Split 5 to 4, Supreme Court Rules for California Jail Over Virus Measures
WASHINGTON — By a 5-to-4 vote, the Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with officials at a California jail in a dispute over the adequacy of...
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Court Frees Michigan Teen Who Was Held for Skipping Online Schoolwork
The Michigan Court of Appeals on Friday freed a 15-year-old suburban Detroit girl whose detention at a juvenile facility drew widespread criticism after a county...
U.S. Backs Down, Allowing Michael Cohen to Write Trump Tell-All Book
Michael D. Cohen now will be allowed to finish his tell-all book about President Trump after the government said on Thursday that it had given...
Najib Razak, Malaysia’s Former Prime Minister, Found Guilty in Graft Trial
BANGKOK — A Malaysian court on Tuesday found Najib Razak, the country’s former prime minister, guilty of corruption on charges stemming from the disappearance of...
Trump Again Tries to Block Subpoena for Taxes, Calling It ‘Wildly Overbroad’
President Trump on Monday mounted his most forceful and detailed legal attack yet on the subpoena for his tax returns by the Manhattan district attorney,...
Judge Rejects Challenge to Federal Agents Targeting Portland Protesters
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge in Portland on Friday rejected Oregon’s legal bid to restrict the operations of federal agents who have been battling...
Split 5 to 4, Supreme Court Rejects Nevada Church’s Challenge to Shutdown Restrictions
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request from a church in Nevada to block enforcement of state restrictions on attendance at religious services. The...
This 19th-Century Law Helps Shape Criminal Justice in Indian Country
There was something of a scramble, after the Supreme Court ruled in McGirt v. Oklahoma that much of Eastern Oklahoma was now officially Indian Country....
A More Liberal Supreme Court? Not When It Comes to Voting Rights
For the fourth time since April, the Supreme Court this week made it harder for Americans to vote. The ruling, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in...
Dustin Honken Executed: Third Federal Government Execution This Week
WASHINGTON — A 52-year-old man was put to death on Friday for the 1993 murders of five people, the third federal execution this week after...