Attorneys for criminal defendants facing weapons charges have filed for a second time to disqualify a Trump administration appointee as the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles. The new motion filed on Nov. 10 comes after Judge Michael Seabright of … Continue reading Defense lawyers try again to remove senior federal prosecutor in Los Angeles
The Trump administration may, for the time being, continue not to fully fund the food stamp program until Congress appropriates new funds, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled late on Nov. 11. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as … Continue reading Supreme Court lets government continue to withhold funding from SNAP
A West Virginia judge on Nov. 10 allowed the state’s governor to continue deploying members of the state’s National Guard to patrol the streets of the nation’s capital. In Charleston, West Virginia, Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Richard Lindsay issued … Continue reading Judge upholds West Virginia National Guard deployment to DC
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused enforcement of a judgment giving control over $40 million from the estate of Ferdinand Marcos held in a U.S. account to the Republic of the Philippines. Marcos, who was president of the Philippines from … Continue reading Supreme Court temporarily halts judgment involving deceased Filipino authoritarian leader
New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a federal judge in Virginia on Nov. 7 to dismiss a mortgage fraud case against her that she says is a case of selective prosecution. James, who entered not guilty pleas to charges … Continue reading New York AG Letitia James seeks dismissal of mortgage fraud charges
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 10 rejected a challenge to its landmark 2015 ruling that requires all states to grant licenses for same-sex marriages. The nation’s highest court declined to grant the petition in Davis v. Ermold in an unsigned … Continue reading Supreme Court rejects challenge to its 2015 gay marriage ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Nov. 10 to consider a challenge to a federal law that blocks states from counting mail-in ballots that officials receive after Election Day. The court granted the petition in Watson v. Republican National Committee … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to decide if mail-in ballots must arrive by Election Day
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a late-night order Nov. 7 temporarily pausing a lower court’s order requiring the federal government to fully fund food stamps in November after a federal appeals court declined to do so. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson … Continue reading Supreme Court temporarily halts order requiring government to fully fund SNAP
The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court late on Nov. 7 to halt a judge’s order that requires the federal government to fully fund food stamps in November after a federal appeals court declined to do so. Attorney General … Continue reading Trump admin asks Supreme Court to pause order requiring full SNAP funding for November
U.S. Supreme Court justices are scheduled to vote Nov. 7 on whether to take up a challenge to the court’s 2015 ruling requiring states to accept same-sex marriages. However, whatever decision the justices make, it may not be issued today. … Continue reading Supreme Court considers petition to overturn same-sex marriage
A federal appeals court on Nov. 6 allowed Texas to enforce a state ban on drag shows performed in the presence of minors. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit voted 2–1 to vacate … Continue reading Appeals court lets Texas enforce law limiting drag shows
The Supreme Court on Nov. 6 allowed the Trump administration to enforce its policy requiring the sex designation on a U.S. passport to be consistent with the passport holder’s sex at birth. The court’s decision in Trump v. Orr took … Continue reading Supreme Court allows State Department policy requiring sex at birth on passports
The Supreme Court held high-stakes arguments on Nov. 5 over the legality of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs. For nearly three hours, the justices probed whether Trump’s reciprocal and fentanyl tariffs were authorized by a 1970s emergency powers law. Multiple … Continue reading 6 Takeaways from Supreme Court hearing on Trump’s tariffs
I was on TOI (Times of India TV) discussing the election of radical Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City. The host was Neha Khanna. The other guest was Christopher Hale, described as a Democratic Party operative. Here is … Continue reading Vadum discusses Zorhan Mamdani on Indian TV
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Nov. 3 that he plans to attend this week’s Supreme Court oral arguments about President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. Bessent was referring to the high court’s upcoming Nov. 5 hearing in two consolidated … Continue reading Treasury Secretary Bessent to attend tariffs argument at Supreme Court
The Trump administration told a federal appeals court on Nov. 3 that it wants to withdraw its appeal of a ruling preventing the deployment of state National Guard troops to deal with violence directed against federal immigration facilities in Portland, … Continue reading Federal government moves to dismiss appeal over Oregon troop deployment
The Supreme Court seemed inclined on Nov. 4 to direct a state court to retry two parents’ claim that allegedly tainted baby food gave their son autism. The oral argument in Hain Celestial Group, Inc. v. Palmquist did not focus … Continue reading Supreme Court receptive to parents seeking new trial over allegedly tainted baby food
President Donald Trump said on Nov. 2 that he no longer plans to attend this week’s Supreme Court oral arguments about his reciprocal tariffs. The president was referring to the hearing the high court is scheduled to have on Nov. … Continue reading Trump now says he won’t attend tariffs case at Supreme Court
A federal judge on Nov. 2 extended an order preventing President Donald Trump from deploying any National Guard troops to deal with violence directed against federal immigration facilities in Portland, Oregon. Trump had said in a Sept. 27 post on … Continue reading Federal judge extends order preventing Trump from deploying National Guard to Portland
The Supreme Court on Oct. 31 denied a request from adult entertainment providers to halt a federal appeals court ruling that rejected their challenge to zoning restrictions in New York City. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who oversees emergency appeals from New … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t halt ruling against adult entertainment businesses