Recent Updates
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Court sides with Trump in dispute over immigration judges' speech restrictions
Immigration Law 05/27/2026The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with President Donald Trump's administration in a lawsuit over speech restrictions for immigration judges that touched on the rights of federal workers.The justices overturned a lower-court ruling that had allowed t...
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Estranged husband of former Scottish leader pleads guilty to embezzlement
Attorneys in the News 05/25/2026The estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling more than 400,000 pounds ($540,000) from the Scottish National Party to fund a lavish lifestyle when he was its chief executive.Peter Murrell, 61, who...
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Suspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint
Criminal Law 05/24/2026A man who opened fire Saturday near a White House security checkpoint is dead after being shot by officers who returned fire, the U.S. Secret Service said. It was the third incidence of gunfire in the vicinity of President Donald Trump in the past mo...
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Prosecutors seek 50-year sentence in massive Minnesota nonprofit fraud case
Legal Marketing 05/22/2026The former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted for her role in a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite a federal immigration crackdown should spend 50 years in prison, prosecutors argued in a court filing.Aimee Bock, who...
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China agrees to boost trade for US beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit
International 05/18/2026China has agreed to ramp up trade for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualized rate of $17 billion per year for 2026 and at that level for 2027 and 2028, the White House announced Sunday, two days after President D...
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Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights
Civil Litigation News 05/16/2026President Lyndon B. Johnson knew the legislation he was about to sign was momentous, one that took courage for certain members of Congress to pass since the vote could cost them their seats.To honor that, he took the unusual step of leaving the Oval ...
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Supreme Court temporarily extends women's access to a widely used abortion pill
Consumer Rights 05/13/2026The Supreme Court is leaving women's access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect.Justice Samuel Alito's order Monday allo...
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Philippine House votes to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte
International 05/11/2026An overwhelming majority of the House of Representatives of the Philippines voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday over alleged unexplained wealth and threats to have the president assassinated, as the rift between the camps of the co...
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Justice Department targets immigration judges as Trump pushes faster deportations
Court Watch 05/10/2026The Justice Department is aiming to weed out immigration judges who it feels are ruling too slowly or aren’t following the law, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Wednesday, as the Trump administration seeks to remake the courts and cut ...
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Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall pleads guilty to assault
Elite Lawyers 05/09/2026A man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis pleaded guilty to assault Thursday in federal court after reaching a deal with prosecutors.Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, is awaiting sentencing.Kazmierczak,...
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Man who firebombed a demonstration in Colorado is sentenced to life in prison
Court Watch 05/08/2026A judge sentenced a man to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday after he pleaded guilty to killing one person and injuring a dozen others in a 2025 firebombing attack on a demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli...
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Trump flexes executive power with unprecedented flouting of lower court rulings
Attorneys in the News 05/06/2026When a federal judge shot down a Trump administration policy of holding immigrants without bond last December, it seemed like a serious blow to the president's mass deportation effort.Instead, a top Justice Department official insisted the ruling was...