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542 entries in 'Court Watch' |
2025/09/04
Trump asks Supreme Court to quickly take up tariffs case and reverse ruling
2025/08/14
Los Angeles school year begins amid fears over immigration enforcement
2025/08/10
Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants
2025/08/04
Victims feeling exhausted and anxious about wrangling over Epstein files
2025/08/01
Appellate judges question Trump’s authority to impose tariffs without Congress
2025/07/19
A Virginia man accused of stockpiling bombs pleads guilty
2025/07/10
Nursing homes struggle with Trump’s immigration crackdown
2025/06/19
Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments
2025/05/12
Budget airline begins deportation flights for ICE with start of Arizona operations
2025/02/26
US strikes a deal with Ukraine that includes access to its rare earth minerals
2025/02/13
Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court
2025/01/25
President Trump proposes 'getting rid of FEMA' - UPDATE
2024/12/26
Appeals court overturns ex-49er Dana Stubblefield’s rape conviction
2024/12/11
Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents’ challenge to school guidance
2024/11/28
Romanian court orders a recount of presidential election first round
2024/11/22
New Hampshire courts hear 2 cases on transgender girls playing girls sports
2024/11/07
Republicans take Senate majority and eye unified power with Trump
2024/10/17
South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush
2024/09/27
North Carolina appeals court blocks use of UNC's digital ID for voting
2024/09/20
Senior Hong Kong journalist is sentenced to prison in sedition case
2024/08/25
Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election
2024/07/22
UAE hands 57 Bangladeshis long-term jail terms for protests
2024/06/13
Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication
2024/06/04
Spanish court summons prime minister’s wife in corruption probe
2024/05/31
Supreme Court rejects challenge to state’s abortion law over medical exceptions
2024/05/21
War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders
2024/05/15
TikTok content creators sue the US government over potential ban
2024/05/03
Trump faces prospect of additional sanctions for violating gag order
2024/04/22
Supreme Court will weigh banning homeless people from sleeping outside
2024/04/19
Judge in Trump case orders media not to report where potential jurors work
2024/04/11
Top Europe rights court condemns Switzerland in landmark climate ruling
2024/04/04
Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has memoir coming
2024/03/25
Former Georgia insurance commissioner John Oxendine pleads guilty
2024/03/15
Court upholds mandatory prison terms for some low-level drug dealers
2024/03/01
Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP-led states’ efforts to regulate social media
2024/02/08
Why Trump's bid for president is in the hands of the Supreme Court
2024/01/17
Court in Thailand acquits protesters who occupied Bangkok airports in 2008
2023/12/26
Britain cracks down on protests in threat to democratic norms
2023/12/21
What the 14th amendment means for Donald Trump's presidential campaign
2023/10/05
Rep. George Santos’ former campaign treasurer will plead guilty to a federal felony
2023/09/22
Progressive Councilmember Freddie O’Connell wins Nashville mayor’s race
2023/09/08
Kavanaugh predicts ‘concrete steps soon’ to address ethics concerns
2023/08/10
Owner of Maryland Construction Company Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
2023/08/07
Russian court imposes 3- to 6-year sentences for distributing tainted drinks
2023/08/03
Grieving families confront Pittsburgh shooter at death penalty sentencing
2023/06/23
Native American tribes say Supreme Court challenge was never just about foster kids
2023/06/06
Court upholds judge’s finding that Tesla acquisition of Solar City was fair
2023/05/04
Delaware Senate confirms two Supreme Court nominees
2023/04/07
Court rules documents in Sanford case must be unsealed
2022/11/21
Man granted new trial in 2006 triple murder freed after plea
2022/11/07
Jackson, in dissent, issues first Supreme Court opinion
2022/11/01
Indiana Democrats pin legislative gains on abortion debate
2022/10/24
Idaho Supreme Court won’t weigh legality of child marriage
2022/07/25
Louisiana Supreme Court’s chief justice reelected
2022/07/06
Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes
2022/05/18
Kansas Supreme Court upholds Republican congressional map
2022/04/13
Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts GOP-drawn legislative maps
2022/04/04
Mexico high court OKs preference for state power plants
2021/12/17
Anchorage wins lawsuit over failed port construction
2021/12/10
Court won’t stop Texas abortion ban, but lets clinics sue
2021/07/12
Nepal’s Supreme Court reinstates dissolved lower house
2021/07/09
Michigan court won’t extend voting redistricting deadline
2021/07/06
Court refuses appeal of ex-Cleveland cop who shot Tamir Rice
2021/06/30
Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction overturned by court
2021/06/28
Supreme Court won’t revive school’s transgender bathroom ban
2021/06/16
British lawyer Karim Khan sworn in as ICC’s chief prosecutor
2021/06/14
Justices consider Harvard case on race in college admissions
2021/06/11
Court: Local Wisconsin heath departments can’t close schools
2021/06/09
Court nixes South Carolina’s lifelong sex offender registry
2021/06/04
Appeals court upholds guilty verdicts in NCAA bribes case
2021/06/01
Supreme Court ruling gives immigrant facing deportation hope
2021/05/29
Ruling: Missed court date in Washington does not imply guilt
2021/05/24
Supreme Court: Guam can pursue $160M dump cleanup lawsuit
2021/05/21
Nebraska high court rejects appeal in Scottsbluff murder
2021/04/27
Court to hear appeal of Dallas officer who killed neighbor
2021/03/07
