News Outlets Request Video and Audio Access to Trump DC Trial
Media
News Outlets Request Video and Audio Access to Trump DC Trial
2023-10-05 21:49:30
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A coalition of media outlets, ranging from CNN, CBS News and Politico to C-SPAN, The Washington Post and Court TV, have filed a motion in federal court requesting audio and video access to former President Donald Trump’s upcoming... Read More

Federal Court to Allow Limited Audio Access as COVID Rules End
Courts
Federal Court to Allow Limited Audio Access as COVID Rules End
2023-09-14 20:13:07
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Federal courts will begin dialing back remote audio access later this month when an emergency policy implemented during the pandemic expires, but judges will still have the discretion to allow live audio access to certain non-trial proceedings, the... Read More

Trans Asylum Seeker Can Fight Removal in Appeals Court
Supreme Court
Trans Asylum Seeker Can Fight Removal in Appeals Court
2023-05-11 17:51:45
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a transexual woman who fled her native country of Guatemala due to alleged gender violence and death threats can appeal her removal from the U.S. in a federal appeals court. Leon... Read More

Federal Judge Stays Title 42 Ruling to Give Administration Time to Adjust
Immigration
Federal Judge Stays Title 42 Ruling to Give Administration Time to Adjust
2022-11-17 21:39:55
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday granted the Biden administration’s request for a stay of his earlier order, striking down the controversial Title 42, a Trump-era immigration policy that has since allowed authorities to expel more than 2.4 million... Read More

Federal Judge Rules Texas Mask Mandate Ban Violates ADA
Education
Federal Judge Rules Texas Mask Mandate Ban Violates ADA
2021-11-11 15:47:11
by Reece Nations

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge overturned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order banning mask mandates in public schools on Wednesday, freeing local officials to set their own masking orders once again. U.S. District Court Judge Lee Yeakel ruled Texas... Read More

Federal Judge Blocks Biden’s Pause on New Oil, Gas Leases
Energy
Federal Judge Blocks Biden's Pause on New Oil, Gas Leases

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration's suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water was blocked Tuesday by a federal judge in Louisiana who ordered that plans continue for lease sales that were delayed for... Read More

Federal Appeals Judge Removed from Case After Dispute Over Climate Change Seminar
Courts
Federal Appeals Judge Removed from Case After Dispute Over Climate Change Seminar
2019-08-20 19:02:46
by Tom Ramstack

A Washington, D.C. federal appeals court judge was removed from an upcoming high-profile environmental case last week after a dispute with a second judge over what was supposed to be a harmless invitation. It started with a simple advisory email... Read More

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