US Supreme Court
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2026-04-09 15:55
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The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for the Justice Department to move forward with dismissing a criminal case in which Steve Bannon, an influential ally of President Donald Trump, was convicted after defying a congressional subpoena.
The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up a series of cases to be decided during its next term, which begins in October, involving issues such as transgender rights, campaign finance law, gay "conversion therapy," crisis pregnancy centers, religious rights and capital punishment.
The court handed President Trump a major victory by curbing the power of federal judges to impose nationwide rulings impeding his policies while leaving the issue of whether he can limit birthright citizenship unresolved.
A lawyer for Sean Diddy Combs said on Thursday judges should not be allowed to consider conduct relating to charges for which a defendant has been acquitted in determining a sentence, urging an appeals court to overturn the hip-hop mogul's conviction on prostitution charges and his prison sentence.
A U.S. court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez and ordered a prior judgment to be vacated, a court document showed, following his pardon by U.S. President Donald Trump in December.
A U.S. Army veteran was charged on Wednesday with providing classified information to a journalist for a book that alleged drug trafficking, murder and corruption at a military base where she had worked, the Department of Justice said.
A Washington, D.C., federal appeals court on Wednesday declined to block the Pentagon's national security blacklisting of AI company Anthropic for now, a win for the Trump administration that comes after another appeals court came to the opposite conclusion in a separate legal challenge by Anthropic.
The ruling marked the latest legal setback for the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to terminate the Temporary Protected Status designation for 13 countries.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday proposed a $255,000 civil fine against American Airlines , alleging that the carrier violated employee drug- and alcohol-testing regulations.
Environmental groups on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's ruling in favor of ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium and boron project, alleging the proposed Nevada mine would cause a rare wildflower to go extinct.
A Long Island architect admitted in court on Wednesday to killing eight women in attacks dating to the 1990s, ending a notorious serial killer case that stymied investigators until DNA evidence helped lead to the arrest of Rex Heuermann in 2023.
FedEx has sued a New York personal injury law firm and its founder, alleging they ran a years‑long scheme that used staged or exaggerated vehicle crashes to squeeze money from the delivery giant through lawsuits and insurance claims.
AbbVie has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, seeking clearer guidance on patients eligible for a drug discount program.
A federal judge in Michigan pleaded no contest on Wednesday to a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge stemming from his October arrest, which was captured in a widely publicized police body cam video.
An appeals court on Wednesday ruled in favor of Berkshire Hathaway's PacifiCorp unit over a series of Oregon wildfires in 2020, saying a trial judge erred in letting litigation against the utility proceed as a class action.
Bored Ape Yacht Club maker Yuga Labs has settled a lawsuit against conceptual artist Ryder Ripps and his business partner Jeremy Cahen over their alleged counterfeiting of its non-fungible tokens, according to a filing in California federal court.
Paramount Skydance said on Wednesday that Jeff Shell is stepping down as the company's president and board member amid allegations that he violated U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure rules.
A drug dealer dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years in prison in connection with "Friends" star Matthew Perry's 2023 death, including her role in supplying the dose of the powerful anesthetic that killed the actor.
The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up a series of cases to be decided during its next term, which begins in October, involving issues such as transgender rights, campaign finance law, gay "conversion therapy," crisis pregnancy centers, religious rights and capital punishment.
The court handed President Trump a major victory by curbing the power of federal judges to impose nationwide rulings impeding his policies while leaving the issue of whether he can limit birthright citizenship unresolved.
A lawyer for Sean Diddy Combs said on Thursday judges should not be allowed to consider conduct relating to charges for which a defendant has been acquitted in determining a sentence, urging an appeals court to overturn the hip-hop mogul's conviction on prostitution charges and his prison sentence.
A U.S. court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez and ordered a prior judgment to be vacated, a court document showed, following his pardon by U.S. President Donald Trump in December.
A U.S. Army veteran was charged on Wednesday with providing classified information to a journalist for a book that alleged drug trafficking, murder and corruption at a military base where she had worked, the Department of Justice said.
A Washington, D.C., federal appeals court on Wednesday declined to block the Pentagon's national security blacklisting of AI company Anthropic for now, a win for the Trump administration that comes after another appeals court came to the opposite conclusion in a separate legal challenge by Anthropic.
The ruling marked the latest legal setback for the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to terminate the Temporary Protected Status designation for 13 countries.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday proposed a $255,000 civil fine against American Airlines , alleging that the carrier violated employee drug- and alcohol-testing regulations.
Environmental groups on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's ruling in favor of ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium and boron project, alleging the proposed Nevada mine would cause a rare wildflower to go extinct.
A Long Island architect admitted in court on Wednesday to killing eight women in attacks dating to the 1990s, ending a notorious serial killer case that stymied investigators until DNA evidence helped lead to the arrest of Rex Heuermann in 2023.
FedEx has sued a New York personal injury law firm and its founder, alleging they ran a years‑long scheme that used staged or exaggerated vehicle crashes to squeeze money from the delivery giant through lawsuits and insurance claims.
AbbVie has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, seeking clearer guidance on patients eligible for a drug discount program.
A federal judge in Michigan pleaded no contest on Wednesday to a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge stemming from his October arrest, which was captured in a widely publicized police body cam video.
An appeals court on Wednesday ruled in favor of Berkshire Hathaway's PacifiCorp unit over a series of Oregon wildfires in 2020, saying a trial judge erred in letting litigation against the utility proceed as a class action.
Bored Ape Yacht Club maker Yuga Labs has settled a lawsuit against conceptual artist Ryder Ripps and his business partner Jeremy Cahen over their alleged counterfeiting of its non-fungible tokens, according to a filing in California federal court.
Paramount Skydance said on Wednesday that Jeff Shell is stepping down as the company's president and board member amid allegations that he violated U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure rules.
A drug dealer dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years in prison in connection with "Friends" star Matthew Perry's 2023 death, including her role in supplying the dose of the powerful anesthetic that killed the actor.