Nepal Parliament, reinstated by high court, begins session
2021/03/03
Mississippi told to pay $500K to wrongfully imprisoned man
2021/03/01
Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits
2021/02/23
Labor unions to hand out masks outside House sessions
2021/02/19
Judge says lawyer who killed her son also tracked Sotomayor
2021/02/06
Justices: California can’t enforce indoor church service ban
2021/01/25
Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits
2021/01/17
Appeals court OKs convictions in college basketball scandal
2021/01/10
Louisiana Supreme Court has a new chief justice, John Weimer
2021/01/05
Republicans condemn 'scheme' to undo election for Trump
2020/12/24
Turkish court convicts former editor on terror charges
2020/12/12
Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory
2020/12/05
Judge Calls Trump Request in Wisconsin Lawsuit 'Bizarre'
2020/11/06
Election 2020 Today: No winner yet, Trump’s court threat
2020/10/24
Trump, Biden lawyer up, brace for White House legal battle
2020/10/17
Michigan court blocks 2-week absentee ballot extension
2020/10/08
High court nominee served as ‘handmaid’ in religious group
2020/10/05
2 justices slam court’s 2015 decision in gay marriage case
2020/09/23
Senate GOP plans vote on Trump’s court pick before election
2020/09/16
Supreme Court to stick with arguments via telephone, for now
2020/09/11
Judges: Trump can’t exclude people from district drawings
2020/09/10
Wisconsin Supreme Court halts Dane County school order
2020/08/24
Convention silence from Democrats with high court at stake
2020/08/12
High court: Rhode Island mail-in voters don't need witnesses
2020/07/24
US Supreme Court denies Nevada church’s appeal of virus rule
2020/07/16
Given a chance, Trump would push court pick before election
2020/07/12
New Orleans councilman, attorney plead not guilty to fraud
2020/06/23
Ohio to U.S. Supreme Court: Keep signature rules in place
2020/06/21
Top Manhattan prosecutor leaves job after standoff with Barr
2020/06/10
UConn student fugitive in court on murder charge, police say
2020/05/25
Big Oil loses appeal, climate suits go to California courts
2020/05/13
Supreme Court appears likely to reject Trump immunity claim
2020/05/07
Blind justice: No visual cues in high court phone cases
2020/03/29
Fight over jaguar habitat in Southwest heads back to court
2020/03/13
Australia’s High Court hears what may be Pell’s last appeal
2020/03/09
Spanish court: Google search must show man's acquittal first
2020/02/16
NH high court rejects appeal of man convicted of planning murder
2020/02/11
India's top court grants equal rights to women in army
2020/02/05
Edwards takes treasurer to court over blocked fund transfer
2020/01/30
Court: Motorcyclist wrong to turn license plate upside down
2020/01/26
Supreme Court allows enforcement of new green card rule
2020/01/07
Greek court postpones retrial in US tourist's beating death
2020/01/01
Mother of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts dies at age 90
2019/12/11
Justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records
2019/12/11
Kansas Supreme Court getting new member, new chief justice
2019/12/08
Bill Cosby sex assault verdict upheld; spokesman lashes out
2019/11/19
Challenger accuses Supreme Court’s Kelly of corruption
2019/11/19
Ohio Supreme Court keeps camera challenge alive
2019/10/21
Supreme Court takes up case over quick deportations
2019/10/17
High court to consider state role in prosecuting immigrants
2019/10/13
In or out? Court case on job bias casts pall on LGBT fests
2019/10/08
Alaska Supreme Court to Hear Youths’ Climate Change Lawsuit
2019/10/01
The Latest: Ex-addict says Dallas cop helped her get sober
2019/09/10
New Orleans judges seek review of court fees conflict ruling
2019/07/17
High court rejects appeal of killer of 4 people in Omaha
2019/07/14
Italian court rules wrong Eritrean accused of trafficking
2019/07/07
Court rules against Florida officials on medical marijuana
2019/07/06
Validity of Obama health care law at issue in appeal hearing
2019/07/01
The Latest: Trump considers executive order on census query
2019/06/21
EU court says Poland's Supreme Court reforms unlawful
2019/06/11
Washington Supreme Court weighing legislative records case
2019/05/19
High court sides with Crow tribe member in hunting dispute
2019/05/02
Arizona court says Costco can be sued over ED drug disclosure
2019/04/01
Texas bans clergy from executions after Supreme Court ruling
2019/03/14
Court reinstates late Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction
2019/03/11
Demonstrators gather for Heathrow expansion court challenge
2019/03/08
Court: $700M judgment against North Carolina still unpaid
2019/03/07
Supreme Court seems inclined to retain cross on public land
2019/03/01
Supreme Court rules for Alabama death row inmate
2019/02/19
Republicans pitch keeping Court of Appeals at 15 judges
2019/02/11
Court case to tackle jails' medication-assisted treatment
2019/02/10
Spain's courts put to test by trial of Catalan separatists
2019/02/04
Appellate judge announces run for Supreme Court seat
2019/02/02
Ginsburg makes 1st public appearance since cancer surgery
2019/01/29
NC high court sidesteps decision on tracking sex offenders
2019/01/21
Congress to Probe Report that Trump Directed Lawyer to Lie
2019/01/11
Congo runner-up Fayulu asks court to order election recount
2019/01/10
Supreme Court will hear Wisconsin drunk driving case
2019/01/09
Russian court says bobsledder can keep Olympic titles
2018/12/26
Mississippi chief justice: Time for another to lead court
2018/12/24
Cancer the latest health woe for resilient Justice Ginsburg
2018/12/22
Supreme Court rejects Trump plea to enforce asylum ban
2018/12/14
Human rights court rules against Greece in Sharia law case
2018/12/11
Thai court extends detention of refugee sought by Bahrain
2018/11/27
Sri Lanka court orders prime minister to refrain from duties
2018/11/22
Russian court challenges International Olympic Committee
