By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s repeal of a cornerstone federal climate regulation will immediately free automakers from costly tailpipe emissions standards, but the move could spark lawsuits and force businesses to navigate an uncertain future of multiple state and regional rules. Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized its … Read more
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a US Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of a US government decision to reunite her with her Afghan family. The decision is likely to end a bitter and years-long legal battle over the girl’s fate. In 2020, a judge … Read more
“Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant.” These are the words that complain of the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R–La.), who was expressing his support for the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the United States (ICE), which is now claiming that its agents … Read more
A federal judge was skeptical of President Donald Trump’s argument to try to appeal his hush money conviction to federal court — after lawyers have already taken their shot in two other courts. Judge Alvin Hellerstein suggested that Trump’s lawyers missed their chance by first taking the US Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity to … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Saturday that would expand the state Supreme Court from five justices to seven as frustration mounted among Republican lawmakers over a string of losses before the tribunal. Republican advocates for the change argued that it would help improve the court’s efficiency. But legal … Read more
By Jack Queen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty after a US judge on Friday dismissed murder and weapons charges against the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, in a major setback for federal prosecutors. US District Judge Margaret Garnett in Manhattan said … Read more
On January 7, the US Supreme Court postponed the decision on the litigation challenging President Donald Trump’s global tariffs The new date for the next sentence is set for January 14. When Trump announced large “reciprocal” tariffs targeting countries around the world on April 2, 2025, a day called “Liberation Day”, he invoked the International … Read more
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its next decisions on Jan. 14 as several major cases remain pending including the legality of President Donald Trump’s massive global tariffs. The Court indicated on its website on Friday that it may release decisions in argued cases when … Read more
The Supreme Court of Canada is deliberating a case that could shape the way sentences are handed down in cases where both the offender and the victim are Indigenous, which some lawyers for Nunavut say could have ramifications for the Inuit-majority territory. The Court is hearing a 2021 case from Halifax, in which both the … Read more
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday revived a redrawn Texas electoral map designed to add more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, bolstering President Donald Trump’s quest for his party to retain control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. The justices granted a request by … Read more