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Judge refuses to block IRS from sharing tax data to identify people illegally in U.S.

1:18am May 13, 2025

The decision comes after the acting IRS commissioner resigned over a deal allowing ICE to submit names and addresses of immigrants inside the U.S. illegally to the IRS for cross-verification.

National

Wisconsin judge arrested by FBI 'stood up' for her community, state lawmaker says

4:13am April 28, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

The FBI's arrest of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan is meant to scare officials and others from "standing up to the Trump regime," says Democrat State Rep. Ryan Clancy.

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Deadline looms in case of Maryland man's wrongful deportation to El Salvador

2:20pm April 07, 2025

The Supreme Court has paused a deadline to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, after a federal district judge ordered the administration to bring him back by tonight.

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How Trump is picking his political battles as he tests the judicial branch

6:10pm March 24, 2025

by Franco Ordoñez

President Trump is banking on the public caring more about the politically popular things he is trying to do than how he is going about doing them in his fights with the judicial branch.

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President Trump Meets With Teacher Marc Fogel After Release From Russian Custody

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What happens if Trump starts ignoring court rulings? We break it down

8:45am February 12, 2025

A court finding that the Trump administration did not comply with an earlier order and a recent statement by Vice President Vance have some experts warning of a potential constitutional crisis.

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Trump's executive actions are getting challenged as 'arbitrary.' What does that mean?

5:00am February 08, 2025

At the center of legal challenges against Trump's executive actions is whether he's telling federal agencies to violate a key legal standard established nearly 80 years ago.

Crime

Father of teenage suspect in North Carolina mass shooting pleads guilty to gun storage crime

8:14pm September 25, 2024

by Associated Press

The father of a teenager accused in a 2022 mass shooting in North Carolina's capital city that left five people dead has pleaded guilty to storing improperly a handgun that authorities said was found with his son after the shootings. Media outlets report Alan Thompson entered the plea in Wake County court. He received a suspended jail sentence and some probation. Son Austin Thompson is accused of murder and other charges and faces a 2025 trial. He was 15 when the shootings occurred in Raleigh. His older brother was among those killed. The father's attorney said Alan Thompson saw no warning signs that his son would commit violence.

Climate Activists Rally Outside The Supreme Court Over Their Recent EPA Decision

Why the next president's judicial appointments will impact climate action

1:07pm July 13, 2024

by Nathan Rott

The Supreme Court's recent term illustrates the judiciary's outsized role in government's ability to address climate change. The coming election could shape the judicial landscape for decades to come.

Health & Safety

North Carolina court rules landlord had no repair duty before explosion

10:11am March 24, 2024

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

A tenant severely burned by a natural gas explosion inside his North Carolina rental home can't successfully sue the landlord for negligence or other claims because there is no evidence the owner was made aware of needed house repairs and a possible gas leak inside, the state Supreme Court ruled on Friday.

Tulalip Tribes Police arrest a suspect from another Indian tribe on drug charges. One charge — possession of drug paraphernalia — wouldn't apply to non-Native suspects in Washington state

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Indian courts can't prosecute non-Indian drug suspects. Tribes say it's a problem

5:09am February 20, 2024

by Martin Kaste

As the fentanyl crisis ravages Native American communities, some of their leaders want Indian police and courts to go after non-tribal dealers. But they can't without getting permission from Congress.