Judiciary - Page 187

March 13, 2025

Blue state's LGBT 'conversion therapy' ban violates Constitution, 'very easy case' for SCOTUS, says expert

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case challenging a Colorado law's ban on so-called "conversion therapy" for minors after it declined to hear a similar case last year.

March 13, 2025

Soros-backed judge defends reduced sentence for repeat child molester at debate in state Supreme Court race

Susan Crawford, a trial court judge running for Wisconsin Supreme Court, said she doesn't regret her sentencing decision in a 2020 case involving a repeat child sex offender.

March 13, 2025

FDA chief counsel who defended abortion pill access under Biden resigns two days into job

Recently selected Food and Drug Administration chief lawyer Hilary K. Perkins has resigned from the job, according to a post from the FDA on X.

March 12, 2025

Judge blocks Trump admin from targeting Democratic law firm after attorneys warn of firm's demise

U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order that sought to strip law firm Perkins Coie's security clearances.

March 12, 2025

Federal judge appointed by Trump quits group over statement on threats

Trump-appointed Judge James Ho said he resigned from the Federal Judges Association over a "merely sanctimonious" statement on judicial threats.

March 12, 2025

Oregon legislature weighing trio of bills that could result in less oversight for convicted sex offenders

Bills in the Oregon legislature that would ease public safety requirements for convicted sex offenders and downsize the state's backlog for classifying offenders are facing backlash.

March 11, 2025

Trans inmate in prison for killing baby must get gender surgery at 'earliest opportunity': judge

An Indiana judge is mandating sex reassignment surgery for a transgender inmate, extending the ongoing legal challenge to a state law banning the procedure.

March 11, 2025

Who is Judge Amir Ali? The Biden-appointed federal judge at the center of Trump's USAID battle

The federal judge presiding over a challenge to the Trump administration's pause on USAID spending, U.S. District Judge Amir Ali, is a new face on the bench appointed by President Biden.

March 11, 2025

Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay 'unlawfully' restricted USAID funds

U.S. District Court Judge Amir Ali, a Biden appointee, has ordered the Trump administration to pay out $2 billion in foreign aid owed to contractors for completed work.

March 11, 2025

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrested at airport on ICC warrant for crime against humanity

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested at Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport following an order from the International Criminal Court (ICC).