2018/11/17
Impeachment focus back on W.Va. court after justice resigns
2018/11/15
Supreme Court to hear Virginia GOP's districting appeal
2018/11/08
'Magic' campaign lands 17 black women on Houston courts
2018/10/30
Trump visit stirs debate; massacre defendant in court
2018/10/20
Court to hear case over ID of Texas execution drug supplier
2018/10/14
Colorado Supreme Court hears high-stakes oil and gas lawsuit
2018/10/11
Manhattan DA drops part of Weinstein case
2018/10/02
High court denies review of Grand Canyon-area mining ban
2018/09/21
Idaho high court considers defamation lawsuit
2018/09/18
Missouri court lets redistricting initiative go to voters
2018/09/15
Egypt court returns ex-president Mubarak's 2 sons to prison
2018/09/10
The Latest: Bolton says international court 'dead to us'
2018/09/08
The Latest: Authorities: Officer arrested for manslaughter
2018/09/01
UN court hears case over strategic Indian Ocean islands
2018/08/25
Cities vying for 2020 convention court Democrats in Chicago
2018/08/24
Zimbabwe court to rule Friday on opposition's vote challenge
2018/08/11
Court, regulators clash over uranium project in South Dakota
2018/07/17
Georgia officer charged in fatal shooting to appear in court
2018/07/11
Trump enjoys 'suspense' ahead of Supreme Court announcement
2018/07/10
Weinstein pleads not guilty, released on bail
2018/06/21
Man charged in bike path killings speaks in court of 'Allah'
2018/06/15
State appeals court reinstates California's right-to-die law
2018/06/10
Woman accused of dismembering roommate appears in court
2018/06/10
Egypt refers 28 to criminal court for forming illegal group
2018/06/07
Top Texas court says condemned inmate not mentally disabled
2018/06/05
Suspect in vandalism to Jewish boundary heads to court
2018/06/01
Judge allows Palin's son therapeutic court for proceedings
2018/05/17
Court program in Dona Ana County focuses on veterans
2018/05/02
Trump administration defends Keystone XL pipeline in court
2018/04/17
Michigan Democrats back Nessel for state attorney general
2018/04/08
Retailers hope for certainty as Supreme Court hears tax case
2018/04/04
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Middle East attack victims
2018/04/04
Liberal Dallet easily takes Wisconsin Supreme Court race
2018/04/01
Drug companies want Supreme Court to take eye drop dispute
2018/03/30
Stephen Reinhardt, liberal circuit court judge, dies at 87
2018/03/29
Court: Government can't block immigrant teens from abortion
2018/03/24
Randle, an enforcer on the court, is a gentle giant elsewhere
2018/03/18
Agency: School boards, counties should stay out of court
2018/03/10
Former Trump campaign aide Nunberg at court for grand jury
2018/03/09
TransCanada doesn't have to pay landowner attorneys
2018/02/05
Greek court postpones decision in Turkish extradition case
2018/02/03
Court: Lawsuit alleging coerced confessions can go to trial
2018/02/02
Samsung heir freed after appeal wins suspended jail term
2018/01/23
Pennsylvania GOP take gerrymandering case to US high court
2018/01/19
Court rules that Kushner firm must disclose partners' names
2018/01/18
Court halts execution of Alabama inmate with dementia
2018/01/16
Hong Kong court to rule later on 3 activists' prison terms
2018/01/14
Supreme Court to hear sales tax collection case
2018/01/11
Doctor charged in wife's death moved after threat to him
2018/01/08
Jailed Catalan separatists pledge to eschew unilateral moves
2018/01/02
North Carolina's altered legislative districts back in court
2017/12/22
Court extends halt in Louisiana executions after judge dies
2017/12/18
State high court won't hear Mateen Cleaves sex assault case
2017/12/08
Supreme Court declines gay rights work discrimination case
2017/12/04
Supreme Court won't hear dispute involving NC TV network
2017/11/17
German Court: Kuwait Airways Can Refuse Israeli Passengers
2017/11/11
Trump choosing white men as judges, highest rate in decades
2017/11/04
'Dirty soda' Utah court battle ends with legal settlement
2017/11/01
Connecticut Governor Will Get His 6th Supreme Court Pick
2017/10/26
Court gives government a win in young immigrants' cases
2017/10/16
Businesses ask Supreme Court to take gay rights case
2017/10/12
Indiana courts see changes with new e-filing system
2017/10/03
European Court Asked to Rule on Facebook Data Transfers
2017/09/20
Egypt court orders detention of 24 minority Nubians 15 days
2017/09/16
FBI Searched Ex-Oklahoma Senator's Office for Porn
2017/09/13
Man charged in slayings of 2 doctors 'just nervous' in court
2017/09/04
Palestinian court extends activist's detention by 4 days
2017/08/24
Supreme Court Overturns Billings Police Back-Pay Ruling
2017/08/21
Court file: Michigan girl who killed toddler heard voices
2017/08/15
Former Pakistan PM challenges disqualification by court
2017/08/05
Ronaldo tells judge he has 'never tried to avoid taxes'
2017/08/05
Spanish court backs extradition of Russian programmer to US
2017/07/29
Texas Executes TaiChin Preyor, Who Said Lawyer Used Wikipedia
2017/07/25
Australian court debates release of Queen's secret letters
2017/07/20
Idaho Supreme Court upholds grocery tax veto
2017/07/11
Rob Kardashian's ex-fiancee arrives at court for hearing
2017/07/11
Supreme Court deadline nears for suit over wetland loss
2017/07/10
Relatives of Slain US Troops Describe Loss to Jordan Court
2017/07/04
Appeals court backs Jimmy John's franchisee in labor dispute
2017/06/29
Mississippi man takes Confederate flag fight to high court
2017/06/28
Attention on Supreme Court as justice weigh Trump travel ban
2017/06/27
D.C. on edge: rumors of new Supreme Court vacancy swirl
2017/06/24
EU Court: Vaccines Can Be Blamed for Illnesses Without Proof
2017/06/15
Idaho Supreme Court to hear veto challenge arguments
2017/06/14
Groups sue seeking court oversight of Chicago police reforms
2017/06/13
Court filing: Marsh seeks OK to sell 26 grocery stores
2017/06/10
