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Second judge blocks $100,000 H-1B visa fee

Confirmed Economy · 2 outlets · updated 6 hr ago

Judge orders New York City to scrap notices for Mamdani's second-home tax

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 10 hr ago

Gun Owners of America sues Jacksonville over gun-free zones at city venues

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 11 hr ago

Gun rights group challenges New Jersey permit denial over protected speech

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 12 hr ago

Sen. Blackburn takes Jack Smith phone seizure fight to court

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 12 hr ago

Judge rules Trump administration can deport Wisconsin mosque leader

Confirmed Border · 3 outlets · updated 12 hr ago

Tennessee court halts execution of woman after 'serious concerns' raised

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 14 hr ago

Sen. Marsha Blackburn personally sues Jack Smith over phone-record subpoena

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 14 hr ago

Australian federal court ruling reignites gender law debate

Corroborated Culture · 2 outlets · updated 16 hr ago

Debate grows over punishment for alleged FlyDubai attacker

Corroborated Foreign · 2 outlets · updated 18 hr ago

Court halts Christa Pike execution an hour before scheduled time

Confirmed Nation · 5 outlets · updated 18 hr ago

Bruen's footnote 9 is no carve-out from gun-rights test, Reason argues

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 1 d ago

Bruen's footnote 9 is no carve-out from gun-rights test, Reason argues

Corroborated 2A · 2 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Judge orders Mamdani to redo second-home tax rollout

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 1 d ago

DA reopens Cornell rape case after accuser described sex as consensual, records show

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Law firm files brief in Washington lifetime gun ban case

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 1 d ago

Judge blocks Mamdani second-home tax rollout and orders city restart

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Jury reaches verdict in 'American Idol' alum Caleb Flynn's murder trial

Confirmed Culture · 2 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Lindsay Clancy's lawyer draws scrutiny with latest filing

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Lindsay Clancy's lawyer changes tune on evidence she killed her children

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Jacksonville faces lawsuit over 'gun-free zones'

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 1 d ago

Prosecutors seek gag order in Clancy case over defense attorney's comments

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Lindsay Clancy returns to court as lawyers fight to probe holdout juror

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Attorney tells Sen. Johnson 69 of 72 court-ordered ivermectin patients survived

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy case breaks silence

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Lindsay Clancy returns to court for hearing that could decide her fate after mistrial

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

California Supreme Court orders Sheriff Bianco to return the ballots

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Column asks why Kevin Reddington won't stop talking

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Judge blocks Trump administration from tying FEMA anti-terror grants to election rules

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Lawyer for Lindsay Clancy holdout juror vows bar complaint against defense attorney

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Fifth Circuit rejects qualified immunity after bogus traffic stop

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Pressure builds on holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

New Lindsay Clancy trial opens as holdout juror declines the 'circus'

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Housing authority moves to evict tenant over armed self-defense despite rulings

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 2 d ago

Judge declares mistrial in DC Council member Trayon White bribery case

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Critics say Ninth Circuit misses the point of Bruen in gun ruling

Corroborated 2A · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Clancy holdout juror's attorney clashes with defense lawyer Reddington

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Florence Allen was more than a judicial first

Corroborated Culture · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Holdout juror's attorney pushes back after Clancy mistrial

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Lawyer for Clancy holdout juror denies he broke the law

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Clancy holdout juror faced 'mountain of evidence,' attorney says

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 3 d ago

Judge lets Maryland's Glock ban take effect

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 3 d ago

Advocates say 40 million AR-15s prove the 'common use' standard

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 3 d ago

Energy Department presses coal plants to stay open after court loss

Corroborated Economy · 2 outlets · updated 3 d ago

Missouri ruling prompts fresh legal debate

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 3 d ago

Jury orders Apple to pay record $5.7 billion in San Diego patent case

Confirmed Tech · 2 outlets · updated 4 d ago

Judge holds DHS in contempt for deportation, orders return of man sent to El Salvador

