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February 14, 2017

Seattle judge says Trump travel ban case can proceed in lower court

A lawsuit by Washington state and Minnesota challenging President Donald Trump's travel ban will proceed as an appellate court considers a preliminary injunction in the case, a federal judge ruled Monday in Seattle.

February 10, 2017

Right-to-work court case could have national impact on unions

A landmark right-to-work lawsuit playing out in Illinois has captured widespread attention amid expectations the case could land before the Supreme Court – and potentially have national implications for an estimated 20 million government workers.

February 10, 2017

Trump seizes on omission in court's travel ban ruling, plots next move

President Trump got to work early Friday picking apart a federal court’s decision not to reinstate his controversial travel ban, noting that the detailed 29-page order did not include one mention of the statute he claims gives him broad authority on immigration.

February 5, 2017

Appeals court denies Trump request to immediately reinstate travel ban

Early Sunday morning a federal appeals court denied the Justice Department's request for an immediate reinstatement of President Donald Trump's ban on accepting certain travelers and refugees.

February 5, 2017

Iran lifts ban on U.S. wrestling team

Iranian media reported on Sunday that the country has lifted its ban on U.S. wrestlers, allowing them to participate in the Freestyle World Cup later this month.

January 12, 2017

Federal courts issue conflicting rulings on legality of ObamaCare subsidies

Two federal appeals court rulings put the issue of ObamaCare subsidies in limbo Tuesday, with one court invalidating some of them and the other upholding all of them.

January 12, 2017

Court decision looms in subsidy challenge that could unravel ObamaCare

A few blocks down the street from where the U.S. Supreme Court recently issued its ruling in the Hobby Lobby case, a powerful federal appeals court is preparing its own decision in a case that could cause serious complications for ObamaCare.

January 12, 2017

Will illegal immigrant kids stay or be sent home? Depends if they have a lawyer

What a difference a lawyer makes. As the immigration crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border deepens, a review of deportation hearings for minors caught crossing the border reveals stark disparities depending on their legal representation. If they've got an attorney, they stand a fairly good chance of staying in the U.S. Without one -- they're probably getting sent home. 

January 12, 2017

Groups rally around think tank, publication being sued for global warming views

News outlets, advocacy groups and fellow think tanks are jumping to the defense of a conservative-leaning D.C. policy center and publication being sued for libel by a scientist who didn't like what they had to say about his work on global warming.

January 12, 2017

Agents shocked as cartel boss involved in torture death of DEA colleague slips away

Mexican and U.S. authorities are scrambling to find a 60-year-old former drug lord -- who was behind the brutal killing of an American agent nearly two decades ago -- following his recent, and unexpected, release from a Mexican prison.