Fraternity brothers due in court in pledge's fatal fall
2017/06/08
Court: Ohio E-School Can't Delay Repayment of $60M to State
2017/06/07
Court to hear challenge to speed up California executions
2017/06/03
Mom sentenced in Australian court for drowning 3 children
2017/06/03
Court filing questions innocence panel insistence on secrecy
2017/06/01
Doctor arrested at Trump hotel on gun charges due in court
2017/06/01
Trump admin asks Supreme Court to restore travel ban
2017/06/01
East Timor court drops premier's libel case against media
2017/05/22
Puerto Rico seeks court's help to save public pension system
2017/05/16
Court likely to question if Trump's travel ban discriminates
2017/05/15
High court could soon signal view on Trump immigration plans
2017/05/11
Judge rejects effort to block Confederate statue's removal
2017/05/04
Supreme Court says cities can sue banks under anti-bias law
2017/05/01
Idaho Judicial Council accepting applications for high court
2017/04/29
Judge W. Brent Powell Appointed to Missouri Supreme Court
2017/04/28
Volunteers accompany US immigrants to court to allay fears
2017/04/20
Not guilty pleas entered for accused in Canada polygamy case
2017/04/14
2 inmates seek execution stays from Arkansas high court
2017/04/11
Newest justice joins high court amid competing caricatures
2017/04/10
Senate GOP 'goes nuclear,' clearing way for Trump court pick
2017/04/01
S Korea's Park questioned at court hearing on arrest request
2017/04/01
Political fights over Supreme Court seats nothing new
2017/03/30
Dems force 1-week delay on panel vote on Supreme Court pick
2017/03/22
International court orders reparations for Congo attack
2017/03/06
Immigration courts: record number of cases, many problems
2017/03/05
Court officer investigated for photographing lawyer's notes
2017/03/02
High court ruling could reshape Virginia political map
2017/02/26
Florida Legislature at "Open War" with State Supreme Court
2017/02/22
Serbs warn Bosnian Muslim bid at UN court revives old wounds
2017/02/20
German court excludes Jewish brothers from Auschwitz trial
2017/02/13
Supreme Court nominee has defended free speech, religion
2017/02/10
Court upholds guilty verdict for Russian opposition leader
2017/01/27
Court appeals temporarily delay Texas execution
2017/01/26
Driver due in court in Cleveland officer's hit-and-run death
2017/01/24
Kyrgyz court confirms life sentence for journalist
2017/01/22
Ethics measure backers ask high court to let them join case
2017/01/20
Court ponders mass murderer Breivik's prison conditions
2017/01/17
Man accused of killing Orlando officer defiant in court
2017/01/11
Supreme Court temporarily blocks new NC districts, elections
2017/01/05
Supreme Court rejects appeal from flight-sharing company
2017/01/05
Airport shooting suspect due for Florida court appearance
2017/01/03
South Korean executives jailed for humidifier cleaner deaths
2017/01/01
Former Haitian rebel leader due in US court on drug charges
2016/12/21
California Supreme Court halts death penalty measure
2016/12/20
High court turns away appeal from former AIG executives
2016/12/18
Dems to use hearings on Trump picks to court working class
2016/12/17
Kansas Supreme Court to hear death row inmate's appeal
2016/12/06
Muslim cleric is in US court fighting against deportation
2016/12/01
Ohio sheriff accused of drug theft changing not guilty plea
2016/11/21
Ohio sheriff accused of drug theft changing not guilty plea
2016/11/20
Philippine court urged to order Marcos' remains exhumed
2016/10/17
Lithuania wants Gorbachev to testify in war crimes trial
2016/10/14
Court enters default judgment in Kansas voting rights case
2016/10/13
Court fight over Ohio executions likely to focus on sedative
2016/10/06
Hawaii Supreme Court affirms Maui solar telescope permit
2016/09/26
Court asks judges to respond to Louisiana sheriff's claims
2016/09/14
LA Supreme Court considers teen robber’s 99-year sentence
2016/08/23
Court considers Kansas rule that voters prove citizenship
2016/08/19
Polish prosecutors investigate court head for abuse of power
2016/08/14
Appeals court rejects request to postpone voter ID decision
2016/08/13
Ex-officer charged in death of black motorist back in court
2016/07/19
Family files lawsuit against hospital and city in death
2016/07/15
Lawyer: Clinton already answered every question on email use
2016/07/12
Court denies hospital's bid to perform brain death test
2016/07/12
Kyrgyzstan sends case of jailed journalist back to court
2016/07/11
Candidate filing begins Monday for appeals court seat
2016/06/14
Court upholds net neutrality rules on equal internet access
2016/06/13
Court Vacates $1.8M Ventura Award in 'American Sniper' Case
2016/06/08
High court rejects Google's appeal in class action lawsuit
2016/06/05
NY court: Case against ex-AIG execs can continue
2016/06/04
Police union defends ex-officer in black musician's death
2016/05/31
High court sides with property owners in wetlands case
2016/05/11
Planned Parenthood shooting defendant returning to court
2016/05/10
Kansas Supreme Court reviews lawmakers' school aid changes
2016/05/08
Court: Slipknot bassist's child born after he died can sue
2016/04/16
Court sides with Argentina, speeding along bond settlements
2016/04/14
Supreme Court to swear in large group of deaf lawyers
2016/04/12
US House staffers subpoenaed by federal court
2016/03/28
Clinton: Americans should put Court nomination at forefront
2016/03/24
Karadzic convicted of genocide, sentenced to 40 years
2016/03/21
Supreme Court rejects states' challenge to Colorado pot law
2016/03/21
Supreme Court will hear Samsung-Apple patent dispute
2016/03/18
Man accused of terrorism charge with fiancee pleads guilty
2016/03/17
Lawyer: US citizen charged in UN case to plead guilty
2016/02/01
Ex-Attorney General McGraw files for Supreme Court race
2015/12/23
Court turns down appeal for Harvey family killer
2015/12/15
