Tag: National courts
Judge orders Justice Dept. to release Trump obstruction memo
WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ordered the release of a legal memorandum the Trump-era Justice Department prepared for then-Attorney General William Barr before...
Family challenging immunity ruling in kidnapped man’s death
HOUSTON — A recent appeals court ruling that provided immunity for an FBI agent who fatally shot a kidnapped Houston area man during a...
Treasury: Some tribes will get more money from CARES Act
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Some Native American tribes will receive more money from a federal virus relief package approved last year after the U.S. Treasury...
Over Thomas dissent, high court rejects West Point case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a woman who says she was raped as a West Point cadet, with...
US appeals court to consider Idaho transgender athletes ban
BOISE, Idaho — An appeals court on Monday will consider the constitutionality of the first law in the nation banning transgender women and girls...
Judge orders Kevin Spacey accuser to reveal himself in suit
NEW YORK — A man accusing Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey of sexually abusing him in the 1980s when he was 14 cannot proceed anonymously...
Judge hears closing arguments in NRA bankruptcy trial
DALLAS — Are the leaders of the National Rifle Association abusing the legal system to duck accountability for their mismanagement? Or are they making...
Federal jury convicts man on charges related to killing
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A federal jury on Monday found a man guilty of charges related to the 2014 death of a Marion man...
US fights new deadline for rare plant protections in Nevada
RENO, Nev. — The Biden administration says a U.S. judge exceeded his authority when he gave federal wildlife officials a May 21 deadline to...
Ghislaine Maxwell’s July trial is postpone until the fall
NEW YORK — The July trial for Ghislaine Maxwell on charges that she aided ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein in the sexual abuse of teenage girls...