Confirmed Border · 2 outlets · updated 5 d ago

Facebook found liable in New Mexico privacy case

Confirmed Tech · 2 outlets · updated 5 d ago

Catherine Herridge contempt case raises press-freedom concerns

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 5 d ago

Appeals court upholds Pentagon supply-chain-risk designation of Anthropic

Corroborated Tech · 2 outlets · updated 5 d ago

Judge orders deadlocked jury to keep deliberating in Trayon White trial

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 5 d ago

Ninth Circuit leans on Bruen carve-out to uphold gun purchase limits

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 6 d ago

Michigan city sued over Islam preferences gets friendly press

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Dearborn faces lawsuit over favoring Islam

Corroborated Faith · 2 outlets · updated 6 d ago

California Supreme Court orders ballots returned after finding Sheriff Chad Bianco broke election law

Confirmed Nation · 4 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Appeals court upholds Hawaii's rules for gun buyers

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 6 d ago

Court filings argue Second Amendment deserves first-class protection

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 6 d ago

New York sues Polymarket, alleging illegal gambling

Confirmed Tech · 2 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Iowa judge rejects Trump's 'fake news' damages bid

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 6 d ago

MS Now threatens continued Trump boycott despite restored White House access

Confirmed Nation · 4 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Judge orders White House to restore reporter access

Confirmed Nation · 6 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Report disputes claims Trump defied order on White House press access

Confirmed Nation · 11 outlets · updated 6 d ago

CNN says White House restores its reporters' access

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 6 d ago

White House says it is complying with order restoring reporters' access

Confirmed Nation · 4 outlets · updated 6 d ago

California Supreme Court rules against Sheriff Bianco in 650,000-ballot seizure case

Confirmed Nation · 5 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Trump-appointed judge restores passes for CNN, MS NOW, Politico

Confirmed Nation · 6 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Hawaii's 'vampire' gun restrictions survive another Ninth Circuit round

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 6 d ago

White House readmits banned media outlets after judge's order

Confirmed Nation · 11 outlets · updated 6 d ago

White House seizes press passes from CNN, Politico and MSNOW despite court order

Confirmed Nation · 13 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Trump-appointed judge rules against White House press outlet ban

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Judge orders temporary White House access for barred news outlets

Confirmed Nation · 4 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Journalists remain barred from White House access

Confirmed Nation · 6 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Judge orders Trump administration to restore White House press access

Confirmed Nation · 13 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Federal judge gives media outlet temporary win in dispute with Trump

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Appeals court deals new blow to Trump deportation agenda

Corroborated Border · 2 outlets · updated 6 d ago

White House keeps some reporters barred despite court reinstatement order

Confirmed Nation · 6 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Court orders White House to restore access for MS NOW, CNN and Politico

Confirmed Nation · 12 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS Now and Politico

Confirmed Nation · 8 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Judge orders White House to return press passes to CNN, MS NOW and Politico

Confirmed Nation · 8 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Judge orders Trump to restore CNN, MS NOW and Politico access

Confirmed Nation · 13 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Lawsuit: Oregon hospital made parents drive dead baby home to Seattle

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 7 d ago

Report: lawsuits cost each U.S. household thousands

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 7 d ago

Judge orders Trump administration to restore White House access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico

Confirmed Nation · 12 outlets · updated 7 d ago

Judge tosses Trump's lawsuit against Des Moines Register over 2024 Iowa poll

Confirmed Nation · 4 outlets · updated 7 d ago

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison

Confirmed Nation · 4 outlets · updated 7 d ago

Judge questions whether national security could ever justify Trump press ban

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 7 d ago

Court throws out President Trump's lawsuit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer

Confirmed Nation · 4 outlets · updated 7 d ago

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison after sexual assault retrial

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 7 d ago

Court dismisses Democratic states’ lawsuit over DOGE access to Treasury systems

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 7 d ago

Rhode Island gun owners ask judge to strike down magazine ban

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 7 d ago

Ohio city is sued over gun ban in public parks

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 7 d ago

Michigan secretary of state loses court fight over election-record guidance

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 7 d ago

Supreme Court declines to intervene in surrogate abortion dispute

Confirmed Nation · 7 outlets · updated 7 d ago

White House lays out legal case for excluding CNN, MS NOW and Politico

Confirmed Nation · 4 outlets · updated 7 d ago

Column urges Supreme Court to curb climate litigation agenda

Confirmed Nation · 4 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Supreme Court declines to intervene in surrogate baby custody fight