Columbus County lawyer enters pleas on obstruction charges
2015/12/13
Mexico issues first permits for marijuana under court ruling
2015/11/18
Texas man executed for setting fire that killed 3 children
2015/11/05
Kansas Supreme Court to take up school funding case
2015/11/03
Supreme Court troubled by DA's rejection of black jurors
2015/11/02
High court won't hear appeal on mortgage ratings
2015/10/15
Thousands turn up at court to support Catalan leader
2015/10/07
Virginia executes serial killer who claimed to be disabled
2015/09/18
Appeals court upholds injunction halting health mandate
2015/09/15
Ohio court: Wording of pot legalization ballot is misleading
2015/09/11
Appeals court upholds convictions in Ohio slavery case
2015/09/05
Court: Transgender asylum seekers can't be equated with gays
2015/09/02
Alaska Supreme Court won't block Medicaid expansion
2015/09/01
Court cuts prison sentence for Memphis 'sovereign citizen'
2015/08/19
Ex-Gov. Blagojevich to ask Supreme Court to hear case
2015/08/13
Federal court: Anti-Muslim group can't post ads on buses
2015/08/12
Appeals court won't reconsider ex-Virginia governor's case
2015/08/06
Court: Lawsuit over Arkansas killing by cop may proceed
2015/08/04
Republicans reject governor's pick for Va. Supreme Court
2015/07/25
Appeals court revives challenge to consumer age
2015/07/18
Court Halts Execution Of Tyler Woman's Killer
2015/07/08
Appeals court upholds parts of Arizona ethnic studies ban
2015/06/24
Dispute over union fees could return to Supreme Court
2015/06/15
600 court cases under review in California corruption probe
2015/06/12
Court says net neutrality rules will go into effect Friday
2015/06/04
Supreme Court to hear Texas Senate districts case
2015/06/01
Suge Knight returns to court to try to dismiss murder case
2015/05/17
Court: State can’t order unions, companies to reach binding contracts
2015/05/15
Attorney: Court orders release of anti-nuclear activists
2015/04/23
Arizona sheriff shifts blame over disobeying court order
2015/04/23
California court ruling could limit drought fighting tools
2015/04/15
Man kills his lawyer, judge, co-defendant in Milan court
2015/03/11
Attorney John Q. Kelly
2015/01/08
Nebraska court could hold up Keystone pipeline
2015/01/05
Suspect in trooper shooting case heads to court
2015/01/05
Argentine court says US fugitive can be extradited
2014/11/21
Indian guru in deadly standoff due in court
2014/10/27
Washington high court to hear charter schools case
2014/09/29
Court-martial for Missouri drill sergeant resumes
2014/07/21
2 ag-gag laws facing federal court challenges
2014/07/15
Court kills New Jersey bid to block ocean blasting
2014/04/29
Court declines to hear Microsoft antitrust case
2014/04/15
SC Supreme Court hears appeal in fatal dog attack
2014/04/03
The Law Offices of Tenecia P. Reid, PLLC
2014/03/28
Qatari court sentences US couple to 3 years jail
2014/03/14
High Court battle over Richard III's remains
2014/03/05
Court: Broad protection for whistleblowers
2013/11/04
Court-martial date set in Naval Academy case
2013/07/02
Adoption case returns to SC from US Supreme Court
2013/06/13
Court says human genes cannot be patented
2013/06/03
Court: Police can take DNA swabs from arrestees
2013/05/31
Court: Calif. erred in new lethal injection regs
2013/05/29
Chicago man pleads guilty in NY hacking case
2013/04/12
Top prosecutor in Del Norte County suspended
2013/04/02
Court: EPA can stop some power plant modifications
2013/03/25
Proposal would charge $10 to search court records
2013/02/15
Oklahoma considers foreign law court ban
2012/10/24
Chile OK's extradition bid for ex-US Navy officer
2012/10/12
Feds seek full court review of cigarette warnings
2012/10/06
High court begins new term with human rights case
2012/08/22
Court upholds summary for St. Louis police measure
2012/08/15
Judge won't halt Pa. voter identification law
2012/08/03
Gay marriage ban backers seek Supreme Court review
2012/07/20
Tenn. court says convicted killer can keep money
2012/07/06
NY court: Gay marriage caucus didn't break rules
2012/07/06
Cal Supreme Court rules in child death case
2012/07/03
La. high court upholds murder conviction
2012/06/15
Massive LA County court layoffs to begin Friday
2012/06/09
Powerbroker tied to Nevada Sen. Reid goes to court
2012/05/24
Court: Families cannot sue over loan discount fee
2012/05/19
Md. highest court recognizes same-sex divorce
2012/05/18
Texas high court orders state to pay ex-inmate $2M
2012/04/30
Ferrero sets aside $3 million for Nutella U.S. class action
2012/03/03
Calif. jury awards $167M in sexual harassment suit
2012/02/28
British arms-to-Iran suspect faces Texas court
2012/02/27
Supreme Court 101 in session at high court
2012/02/25
Court: California can force inmates to submit DNA
2012/02/17
Teen pleads not guilty in Ohio Craigslist killings
2012/02/15
Cisco challenges Microsoft takeover of Skype in EU
2012/02/10
High court asked to undo Mont. campaign money ban
2012/02/09
Appeals court halts deportation of 7 immigrants
2012/02/03
Appeals court set to hear Alabama trademark suit
2012/01/30
Former UBS trader pleads not guilty in UK court
2012/01/27
NY court: Judge can't block $18B Chevron judgment
2012/01/23
US army panel advises trial in Afghanistan suicide
2012/01/20
Police witnesses called in fake 'Rockefeller' case
2012/01/16
Court Upholds Burlington Man's Murder Conviction
2012/01/10
High Court Rejects Prisoner Lawsuit
2012/01/03
Ecuador court upholds ruling against Chevron
2011/12/27
Riders stuck on snow-trapped train sue NY agency
2011/12/24
Supreme Court says Manchester property tax data private
2011/12/21
Mentally disabled detainees granted class status
2011/12/20
NY top court allows private securities claims
2011/12/12
High court halts new Texas electoral maps
2011/12/05
Court: State prisoners count at home in redistricting
2011/11/28
Federal Court of Canada Certifies Class Action
2011/11/23
Defendant in $670M scam enters guilty plea in Va.
