Law - Page 39

June 11, 2025

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, 2025

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, 2025

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

June 7, 2025

How Justice Clarence Thomas led SCOTUS to kill DEI

Supreme Court unanimously rejects special standards for majority-group discrimination claims, reflecting Thomas' view that American law protects individual rather than group rights

June 7, 2025

Utah killer with dementia is competent enough for death sentence to be carried out, judge rules

A convicted killer in Utah who developed dementia during his time on death row is competent enough to be executed, a state judge ruled on Friday.

June 6, 2025

Judge temporarily blocks Trump admin's entry ban for international Harvard students

A federal judge late Thursday temporarily blocked a Trump admin ban on international students entering Harvard hours after the school filed an amended complaint in court.

June 4, 2025

CA bill would allow inmates sentenced to life without parole to seek early release if crime was before age 26

The California Senate approved a measure to allow inmates sentenced to life without parole the chance to seek an early release if their crimes were committed before the age of 26.

June 3, 2025

US citizen who fought for ISIS in Syria sentenced to 10 years in prison

A naturalized U.S. citizen who pleaded guilty to receiving military training from the Islamic State in Syria was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.

June 3, 2025

Puerto Rico permits nonbinary gender marker on birth certificates in landmark court decision

The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico rules in favor of nonbinary rights, allowing gender marker changes on birth certificates, enhancing equality and protection.

June 3, 2025

More than 200 California bar exam-takers move from fail to pass after new scoring adjustment

More than 200 people who took California's bar exam in February will have their scores changed from "fail" to "pass" after new scoring changes were approved.