Confirmed Nation · 6 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Grand jury finds no foul play in Black teen's death; Ben Crump presses on

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Grand jury declines charges in Nolan Wells case as DA rebukes Crump team

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Judge temporarily blocks deportation of illegal immigrant shot by ICE agent in Austin

Watching Border · 1 outlet · updated 8 d ago

Ninth Circuit upholds Hawaii's gun purchasing restrictions

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 8 d ago

San Francisco sues to block Trump's real-time Truth Social subscription

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 8 d ago

San Francisco sues Trump Media over 'pay-to-play' Truth Social service

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Gun industry groups sue to block Connecticut handgun ban before Oct. 1

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 8 d ago

Judge temporarily blocks deportation of illegal immigrant shot by ICE agent in Austin

Confirmed Border · 2 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Ninth Circuit upholds Hawaii's gun purchasing restrictions

Corroborated 2A · 2 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Ninth Circuit upholds Hawaii gun-purchase rules by shifting Bruen burden

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 8 d ago

Trump says he would probably lift media ban if judge rules against him

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Gun industry groups sue to block Connecticut handgun ban before Oct. 1

Corroborated 2A · 2 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Appeals court orders Missouri to use congressional map justices twice rejected

Confirmed Nation · 5 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Lindsay Clancy attorney asks judge to examine holdout juror’s alleged cellphone use

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Column argues Trump may have violated due process in revoking White House media access

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Glock, NSSF sue Connecticut over gun ban

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 8 d ago

Lawyer for Lindsay Clancy holdout juror rips 'Looney Tunes' probe motion

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Jurors express frustration as Lindsay Clancy trial proceeds

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Federal appeals court again blocks GOP-friendly Missouri map

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Lindsay Clancy lawyer asks judge to review holdout juror’s phone data

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Appeals court ruling sets up Supreme Court fight over Missouri map

Confirmed Nation · 5 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Lindsay Clancy attorney seeks investigation into holdout juror

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Judge blocks state requirement tied to assisted suicide for Catholic nuns

Corroborated Faith · 2 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Trump-appointed judge clears media lawsuit over White House press ban

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Jury convicts Vermont man of attempted murder in shooting of three Palestinian students

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 9 d ago

DHS lawyer says Minnesota judges coordinated to block immigration enforcement

Confirmed Border · 2 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Lawsuit challenges New Jersey ban on carrying knives for self-defense

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 9 d ago

Eighth Circuit reinstates Republican-favored Missouri congressional map ahead of midterms

Confirmed Nation · 5 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Lawsuit challenges New Jersey ban on carrying knives for self-defense

Corroborated 2A · 2 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Lindsay Clancy's lawyer demands probe of lone holdout juror

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 9 d ago

President Trump vows to fight CNN, Politico, MS Now press-ban lawsuit

Confirmed Nation · 5 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Five news outlets, including Fox News, fire back at Trump's media ban

Confirmed Nation · 5 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Judge tosses ex-White House lawyer's defamation suit against Andrew Weissmann

Confirmed Nation · 7 outlets · updated 9 d ago

White House stands firm as Trump press-access fight heads to court

Confirmed Nation · 10 outlets · updated 9 d ago

White House dumps records after press-ban lawsuit

Confirmed Nation · 11 outlets · updated 9 d ago

President Trump responds to CNN, Politico, MS Now lawsuit over White House ban

Confirmed Nation · 14 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Glock sues Connecticut over 'convertible pistol' ban

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 9 d ago

Toronto judge acquits man who choked 7-year-old girl, citing cannabis psychosis

Corroborated Foreign · 2 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Democrats agree to Paramount merger settlement with protections for CNN

Confirmed Nation · 4 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Trump cuts ribbon on new White House helipad

Confirmed Nation · 6 outlets · updated 9 d ago

CNN, MS Now and Politico sue Trump administration over White House access

Confirmed Nation · 12 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Fifth Circuit strikes down federal ban on interstate handgun purchases

