May 24, 2017 Trump names 10 nominees to federal courts on heels of Gorsuch win President Trump began his bid Monday to reshape the makeup of the lower federal courts, with the White House announcing 10 judicial nominees it described as Trump's "third wave of Federal judicial appointments."
May 23, 2017 Gay couple's suit against Kim Davis can proceed, court rules A federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a gay couple's claim for damages against Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis for her refusal to issue them a marriage license in 2015 following the U.S. Supreme Court's legalization of same-sex marriage.
May 23, 2017 John Yoo: Ditch the Ninth Circuit? What Trump gets right (and wrong) President Donald Trump has set the liberal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in his sights.
May 19, 2017 Huma Abedin seeks divorce from Weiner after guilty plea Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court to a charge of transferring obscene material to a minor, as he cried and apologized to the teenager with whom he exchanged sexually explicit texts.
May 15, 2017 Trump travel ban faces skeptical panel in 9th Circuit hearing The legal hold on President Trump’s so-called travel ban seems unlikely to be lifted anytime soon, based on the tenor of oral arguments before a federal appellate court in Seattle on Monday.
April 27, 2017 Trump eyes bid to split up 9th Circuit court amid sanctuary city, travel ban disputes President Trump upped his battle with the federal appeals court potentially standing in the way of his agenda, saying Wednesday he “absolutely” has considered proposals to break up the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit.
April 25, 2017 Religious groups want Trump's DOJ to end case on ObamaCare contraceptive mandate Several religious groups that challenged ObamaCare's birth control mandate want Justice Department lawyers to end the legal battle, arguing the arrival of the Trump administration makes their case impossible to argue.
April 25, 2017 Read the full decision: Judge blocks Trump order on sanctuary city money A federal judge in San Francisco has blocked an executive order from President Trump, who sought to withhold funding from sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with federal authorities over immigration enforcement. Read the judge's order below.
April 20, 2017 Hawaii lawmakers slam Sessions over remarks about travel ban judge Hawaii's Democratic senators criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions Thursday over remarks he made on a radio show about the federal judge who halted President Trump's revised travel ban last month.
April 20, 2017 Army vet acquitted after facing charges for hanging flag at VA site A 75-year-old Army veteran who faced criminal prosecution for displaying the American flag atop a Veterans Affairs fence in 2016 was acquitted earlier this week by a U.S. District Court in California.