2011/11/21
Courts weighs scrapping huge California water pact
2011/11/13
Russia court rejects $16 billion claim against BP
2011/11/10
Court likely to overturn Calif. law on livestock
2011/11/09
Court upholds conviction in Pa. murder case
2011/10/29
Appeals court overturns key Cape Wind clearance
2011/10/14
NY motorist pleads not guilty in fatal Amish crash
2011/10/14
No class-action status in Countrywide case
2011/10/11
High court to decide double jeopardy question
2011/10/11
Utah bank sued over overdraft fees, policies
2011/10/03
Mass. man charged in terror plot pleads not guilty
2011/09/26
Appeals court hears challenge to health care law
2011/09/22
Court rules that UBS trader should stay in custody
2011/09/21
Appeals court in Va. tosses 2 Abu Ghraib lawsuits
2011/09/20
Kona coffee dispute prompts class-action lawsuit
2011/09/19
Va. high court considers ex-King confidant's case
2011/09/18
1 spank isn't domestic violence, Fla. court says
2011/09/15
Appeals court upholds sentence in Ponzi scheme
2011/09/01
Colombia court reinstates conviction in Galan hit
2011/08/24
Court asked to stop immigrant license checks
2011/08/18
EEOC sues, argues man on treatment should be hired
2011/08/12
Dougherty siblings to appear in Colorado court
2011/08/10
Wash. man pleads guilty to defrauding ID investors
2011/08/08
No class-action for suits over Calif. fish kill
2011/08/08
Court rules firing of NJ casino dealer unlawful
2011/08/02
Jury deliberates in post-Katrina shootings trial
2011/08/01
NJ high court to rule in case of retired judge
2011/07/25
Judge wants agency to investigate Meijer lawyer
2011/07/20
Court reverses conviction on online Obama threat
2011/07/20
Ex-CEO convicted in scam at auto-chemical company
2011/07/06
Defendant in 4 Calif. killings now wants lawyer
2011/06/27
Citigroup ex-VP arrested in NYC on fraud charges
2011/06/20
Woman pleads guilty in border cash smuggling case
2011/06/12
Texas teachers may get student criminal histories
2011/06/10
Pa. appeals court upholds $188M Wal-Mart verdict
2011/06/10
US appeals court overturns release of detainee
2011/06/07
Lawyer: Baseline Killer suspect a 'ravenous wolf'
2011/06/06
Ex-IMF leader pleads not guilty to sex assault
2011/05/27
Appeals court upholds sentence in NC bus stop case
2011/05/23
Attorneys to give openings in Mumbai terror case
2011/05/23
Ohio couple pleads guilty in terror funding case
2011/05/19
Mack Trucks, Volvo to pay $525M to settle suit
2011/05/17
Minn. court: Defendant may withdraw guilty plea
2011/05/13
Hedge fund founder convicted in inside-trade case
2011/05/09
Delaware pediatrician waives right to jury trial
2011/04/28
Court close to seating Blagojevich jury
2011/04/18
Treasury risks overpaying law firms
2011/04/18
Judge Considers $30M Dairy Antitrust Settlement
2011/04/18
Court denies appeal over inmate's long sentence
2011/04/10
Court ruling could mean NJ budget scramble
2011/04/06
Split over union law reaches Wis. court race
2011/04/06
Louisiana to get $12M in Health Net case
2011/04/02
Blockbuster showdown coming today in bankruptcy court
2011/03/24
Court nixes new rape trial in dispute over poem
2011/03/24
Oregon appeals court: Teeth not dangerous weapon
2011/03/11
Ex-judge Camp sentenced to 30 days in prison
2011/03/11
Court blames LA County for ocean pollution
2011/03/01
Ex-NY state Sen. Dem. leader due in court .
2011/02/24
Ohio defendant called about drug money from jail
2011/02/24
man charged in NY infant snatching due in court
2011/02/24
Lake County, Indiana cutting free lunches to jurors
2011/02/10
JPMorgan says it did nothing wrong in Madoff fraud
2011/01/12
Judge approves $179M settlement for AK Steel retirees
2010/12/19
Lawyer for disgraced celebrity adviser is arrested
2010/11/02
Idaho Supreme Court lifts hold on refinery haul
2010/08/30
Thousands sign on for $10 billion BP suit
2010/05/17
Appeals court grants Dish rare review of TiVo case
2010/05/10
Oprah Winfrey’s company targets Boston law firm in suit
2010/05/03
Brit on Texas death row loses high court appeal
2010/04/14
Wichita Bookkeeper Sentenced For Embezzling
2009/12/24
6 accused in Mass. mortgage scheme
2009/12/24
Teen charged with starting 2 California wildfires
2009/12/22
Judge denies jury strikes motion in abortion case
2009/11/30
La Salle settles injured player's lawsuit
2009/11/09
Domain Auction Site Faces Shill Bidding Lawsuit
2009/10/05
Securities Class Action Trial Starts This Week Against Vivendi
2009/09/21
Dannon Settles Activia Lawsuit
2009/05/07
Demjanjuk appeals German court decision
2009/03/19
Gilman Pastor File Class Action vs. Chinese Drywall
2009/02/02
Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Peanut Corp.
2009/01/02
Judge Upholds Detention of Two Gitmo Detainees
2008/12/23
Alamo seeks removal of religious language in suit
2008/12/03
Justices chide California-based appeals court
2008/11/17
Paralyzed Calif. man loses high court appeal
2008/11/04
Supreme Court wrestles with TV profanity case
2008/10/27
Chicago torture victims face uphill legal battle
2008/10/08
Ohio top court mulls Planned Parenthood files
2008/10/07
High court could block 'light' cigarettes lawsuit
2008/09/09
J.K. Rowling Smites Copyright Violator
2008/08/20
Ninth Circuit rules on 'no-fly' list
2008/08/18
Second Circuit Protects Plaintiff's Anonymity
2008/08/15
9th Circ. upholds denial of Oregon domestic partnership
2008/08/05
Inmate Says He's Too Fat for Lethal Injection
2008/07/28
Comedian Says Heckler's Lawsuit Isn't Funny
2008/06/22
Court will review $2.8 million award to Iranian
2008/05/23
Court Nixes Dog-Killing Deputy's Job Transfer
2008/05/08
Taser Stuns Coroners with Win in Autopsy Reports Case
2008/04/29
9th Circuit Resurrects School Bible Club Lawsuit
2008/03/20
Appeals Court Rules Against Qualcomm
2008/03/19
Supreme Court to Hear Indecency Case
2008/03/17
Court Accepts Crime Lab Case
2008/03/17
CNet to Appeal Court's Bylaw Ruling
2008/03/12
Verdict upheld for Valley law firm suing over fees
2008/03/08
Saddam Kickbacks Earn Oil Exec Prison
2008/03/07
U.S. treasure firm ordered to identify disputed wreck
2008/03/06
Court of Appeals weighs scope of extortion law
2008/03/06
Gault Pleads Guilty; Facing 50 Years In Prison
2008/03/05
US Court Denies Injunction Sought by Verigy
2008/03/05
Judge Wants Shipwreck Evidence Worked On
2008/03/04
Judge accepts plea deal in Cody Warren's death
2008/03/03
Yanez beats Criss in Texas Supreme Court primary
2008/03/03
Suspect in Ivy League ID Theft in Court
2008/03/02
A Selection of Breyer's Hypotheticals
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Trump asks Supreme Court to quickly take up tariffs case and reverse ruling
Court Watch |
2025/09/04 13:47
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The Trump administration took the fight over tariffs to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the justices to rule quickly that the president has the power to impose sweeping import taxes under federal law.
