Maryland will form a commission to study the possibility of providing reparations for slavery after the state’s legislature reversed Gov. Wes Moore’s veto of enabling legislation on Dec. 16. Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865 with the … Continue reading Maryland legislature overrides governor’s veto of reparations commission

A federal district court in Los Angeles kicked off a multi-day hearing Dec. 15 over California’s new congressional map that state voters approved in a referendum last month. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on Nov. 13 … Continue reading Court hearing over challenge to California redistricting begins

The Supreme Court on Dec. 15 ordered a federal appeals court to reconsider its ruling denying attorney’s fees to a white man who succeeded in blocking a Biden-era debt-relief program he alleged was racially discriminatory. The court’s decision in Holman … Continue reading Supreme Court vacates appeals court ruling over race-based USDA program

The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and federal agencies on Dec. 12 over the ballroom construction project at the White House. Construction on the project, which involves demolishing part of the executive mansion … Continue reading National Trust sues Trump admin over White House ballroom project

The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away a Tennessee woman’s appeal of her state rejecting a personalized license plate for her car. The court rejected the petition in Gilliam v. Gerregano on Dec. 8 in an unsigned order without comment. … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear free speech case over vanity plate

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up the case of a Christian baker in California who was prosecuted for declining to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex marriage celebration. The nation’s highest court turned away the petition without … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of Christian baker who declined to make a same-sex wedding cake

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 12 declined to block a lower court order directing that a Japanese citizen with U.S. permanent resident status be extradited to Japan to face charges of vandalizing religious buildings. Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied the … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t halt extradition of Japanese man accused of vandalizing religious sites

President Donald Trump said on Dec. 11 that he is pardoning Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk convicted of election machine tampering in the aftermath of the disputed 2020 election. The presidential pardon of the Republican former officeholder appears … Continue reading Trump says he is pardoning former Colorado County Clerk Tina Peters

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana courts must reconsider the case of a man who was denied access to a physical therapy clinic’s pool because he has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The Supreme Court issued a brief, unsigned opinion … Continue reading Supreme Court sends HIV patient therapy case back to Louisiana Court of Appeal

A federal judge on Dec. 10 blocked President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in Los Angeles to deal with civil unrest. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer rejected the Trump administration’s argument that protests against federal immigration authorities constituted … Continue reading Judge halts Trump’s deployment of National Guard in Los Angeles

The Supreme Court grappled with federal limits restricting political parties from coordinating spending with candidates during oral arguments on Dec. 9. Limits on spending coordinated between party committees and candidates were created on the theory that not having them encourages … Continue reading Supreme Court considers whether to undo campaign finance limits

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge on Dec. 9 to a federal law restricting political parties from coordinating spending with candidates. The case pits those who say the First Amendment vigorously protects political speech against those who say … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear challenge to campaign finance restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 8 decided not to take up the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) appeal in a consumer privacy lawsuit. The high court dismissed the NBA’s petition in NBA v. Salazar in an unsigned order without comment. … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear NBA’s appeal in consumer privacy lawsuit

The Supreme Court is poised to consider overturning a 90-year-old precedent that limits the reasons why presidents may remove members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and independent federal agencies. A ruling in favor of the federal government would bolster … Continue reading Supreme Court will examine Trump’s authority to fire independent agency members

The Supreme Court is likely to strike down federal limits restricting political parties from coordinating spending with candidates, legal experts told The Epoch Times. Their comments come as the justices prepare to hear a challenge on Dec. 9 to provisions … Continue reading Supreme Court likely to undo campaign finance limits, lawyers say

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked a federal appeals court ruling on Dec. 5 in a lawsuit in which immigration judges are challenging a policy that prevents them from speaking publicly about their jobs. The issue before the high court … Continue reading Supreme Court blocks appeals court ruling in immigration judges’ free speech lawsuit

A divided federal appeals court ruled on Dec. 5 that President Donald Trump may fire members of independent labor boards. The 2-1 ruling in Harris v. Bessent was issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia … Continue reading Federal appeals court upholds Trump’s firing of labor board members

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Dec. 5 to review whether President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship is constitutional. The court’s decision took the form of an unsigned order without comment. No justices dissented. The case is known … Continue reading Supreme Court will hear Trump’s birthright citizenship case

The U.S. Supreme Court ordered late on Dec. 4 that a redrawn election map expected to increase Republican representation in Texas’s U.S. House delegation remain in place. The court’s new unsigned order in League of United Latin American Citizens v. … Continue reading Supreme Court upholds Texas election map that favors Republicans

A former Jan. 6 defendant who alleges he was repeatedly abused in custody is suing the federal government for almost $18 million. Ryan Samsel of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was convicted in September 2024 of civil disorder-related offenses in connection with the … Continue reading Jan. 6 defendant sues federal government for $18 Million over alleged abuses in custody