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ICE lawyers looking to reopen thousands of closed deportation cases

August 20, 2018

ICE lawyers looking to reopen thousands of closed deportation cases

Following a recent move by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to cut down on the powers immigration judges have to indefinitely suspend cases, lawyers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement are looking to reopen thousands of closed deportation cases.

Appeals court rules that family of slain Mexican teen can sue Border Patrol agent

August 7, 2018

Appeals court rules that family of slain Mexican teen can sue Border Patrol agent

A divided federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that a U.S. Border Patrol agent can be sued by the family of a Mexican teenager, who was shot to death in a 2012 cross-border incident.

Judge: Reuniting families is '100 percent the responsibility' of Trump administration

August 3, 2018

Judge: Reuniting families is '100 percent the responsibility' of Trump administration

A federal judge said Friday it is the responsibility of the Trump administration to reunite the hundreds of children separated from parents who have been deported to countries south of the border.

Hundreds of kids still separated from parents as clock ticks down; officials expect to meet deadline

July 27, 2018

Hundreds of kids still separated from parents as clock ticks down; officials expect to meet deadline

The Trump administration said Thursday that more than 700 children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border remained apart, hours before a court-imposed deadline to reunify them.

Fusion GPS ordered to give deposition in civil suit against BuzzFeed, Christopher Steele

July 26, 2018

Fusion GPS ordered to give deposition in civil suit against BuzzFeed, Christopher Steele

A federal judge in Florida Thursday ordered Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm that commissioned the infamous anti-Trump dossier, to give a deposition in a multi-million dollar lawsuit against BuzzFeed News and the former British spy who compiled the dossier.

Judge in Maria Butina case threatens gag order, in fight over accused Russian spy's files

July 25, 2018

Judge in Maria Butina case threatens gag order, in fight over accused Russian spy's files

The federal judge in the case of accused Russian spy Maria Butina threatened Wednesday to issue a gag order, as prosecutors revealed they have a massive trove of information from her devices -- and voiced concern her attorney could leak it.

Liberal 9th Circuit backs right to carry firearms in public, in latest pro-2nd Amendment ruling

July 24, 2018

Liberal 9th Circuit backs right to carry firearms in public, in latest pro-2nd Amendment ruling

The liberal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals endorsed the right of individuals to carry firearms in public in a ruling Tuesday, striking down a lower court argument that the Constitution only protects that right at home.

Prosecutors in Michael Cohen case get 12 audio recordings from 'special master'

July 23, 2018

Prosecutors in Michael Cohen case get 12 audio recordings from 'special master'

Federal prosecutors in the Michael Cohen case have received 12 audio recordings from the independent "special master" appointed to review materials seized from Cohen's apartment, office and hotel room by federal investigators earlier this year, Fox News has learned.

Trump appeals court nominee withdraws amid outcry over college writings

July 19, 2018

Trump appeals court nominee withdraws amid outcry over college writings

A federal prosecutor nominated by President Trump to sit on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals was withdrawn from consideration Thursday after Republican senators expressed concerns over his college writings about race, sexual assault and other issues.

Judge denies Manafort bid to suppress evidence seized in condo raid

July 18, 2018

Judge denies Manafort bid to suppress evidence seized in condo raid

A federal judge in Washington declined a request by former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort to suppress evidence seized from his Virginia condominium last year as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.