York’s constitution to bar discrimination over “gender identity” and “pregnancy outcomes” will appear on the ballot this November, the state’s high court ruled Thursday.The decision from...