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
The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Dec. 1 with internet service provider Cox Communications’ appeal of a $1 billion jury verdict. Music labels won the verdict over music piracy that Cox’s customers allegedly committed. The piracy complained of often takes … Continue reading Supreme Court hears internet provider’s appeal in $1 billion copyright infringement case
A federal appeals court ruled on Dec. 1 that Trump administration appointee Alina Habba is disqualified as U.S. attorney for New Jersey. The new ruling came from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. … Continue reading Appeals court disqualifies Alina Habba as US Attorney in New Jersey
Matthew Vadum appeared on NewsX (India) on Nov. 30, 2025. Agitators protest ICE in New York City: Venezuela condemns Trump declaring Venezuelan airspace off-limits: Continue reading Vadum appears on NewsX, Nov. 30, 2025
More appearances by Matthew Vadum on NewsX (India). Nov. 24, 2025: Russia-Ukraine war. Nov. 23, 2025: Ukraine-Russia war. Nov. 23, 2025: More on Ukraine-Russia war. Nov. 19, 2025: U.S. Congress approves bill to release Jeffrey Epstein … Continue reading Vadum appears on NewsX: Nov. 19-24, 2025
I appear on News X (India) so often to discuss current affairs that it is difficult for me to keep up with regularly posting the video clips. Here I’ll throw a whole bunch in one post so I’m not stuck … Continue reading Vadum appears on NewsX Nov. 25-26, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 26 put off ruling on whether President Donald Trump may fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office until after it rules on the president’s firing of two members of independent agencies. The new … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t let Trump fire copyright office chief for now
The Trump administration late on Nov. 25 appealed a federal district judge’s ruling requiring the government to end its deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital. President Donald Trump had said the troops were needed to deal with … Continue reading Trump admin appeals order to end National Guard deployment in DC
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed a federal lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after he designated the controversial Muslim advocacy group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Transnational Criminal Organization. CAIR Litigation Director and General Counsel Lena … Continue reading CAIR sues Texas over terrorist organization designation
A federal judge on Nov. 21 ordered the Internal Revenue Service not to share tax return information that immigration officials want to use for the deportation of illegal immigrants. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the District of Columbia granted … Continue reading Federal judge blocks IRS from releasing tax data to assist in deportations
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency stay late on Nov. 21 temporarily allowing a newly redrawn election map that was expected to increase Republican representation in the state’s U.S. House delegation. The Supreme Court took action hours after Texas … Continue reading Supreme Court blocks ruling striking down Texas congressional map
A federal judge who was outvoted in a judicial panel’s decision to strike down a redrawn election map in Texas issued a blistering 104-page dissent on Nov. 19. Judge Jerry E. Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the … Continue reading Federal judge issues fiery dissent from ruling striking down Texas redistricting
A federal judge on Nov. 20 ordered the Trump administration to end its deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital. The president had said the troops were needed to deal with rampant crime and violence in the District … Continue reading Federal judge orders Trump admin to end deployment of National Guard in DC
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 17 agreed to review an Obama-era policy that allowed border officials to reject asylum seekers before they arrived in the United States. The Trump administration is appealing a lower court’s ruling that the policy, … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to review policy of rejecting asylum seekers in Mexico
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 14 allowed a judgment to take effect that gives the Republic of the Philippines control over $40 million that the late Filipino leader Ferdinand Marcos held in the United States. Marcos, who was president … Continue reading Supreme Court removes block on judgment involving late Filipino leader’s $40 Million
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked the Supreme Court on Nov. 14 to block two California laws that compel companies to make information about their emissions and climate risks public. The Chamber and other industry groups filed an emergency application … Continue reading Business groups ask Supreme Court to block California emissions reporting
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 13 allowed a federal appeals court ruling to take effect in an international custody dispute involving a young girl in Texas. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit requires … Continue reading Supreme Court lifts stay in international custody dispute
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Nov. 13 spared the life of Tremane Wood on his scheduled date of execution hours after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a death row reprieve. The Republican governor granted clemency to Wood, 46, who was … Continue reading Oklahoma governor spares death row inmate after Supreme Court denies reprieve
The Supreme Court seemed unsympathetic to a private prison operator’s appeal in a lawsuit alleging that some of its immigration detainees were illegally made to work for $1 a day. In the Nov. 10 oral argument in GEO Group Inc. … Continue reading Supreme Court skeptical of private immigration prison operator’s appeal