The government called on the court to reverse an appeals court ruling that found most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are an illegal use of an emergency powers law.
It’s the latest in a series of Trump administration appeals to a Supreme Court he helped shape, and one that is expected to put a centerpiece of the president’s trade policy before the justices.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit left the tariffs in place for now, but the administration nevertheless called on the high court to intervene quickly in a petition filed electronically late Wednesday and provided to The Associated Press. It was expected to be formally docketed on Thursday.
Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices to take up the case and hear arguments in early November.
“That decision casts a pall of uncertainty upon ongoing foreign negotiations that the President has been pursuing through tariffs over the past five months, jeopardizing both already negotiated framework deals and ongoing negotiations,” he wrote. “The stakes in this case could not be higher.”
But the stakes are also high for small businesses battered by tariffs and uncertainty, said Jeffrey Schwab, senior counsel and director of litigation at the Liberty Justice Center.
“These unlawful tariffs are inflicting serious harm on small businesses and jeopardizing their survival. We hope for a prompt resolution of this case for our clients,” he said.
The businesses have twice prevailed, once at a federal court focused on trade and again with the appeals court’s 7-4 ruling.
Their lawsuit is one of several challenging the tariffs and erratic rollout that have shaken global markets, alienated U.S. trading partners and allies and raised fears of higher prices and slower economic growth.
But Trump has also used the levies to pressure the European Union, Japan and other countries into accepting new trade deals. Revenue from tariffs totaled $159 billion by late August, more than double what it was at the same point the year before.
Most judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, did not let Trump usurp congressional power to set tariffs. The dissenters, though, said the law does allow the president to regulate importation during emergencies without explicit limitations.
The ruling involves two sets of import taxes, both of which Trump justified by declaring a national emergency: the tariffs first announced in April and the ones from February on imports from Canada, China and Mexico.
The Constitution gives Congress the power to impose taxes, including tariffs. But over the decades, lawmakers have ceded authority to the president, and Trump has made the most of the power vacuum.
Some Trump tariffs, including levies on foreign steel, aluminum and autos, weren’t covered by the appeals court ruling. It also does not include tariffs Trump imposed on China in his first term that were kept by Democratic President Joe Biden.
Trump can impose tariffs under other laws, but those have more limitations on the speed and severity with which he could act.
The government has argued that if the tariffs are struck down, it might have to refund some of the import taxes that it’s collected, delivering a financial blow to the U.S. Treasury.
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Los Angeles school year begins amid fears over immigration enforcement
Court Watch |
2025/08/14 07:09
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Los Angeles students and teachers return to class for the new academic year Thursday under a cloud of apprehension after a summer filled with immigration raids and amid worries that schools could become a target in the Trump administration’s aggressive crackdown.
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has urged immigration authorities not to conduct enforcement activity within a two-block radius around schools starting an hour before the school day begins and until one hour after it classes let out.
“Hungry children, children in fear, cannot learn well,” Carvalho said in a news conference.
He also announced a number of measures intended to protect students and families, including adding or altering bus routes to accommodate more students. The district is to distribute a family preparedness packet that includes know-your-rights information, emergency contact updates and tips on designating a backup caregiver in case a parent is detained.
The sprawling district, which covers more than two dozen cities, is the nation’s second largest with more than 500,000 students. According to the teachers’ union, 30,000 students are immigrants, and an estimated quarter of them are without legal status.
Federal immigration enforcement near schools causes concern
While immigration agents have not detained anyone inside a school, a 15-year-old boy was pulled from a car and handcuffed outside Arleta High School in northern Los Angeles on Monday, Carvalho said.
He had significant disabilities and was released after a bystander intervened in the case of “mistaken identity,” the superintendent said.
“This is the exact type of incident that traumatizes our communities; it cannot repeat itself,” he added.
Administrators at two elementary schools previously denied entry to officials from the Department of Homeland Security in April, and immigration agents have been seen in vehicles outside schools.
DHS did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
Carvalho said that while staffers and district police officers cannot interfere with immigration enforcement and do not have jurisdiction beyond school property, they have had conversations with federal agents parked in front of schools that resulted in them leaving.
The district is partnering with local law enforcement in some cities and forming a “rapid response” network to disseminate information about the presence of federal agents, he said.
Educators worry about attendance
Teachers say they are concerned some students might not show up the first day.
Lupe Carrasco Cardona, a high school social studies and English teacher at the Roybal Learning Center, said attendance saw a small dip in January when President Donald Trump took office.
The raids ramped up in June right before graduations, putting a damper on ceremonies. One raid at a Home Depot near MacArthur Park, an area with many immigrant families from Central America, took place the same morning as an 8th grade graduation at a nearby middle school.
“People were crying, for the actual graduation ceremony there were hardly any parents there,” Cardona said.
The next week, at her high school graduation, the school rented two buses to transport parents to the ceremony downtown. Ultimately many of the seats were empty, unlike other graduations.
