Law - Page 23

June 18

Potential Youngkin successor focused on message in tough race to keep swing-state 'red'

Newly named Republican nominee Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears emphasizes safety as government's primary role, promises rural Virginia representation and highlights her unique appeal.

June 17

DOJ seeks to keep anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil detained in Louisiana immigration jail

DOJ attorneys said the courts do not have the authority to intervene with the executive branch's decision to detain a noncitizen who is in removal proceedings.

June 16

Navy veteran who defeated CNN fights Associated Press over 'smuggle' claim in defamation lawsuit

The legal battle is heating up between Navy veteran Zachary Young and Associated Press, with the AP calling Young's suit meritless in court filings.

June 16

Supreme Court will hear pro-life nonprofit's free speech fight against New Jersey

The Supreme Court on Monday took up a case brought by a Christian pregnancy center claiming New Jersey’s attorney general violated its First Amendment rights.

June 16

AG leading suit against NY effort to punish energy firms for climate change warns of major repercussions

West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey warns New York and Vermont laws imposing billions in climate liabilities would have devastating economic impacts.

June 14

Buster Murdaugh gets 'victory' as defamation case against media giants advances: former SC AG

Former South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon says a federal judge handed Buster Murdaugh a legal "victory" in allowing his defamation suit to proceed. 

June 11

Ex-Biden assistant challenges accusations former president 'did not authorize' autopen

Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich and former Biden official Michael LaRosa debate the autopen allegations against the Biden administration and what 'clouded' former aides' judgement on 'The Story.'

June 11

DOJ argues Trump may cancel Biden-era national monuments

Contrary to a longstanding legal opinion, the Justice Department says that President Donald Trump has the authority to revoke the status of national monuments established under former President Joe Biden.

June 10

Milwaukee judge not immune from charges after allegedly helping illegal immigrant evade ICE, prosecutors say

Prosecutors oppose Judge Hannah Dugan's motion to dismiss charges for allegedly helping a Mexican illegal immigrant evade ICE agents, citing evidence she disrupted courthouse proceedings.

June 8

Posse Comitatus Act at center of Trump-Newsom National Guard dispute in LA

President Trump and California Gov. Newsom clash over National Guard deployment amid L.A. riots, with differing views on the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act governing military use domestically