Internal emails from the Biden-era Department of Justice (DOJ) show that senior officials objected to then-Attorney General Merrick Garland’s plan to use the FBI to investigate parents opposed to school policies. Critics at the time said the policy change, which … Continue reading Emails show senior DOJ officials questioned Biden-era memo to probe school board threats

A former Jan. 6 defendant who alleged torture and other abuse in custody is suing the federal government for almost $18 million. The lawsuit by Ryan Samsel of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was filed late June 9 in federal court in Virginia, … Continue reading Pardoned J6er sues government for $18 million for alleged abuse in pretrial detention

A key plank of President Donald Trump’s program to deport illegal immigrants is expected to reach the nation’s highest court. The policy in question allows authorities to detain illegal immigrants who have been in the country for years, and do … Continue reading Why a key immigration detention policy might hit Supreme Court

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on June 9 that Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidelines on disparate-impact liability are unconstitutional because they pressure employers to make employment decisions based on race. That appraisal came in a new legal … Continue reading DOJ rules EEOC guidelines on employment discrimination unconstitutional

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 8 ruled that an energy trade association may pursue its challenge to Biden-era restrictions on consumer gas furnaces and commercial water heaters. The high court’s decision comes after the Department of Energy, now under … Continue reading Supreme Court revives challenge to Biden-era gas furnace ban

I was on Times Now in India on June 7 (June 8 in India) talking about Iran’s missile attack on Israel and President Donald Trump’s efforts to persuade Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate. Part way through the … Continue reading Vadum on Times Now on Iran attacking Israel and Israel counter-attacking

I was on NTD News on June 3 talking about the Supreme Court’s recent ruling allowing Alabama to move forward with a congressional map that contains one black-majority district. The previous map contained two black-majority districts. My part starts at … Continue reading Vadum on NTD discussing Supreme Court election ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 4 unanimously rejected a challenge to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) broad authority to recover illegal profits through the disgorgement process. Disgorgement is a process in which a person or company is … Continue reading Supreme Court sides with SEC in dispute about recovering illegal profits

I was on AlQahera in Egypt several times in recent days. Each time the topic was the war in Iran. The shows were in Arabic, but I was provided interpreters. There were various other panelists, too. If you view the … Continue reading Vadum on Egyptian TV talks Iran war thrice

The Arizona Supreme Court declined to grant prosecutors’ request to send a 2024 indictment in the so-called fake electors case back to a state grand jury after a lower court threw it out. The ruling in the case, known as … Continue reading Arizona Supreme Court upholds ruling tossing ‘fake electors’ indictment

The Supreme Court on June 4 left intact the power of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to levy large fines through its in-house adjudication system. The dispute was the latest legal case to test whether the in-house enforcement system used … Continue reading Supreme Court upholds FCC’s fines against wireless carriers

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a congressional committee on June 2 that the Department of Justice is scrapping the proposed Anti-Weaponization Fund that has been blocked by the courts. “We’re not moving forward with the fund, period,” Blanche told … Continue reading DOJ not moving forward with $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund: Blanche

A federal court in Washington state on June 1 dismissed a coalition of states’ appeal seeking to reinstate $7 billion in solar energy grants that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) canceled. The plaintiffs—21 states, the District of Columbia, and … Continue reading Federal court turns away states’ lawsuit, leaves EPA grant terminations intact

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 1 decided not to allow Florida to sue California over its business tax policy, which it claimed unfairly deprives it and other states of tax revenue. California created “an unconstitutional business income apportionment scheme … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t allow Florida to sue California over business tax policy

A federal district judge is probing allegations of fraud in President Donald Trump’s recently settled lawsuit over alleged IRS leaks of his tax returns, she indicated in an order on May 29. An Anti-Weaponization Fund was created as part of … Continue reading Judge probes alleged deception surrounding Trump’s settlement with IRS

A federal district judge on May 29 ordered that President Donald Trump’s name be removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and blocked officials from shuttering the venue for two years for renovations. Washington-based Judge Christopher … Continue reading Judge blocks planned closure of Kennedy Center and orders Trump’s name removed from building

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 28 unanimously ruled that local last-mile delivery drivers, including those who never cross state lines, may qualify for an exemption from mandatory arbitration under a federal law. A last-mile delivery driver is one who … Continue reading Supreme Court sides with delivery drivers in dispute over arbitration agreements

The U.S. Supreme Court voted 5–4 on May 28 to revive a black death row inmate’s challenge to his conviction. The nation’s highest court found in Pitchford v. Cain that the trial judge didn’t properly handle claims that black jurors … Continue reading Supreme Court rules jury selection was botched in Mississippi death penalty case

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has urged the Supreme Court to hear a case that could determine whether states are allowed to remove noncitizens from their voter rolls in the 90 days leading up to an election. In the case, … Continue reading DOJ urges Supreme Court to take up case that could lead to preelection vote roll cleanups

The Missouri Supreme Court on May 27 unanimously rejected a constitutional challenge to Missouri’s congressional redistricting plan that the state General Assembly approved last year. Missouri’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives currently has six Republicans and two Democrats. … Continue reading Missouri Supreme Court rejects challenge to new congressional map that boosts Republicans