December 20, 2015 Menendez's co-defendant in corruption case indicted for Medicare fraud A Florida eye doctor facing corruption charges with Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., was indicted Tuesday for health-care fraud, with prosecutors alleging he cheated the federal Medicare program while receiving payments of $105 million over six years.
December 20, 2015 Federal judge denies request to lift hold on Obama immigration action A federal judge in Texas denied a Justice Department request Tuesday to lift his temporary hold on President Obama's executive action shielding potentially millions of illegal immigrants from deportation.
December 20, 2015 Menendez pleads not guilty to federal corruption, bribery charges New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon to charges of corruption and bribery.
December 20, 2015 Federal judge rebuffs DOJ bid to unfreeze immigration actions by Wednesday The Texas federal judge who suspended President Obama’s executive actions on immigration has rebuffed the Justice Department's request that he consider lifting that order by Wednesday.
December 20, 2015 DOJ announces it will not file charges against Zimmerman in Martin shooting The Justice Department announced Tuesday it will not file federal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman, the Florida man who was acquitted last year of second-degree murder for shooting Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager.
December 20, 2015 US seeks stay of ruling on Obama immigration action The U.S. government asked a federal judge Monday to lift his temporary hold on President Obama's action to shield millions of immigrants from deportation.
December 20, 2015 DOJ to seek stay of ruling on Obama immigration action The government will seek a stay of a judge's decision that has temporarily blocked President Obama's action to protect millions of immigrants from deportation, the White House said Friday.
December 20, 2015 Pa. high court nominee in hot seat over 'Christmas' email A white county judge nominated for Pennsylvania's highest court apparently forwarded a racially insensitive email showing a black couple talking through glass via a jailhouse phone under the heading, "Merry Christmas from the Johnsons."
December 20, 2015 Federal judge orders Alabama county to wed gay couples A federal judge in Alabama has ordered Mobile County to start issuing gay marriage licenses.
December 20, 2015 Federal court weighs in on Alabama county's refusal to wed gays A federal judge in Alabama should make it "crystal clear" that gay marriages should be allowed across the state, an attorney for same-sex couples said Thursday.