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 9 d ago

Lawsuit challenges New Jersey ban on self-defense tools beyond firearms

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 9 d ago

Clancy lawyers demand probe of holdout juror who blocked acquittal

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Patrick Clancy describes holding dying son after wife killed their children

Confirmed Nation · 4 outlets · updated 9 d ago

TV pool stops covering Trump as outlets sue over White House ban

Confirmed Nation · 21 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Redaction error raises new questions about document handling

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 9 d ago

CNN, MS NOW and Politico tell Trump they will sue over White House access limits

Confirmed Nation · 14 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Lawsuit accuses AI companies of illegal agreement to pace development

Confirmed Tech · 2 outlets · updated 11 d ago

Appeals court rules federal ban on interstate handgun sales unconstitutional

Confirmed 2A · 4 outlets · updated 11 d ago

Law professor uses assault weapons case to revisit Heller precedent

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 11 d ago

Washington Supreme Court strikes down voter-backed natural gas measure

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 11 d ago

Explainer: The interstate handgun purchase ban and the courts

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 11 d ago

Fifth Circuit strikes down federal interstate handgun purchase ban

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 11 d ago

Holdout Clancy juror faces death threats from 'lunatic mob', lawyer says

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 11 d ago

Court allows Trump to continue third-country deportations with condition

Confirmed Border · 2 outlets · updated 11 d ago

Sorority alumnae take transgender membership fight to federal court

Corroborated Culture · 2 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Crowd surrounds Massachusetts home of Lindsay Clancy holdout juror

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Clancy holdout juror claims fellow jurors pushed to convict

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Boston appeals court blocks Trump's third-country deportation policy

Confirmed Border · 4 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Fifth Circuit hands gun owners another Second Amendment victory

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 12 d ago

Court rules out-of-state handgun sales ban violates Second Amendment

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 12 d ago

Opinion: Clancy's holdout juror did what jurors are supposed to do

Confirmed Nation · 6 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Gun groups file amicus brief in Viramontes case

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 12 d ago

Oversight Project launches firm to fight government weaponization

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Missouri sheriff sues over National Firearms Act restrictions

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 12 d ago

Emergency motion seeks to block Trump's name from Institute of Peace building

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Holdout juror in Clancy case says he fears for his safety

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 12 d ago

ICE officer pleads not guilty to lying to FBI about Minneapolis shooting

Confirmed Border · 3 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Election integrity groups ask court to uphold Ohio proof-of-citizenship law

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Lindsay Clancy trial jurors face scrutiny after media-tour plans emerge

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial is moved to secure location

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Federal court blocks gun ban affecting churches and synagogues

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 12 d ago

Synagogue wins early ruling against Maryland county gun restrictions

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 13 d ago

Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy case gets lawyer and safe house

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 13 d ago

Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial releases statement

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 13 d ago

Fifth Circuit to rehear challenges to felon gun ban

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 13 d ago

Scorned Trump gathers bulldozers for Kennedy Center remake

Confirmed Culture · 8 outlets · updated 13 d ago

Starbucks settles Florida DEI lawsuit with companywide agreement

Corroborated Culture · 2 outlets · updated 13 d ago

Judge orders 30-day notice before any Kennedy Center demolition

Confirmed Culture · 6 outlets · updated 13 d ago

Justice Department sues California city over $1,600 concealed-carry fee

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 13 d ago

Federal judge limits warrantless ICE arrests in Southern California

Corroborated Border · 2 outlets · updated 13 d ago

Judge blocks some warrantless ICE arrests in Southern California

Confirmed Border · 3 outlets · updated 13 d ago

Clancy holdout juror says activists pushed for acquittal early

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 13 d ago

Lindsay Clancy holdout juror says some jurors wanted acquittal on day one

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 13 d ago

Back-to-back dismissals expose cracks in Massachusetts gun prosecutions

Watching 2A · 1 outlet · updated 13 d ago

Obama-appointed judge orders Trump admin to explain Kennedy Center closure after ceiling collapse

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 13 d ago

Federal judge refers Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner to DOJ for prosecution

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 13 d ago

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