CT city agrees to pay $16.5M to man wrongfully convicted in 1994 shootingThe settlement resolves a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging police fabricated evidence against him, coerced false statements and hid exculpatory evidence.Hartford Courant1d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentwrongful conviction settlement
Judge Orders Trump to Testify Under Oath in BBC Defamation LawsuitA U.S. judge has told Donald Trump that he must answer questions in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC or face sanctions.The Hollywood Reporter1d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeDonald Trumptrump bbc lawsuit
Trump Ordered to Sit for Deposition as His BBC Lawsuit Blows UpA federal judge has ordered President Trump to sit for a deposition by December 11 with attorneys for the British Broadcasting Corporation, which he is suing for $10 billion for defamation. U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett ruled Thursday that Trump can’t delay answering questions from the BBC’s lawyers, the Associated Press reports . The president…The New Republic2d agoSources (2)Whole story →JusticeGovernmenttrump bbc lawsuit update
President instructed to sit for depositionMIAMI -- A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11.Arkansas Online2d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeDonald Trumptrump defamation lawsuit
Trump Administration Stopped Sharing Evidence in Good and Pretti Killings, Minnesota Officials SayThe federal government has stopped sharing evidence with Minnesota authorities who are investigating the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal officers, state officials said in recent court filings.U.S. News & World Report2d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticegood and pretti killings investigation
'Unprecedented pre-emptive strike': Trump's Alaska election suit hits overnight speed bumpDemocrats moved quickly to fight the Trump administration’s lawsuit over Alaska’s U.S. Senate race. Their first filing doesn’t hold back. Mary Peltola’s campaign committee, Alaskans for Mary, and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee asked a federal judge in Alaska late on Friday evening to let them join the case. The Justice Department filed the…Raw Story8h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Female motorist, 44, opened porn site on her phone just before causing deadly freeway crash, authorities sayA 44-year-old female motorist opened a porn site on her phone just minutes before causing a deadly freeway crash in Utah, the Los Angeles Times reported , citing authorities. Christine Chao of Rosemead in Los Angeles County was driving a blue Toyota Matrix on Interstate 15 south of Salt Lake City around 2 p.m. June 12 when she opened a website “commonly…The Blaze8h agoWhole story →SecurityJustice
Trump's absurd election interference attempt in one state could doom us allSorry to intrude on your inbox again today, but Trump’s attempt to overturn any results of the 2026 election he dislikes took a sharp turn toward authoritarianism when the Justice Department today asked a federal court to block certification of the Senate election in Alaska if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses. The Department argues that confusion…Raw Story8h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Trump pardon talk turns serious as his lawyers study blanket clemency: reportPresident Donald Trump's offhand talk of pardoning everyone around him has moved from punchline to legal homework inside the White House. White House attorneys are reviewing whether to hand out sweeping pardons to lower-ranking staffers, The Washington Sun reported Saturday, citing two people familiar with the discussion. One source said a pardon…Raw Story7h agoWhole story →SecurityEconomy
White House accused of brazen end-run around court order in 'Whac-A-Mole' schemeA watchdog coalition accused the Trump White House of finding a sneaky workaround to keep its promotional blitz going after a judge intervened. In a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, a coalition led by Common Cause asked U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rochon to expand her order halting the administration's…Raw Story7h agoWhole story →TechnologyCulture
Escambia school board members must testify on book removalsA federal appeals court ruled Escambia County school board members can be questioned under oath about book removals.Gainesville Sun4d agoWhole story →EducationJustice
Record high: Nearly 12,000 school book bans in a year“Book bans impede the freedom to read, cutting students’ access to a diversity of views, voices, perspectives, and literature they deserve to encounter," the PEN report states.NewsNation19d agoWhole story →EducationCultureschool book bans surge
State Department appeals board, now with limited authority, gains new membersThe Trump administration recently limited the board’s authority to challenge employee removals and other adverse personnel actions, asserting that the secretary of state has final say on these decisions.Government Executive22d agoWhole story →Governmentstate department appeals board update
Democratic candidates ask Supreme Court to leave in place appeals court ruling in political ad rate disputeSCOTUSblog14d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentsupreme court appeal ruling
The Supreme Court’s blessing of third-country removalsSCOTUSblog18d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentsupreme court ruling
All 7 Georgia school board members suspended. Here's whyA unanimous state recommendation led Gov. Brian Kemp to suspend all seven Dublin City school board members amid a financial crisis.Athens Banner-Herald2mo agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentBrian Kempgeorgia school board suspension
An Immigration Ruling With Teeth—If It Holds UpSometimes a consequential immigration decision turns not on a new act of Congress or a ruling by the Supreme Court, but on whether an agency finally gives existing statutory language its full effect. That is the promise of Matter of A-V-O-, a Sept. 17 ruling by the Board of Immigration Appeals. The board concluded that...The Daily Signal3d agoWhole story →Justice
VA says union contract ‘no longer applies’ after appeals court rulingThe American Federation of Government Employees is pushing back, arguing that the ruling does not give VA permission to re-terminate the agreement.Federal News Network9d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentva union contract dispute
