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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
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
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
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
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
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
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