December 20, 2024 Watchdog seeks to halt 11th-hour Biden DOJ effort to ‘handcuff’ Kentucky police over Breonna Taylor incident The Oversight Project is filing an amicus brief with a western Kentucky federal court seeking to warn against the approval of a consent decree it says will hamstring police.
December 18, 2024 Man accused of running secret Chinese gov police station in NYC makes plea: US Attorney One of two New York City residents accused of operating a secret Chinese police station in Chinatown pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to act as an agent of China.
December 18, 2024 Justice Jackson's role in 'queer' Broadway show 'really reckless' as court weighs trans case: legal expert Critics question Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's Broadway cameo in a "queer" "Romeo and Juliet" spinoff amid concerns it could affect her impartiality in U.S. v. Skrmetti.
December 18, 2024 Appeals court shuts down Texas doctors suing Biden admin over transgender policy A federal court of appeals unanimously blocked three Texas doctors from suing President Biden's administration over its transgender policies on Monday.
December 17, 2024 NBC's Chuck Todd says ABC 'abandoned' George Stephanopoulos in settling with Trump After ABC News' defamation settlement favoring President-elect Donald Trump, NBC's Chuck Todd said he would have felt "abandoned" if he were George Stephanopoulos.
December 16, 2024 DC councilman recommended for expulsion as he faces bribery charges Washington, D.C. city councilman Trayon White could be removed from office after an ad hoc committee unanimously voted on Monday to recommend the council expel him.
December 16, 2024 Judges backing out of retirement ahead of Trump term leave GOP senators fuming Republicans have expressed frustration after several judges are announcing unretirements that would prevent Trump from appointing their successors.
December 11, 2024 Biden, Democrats back away from bill that would give Trump more federal judges to appoint The White House said President Biden would veto a bipartisan bill to fill judicial staffing shortages now that President-elect Donald Trump will take office.
December 11, 2024 Federal judge who refuses mental evaluation at age 97 fights suspension Judge Pauline Newman, the oldest federal judge in America at age 97, is continuing to fight against a suspension from the bench by her colleagues who say she has suffered mental deterioration and refuses to submit to an examination by a doctor.
December 7, 2024 As Trump nominee battles brew, NC Senate cleared of raucous onlookers Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson cleared the North Carolina Senate chamber this week for the second time in recent days amid protestations against the override of Gov. Cooper's veto on an election board appointments law.
