December 31, 2016 Federal judge: Obama immigration actions 'unconstitutional' A federal judge has found parts of President Obama's immigration executive actions unconstitutional, in an opinion delivered as part of a separate immigration case not directly tied to the policy changes.
December 20, 2016 Federal judge orders release of search warrant from Clinton email case A federal judge on Monday ordered the release of the search warrant the FBI used to reopen their probe into Hillary Clinton’s private email server days before the November election.
December 15, 2016 Judge blocks Texas rules requiring burial of fetal remains A federal judge on Thursday blocked until at least next month hotly debated Texas rules mandating burial or cremation of fetal remains that were set to go into effect within days.
December 14, 2016 Tainted peanut butter leads to $11.2M penalty a decade later Food giant ConAgra is paying for a salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds of Americans 10 years ago.
December 12, 2016 Federal judge rejects push for Pennsylvania recount A federal judge dealt another blow Monday to the Green Party-backed push for a presidential election recount in key battleground states, rejecting a request to recount paper ballots in Pennsylvania and scan some county systems for signs of hacking.
December 8, 2016 Lawsuit claims elderly man died after Walgreens employees made him mop bathroom The widow of a 69-year-old man is suing an Orlando Walgreens store for allegedly forcing him to mop the bathroom they claimed he soiled— an act she claims caused him so much emotional distress that it killed him.
December 5, 2016 Stein escalates recount push in face of criticism, goes to federal court in Pennsylvania Green Party candidate Jill Stein escalated her quixotic campaign for a presidential recount Monday in several battlegrounds where Donald Trump narrowly beat Hillary Clinton, vowing at a press conference outside Trump Tower not to “give in” as she seeks federal court help to force statewide tallies in the face of bipartisan criticism.
November 22, 2016 Federal judge blocks Obama administration 'overtime rule' A federal court on Tuesday blocked implementation of a rule imposed by President Barack Obama's administration that would have made an estimated 4 million more higher-earning workers across the country eligible for overtime pay starting Dec. 1.
November 10, 2016 Defense open to settlement in Trump University fraud case Donald Trump's attorney told a federal judge Thursday he's open to settlement talks in a class-action fraud lawsuit involving the president-elect and his now-defunct Trump University.
October 25, 2016 Arizona's 'Sheriff Joe' formally charged with criminal contempt The longtime sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix was charged Tuesday with criminal contempt-of-court for ignoring a judge's order in a racial-profiling case, leaving the 84-year-old lawman in a tough spot two weeks before Election Day as he seeks a seventh term.
