Law

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed this month to hear a case that will decide whether a Justice Department ban on gun bump stocks will withstand a constitutional challenge. Bump stocks are gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire... Read More

WASHINGTON — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is awaiting a decision from a legal ethics panel on whether he will retain his license as a lawyer in Washington, D.C. Giuliani’s attorneys argued during a hearing Thursday that he... Read More

WASHINGTON — A pair of advocates for more transparency in campaign finance sued the Federal Election Commission on Monday for failing to create new disclosure rules for so-called “special-purpose” accounts maintained by national party committees. Special-purpose accounts are vehicles that... Read More

NEW YORK — The New York judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial fined the former president $5,000 on Friday for violating a gag order that prohibits him from disparaging courthouse staff. Judge Arthur Engoron issued a limited gag order... Read More

WASHINGTON — Attorney Sidney Powell, a high-profile member of former President Donald Trump’s inner circle and well-known conspiracy theorist, pleaded guilty Thursday morning to six misdemeanor counts of conspiracy related to attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election... Read More

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is now subject to a partial gag order barring him from verbal and written attacks on Special Counsel Jack Smith, his staff, witnesses and potential witnesses in his election conspiracy case. In handing down... Read More

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge has rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to keep him off the state ballot, ruling that his objections on free-speech grounds did not apply. Trump’s attorneys... Read More

NEW YORK — The former treasurer for the election campaign of U.S. Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to defraud after admitting she helped to report fake loans the New York Republican claimed he made to his... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Washington, D.C., area’s biggest electrical utility agreed this week to pay a $57 million settlement that will be used to clean up contaminants it dumped into the Anacostia River. The settlement with the D.C. attorney general was... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court returns to the bench on Monday to begin a term that will include major cases on gun rights, the Americans With Disabilities Act, social media use by public officials, racial gerrymandering in South Carolina, and... Read More

Amazon is being sued by U.S. regulators and and 17 states over allegations that the company abuses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on other platforms, overcharge sellers and stifle competition. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District... Read More

WASHINGTON — Judges from the Federal Circuit Court in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday suspended a 96-year-old fellow judge for one year after she refused to submit to a mental competency test. They accused Judge Pauline Newman of misconduct for not... Read More

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Eight Minnesota voters, including a former Minnesota secretary of state, are suing the current occupant of that office in a bid to keep former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s ballot in 2024. The... Read More

WASHINGTON — Search engine giant Google endured accusations Tuesday in federal court in Washington, D.C., that it unfairly squeezed out competition through contracts that were similar to ultimatums. The contracts with computer and smartphone makers sometimes required them to use... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of Justice charged Tuesday at the opening of the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. “This... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Washington, D.C., Court of Appeals on Thursday revived a defamation lawsuit by retired military psychologists who claimed they were inaccurately accused of encouraging torture during the U.S. war on terrorism. The ruling also represents a setback for... Read More

ATLANTA (AP) — A report released on Friday revealed that a special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results recommended indictments against a much larger group than Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis ultimately charged, including one current... Read More

WASHINGTON — A man who admitted to secretly recording grand jury proceedings in District of Columbia Superior Court pleaded guilty Tuesday to criminal contempt and obstruction of justice charges. He posted the recordings from his cellphone on social media and... Read More

ATLANTA (AP) — Some Republicans in Washington and Georgia began attacking Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis immediately after she announced the Aug. 14 indictment of former President Donald Trump for conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. But others, including Gov. Brian Kemp, have... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court said late Thursday afternoon that it will review a bankruptcy settlement involving Purdue Pharma, in the process placing a hold on a $6 billion deal that would forever shield the Sackler family from civil... Read More

DENVER — The American Bar Association is trying to stop the “judge shopping” that allows political advocacy organizations to file lawsuits in courts most likely to rule in their favor. Commonly, state attorneys general and activists will sue in federal... Read More

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday revived the Biden administration’s restrictions on so-called “ghost guns,” temporarily allowing the government to require makers of the untraceable weapons kits to conduct background checks and add serial numbers to their products.... Read More

WASHINGTON — The latest indictment against former President Donald Trump this week listed as co-conspirators five attorneys who are likely to have their loyalty to their client tested in court soon as he faces charges of illegally trying to overturn... Read More

WASHINGTON — It was, without a doubt, not the return to Washington, D.C., that former President Donald Trump has been dreaming about since he left the city in defeat in late January 2021. On Thursday afternoon, inside a federal courthouse... Read More

WASHINGTON — To the casual passerby strolling along K Street NW, the neat, glass-dominated storefront of Monko could easily be mistaken for a spa, high-end hair cuttery or upscale purveyor of lotions and other beauty products. That aura of luxury... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol, with the Justice Department acting to hold him accountable for an... Read More

WASHINGTON — A member of the Senate Judiciary Committee is warning big law firms to be careful with their diversity, equity and inclusion programs to comply with a Supreme Court decision last month that ended race-conscious admissions policies at U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON — One of the largest trade associations in the United States is urging the Supreme Court to overturn the so-called "Chevron Doctrine," the rule stemming from a landmark 1984 ruling that established the legal test for when courts should... Read More

WASHINGTON — Justice Neil Gorsuch temporarily stayed a ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that prevented the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, from enforcing municipal laws against Native Americans. The litigation harkens back to 2018 when Justin Hooper,... Read More

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Supreme Court will flip from majority conservative to liberal control in August and Democrats have high hopes the change will lead to the state's abortion ban being overturned and its maps redrawn to weaken GOP control of... Read More