Courts

The confirmation of the president's former personal lawyer Emil Bove to an appellate judgeship could be fairly smooth, as Wednesday's hearing included no critical words from Senate Republicans.

The federal judge in the case says she hopes to decide next week on whether to block indefinitely President Trump's June 4th order on Harvard's international students.

Federal judges have stood as checks on Trump's power — but law clerks say behind closed doors, some created toxic, fear-driven workplaces where speaking out could end a career.

Attorney General Jeff Jackson and seven other states have won a court ruling permanently barring robocall scammer John Spiller from operating in the telecommunications industry.

The decision comes after the acting IRS commissioner resigned over a deal allowing ICE to submit names and addresses of immigrants inside the U.S. illegally to the IRS for cross-verification.

A coalition of unions, nonprofits and local governments has sued President Trump, Elon Musk and the heads of nearly two dozen agencies in an effort to block mass layoffs in the federal government.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has the rare opportunity to retry her defamation case against The New York Times even though she lost it — twice in a 24-hour-period — in early 2022.

The funds had been initially withheld following President Trump's clash with Maine Gov. Janet Mills over the issue of transgender athletes.

During Helene, 187,000 acres of national forest were blown down and some believe that logging will hurt the forest's recovery.

A U.S. District judge sided with Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, in a legal battle over the president's authority to oust the head of the independent agency.