One 11th grader, who spoke on the condition that her last name not be published because she is in the country without legal permission and fears being targeted, said she is afraid to return to school.
“Instead of feeling excited, really what I’m feeling is concern,” said Madelyn, a 17-year-old from Central America. “I am very, very scared, and there is a lot of pressure.”
She added that she takes public transportation to school but fears being targeted on the bus by immigration agents because of her skin color.
“We are simply young people with dreams who want to study, move forward and contribute to this country as well,” she said.
Madelyn joined a club that provides support and community for immigrant students and said she intends to persevere in that work.
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Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants
Court Watch |
2025/08/10 14:07
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An executive order signed by President Donald Trump late Thursday aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by federal agencies. Scientists say it threatens to undermine the process that has helped make the U.S. the world leader in research and development.
The order requires all federal agencies, including FEMA, the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, to appoint officials responsible for reviewing federal funding opportunities and grants, so that they “are consistent with agency priorities and the national interest.”
It also requires agencies to make it so that current and future federal grants can be terminated at any time — including during the grant period itself.
Agencies cannot announce new funding opportunities until the new protocols are in place, according to the order. The Trump administration said these changes are part of an effort to “strengthen oversight” and “streamline agency grantmaking.” Scientists say the order will cripple America’s scientific engine by placing control over federal research funds in the hands of people who are influenced by politics and lack relevant expertise.
“This is taking political control of a once politically neutral mechanism for funding science in the U.S.,” said Joseph Bak-Coleman, a scientist studying group decision-making at the University of Washington.
The changes will delay grant review and approval, slowing “progress for cures and treatments that patients and families across the country urgently need,” said the Association of American Medical Colleges in a statement.
The administration has already terminated thousands of research grants at agencies like the NSF and NIH, including on topics like transgender health, vaccine hesitancy, misinformation and diversity, equity and inclusion.
The order could affect emergency relief grants doled out by FEMA, public safety initiatives funded by the Department of Justice and public health efforts supported by the Centers for Disease Control. Experts say the order is likely to be challenged in court.
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Victims feeling exhausted and anxious about wrangling over Epstein files
Court Watch |
2025/08/04 06:30
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Women who say they were abused by Jeffrey Epstein are feeling skeptical and anxious about the Justice Department’s handling of records related to the convicted sex offender, with some backing more public disclosures as an overdue measure of transparency, and others expressing concerns about their privacy and the Trump administration’s motivations.
In letters addressed to federal judges in New York this week, several victims or their attorneys said they would support the public release of grand jury testimony that led to criminal indictments against Epstein and his former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell — if the government agreed to allow them to review the material and redact sensitive information.
The Justice Department has asked the court to take the rare step of unsealing transcripts of that secret testimony, in part to placate people who believe that the government has hidden some things it knows about Epstein’s wrongdoing.
Other victims, meanwhile, accused President Donald Trump of sidelining victims as he seeks to shift the focus from Epstein, who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges that he habitually sexually abused underage girls. Some expressed concern that the administration — in its eagerness to make the scandal go away — might give Maxwell clemency, immunity from future prosecution or better living conditions in prison as part of a deal to get her to testify before Congress.
“I am not some pawn in your political warfare,” one alleged victim wrote in a letter submitted to the court by her lawyer this week. “What you have done and continue to do is eating at me day after day as you help to perpetuate this story indefinitely.”
Added another victim, in a letter submitted anonymously on Wednesday: “This is all very exhausting.”
Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of helping Epstein sexually abuse underage girls and is serving a 20-year prison sentence. A top Justice Department official, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, interviewed Maxwell for nine hours late last month, saying he wanted to hear anything she had to say about misdeeds committed by Epstein or others. After that interview, Maxwell was moved from a federal prison in Florida to a low-security prison camp in Texas.
Alicia Arden, who said Epstein sexually assaulted her in the late 1990s, held a news conference on Wednesday in Los Angeles. She said she would support the release of additional material related to the case, including a transcript of Maxwell’s interview with Blanche.
But she also expressed outrage at the possibility that Maxwell could receive clemency or other special treatment through the process, adding that the Justice Department’s approach had been “very upsetting” so far.
The Trump administration has faced weeks of furor from some segments of the president’s political base, which have demanded public disclosure of files related to Epstein. Epstein has long been the subject of conspiracy theories because of his friendships with the rich and powerful, including Trump himself, Britain’s Prince Andrew and former President Bill Clinton.
Last month, the Justice Department announced it would not release additional files related to the Epstein sex trafficking investigation.
Prosecutors later asked to unseal the grand jury transcripts, though they’ve told the court they contain little information that hasn’t already been made public. Two judges who will decide whether to release the transcripts then asked victims to share their views on the matter.
In a letter submitted to the court Tuesday, attorneys Brad Edwards and Paul Cassell, who represent numerous Epstein victims, wrote: “For survivors who bravely testified, the perception that Ms. Maxwell is being legitimized in public discourse has already resulted in re-traumatization.”
An attorney for Maxwell, David Oscar Markus, said this week that she opposed the release of the grand jury transcripts.
“Jeffrey Epstein is dead. Ghislaine Maxwell is not,” he wrote. “Whatever interest the public may have in Epstein, that interest cannot justify a broad intrusion into grand jury secrecy in a case where the defendant is alive, her legal options are viable, and her due process rights remain.”
The Justice Department did not respond to a request for comment on the victims’ statements.
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Appellate judges question Trump’s authority to impose tariffs without Congress
Court Watch |
2025/08/01 06:30
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Appellate court judges expressed broad skepticism Thursday over President Donald Trump’s legal rationale for his most expansive round of tariffs.
Members of the 11-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington appeared unconvinced by the Trump administration’s insistence that the president could impose tariffs without congressional approval, and it hammered its invocation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to do so.
“IEEPA doesn’t even mention the word ‘tariffs’ anywhere,” Circuit Judge Jimmie Reyna said, in a sign of the panel’s incredulity to a government attorney’s arguments.
Brett Shumate, the attorney representing the Trump administration, acknowledged in the 99-minute hearing “no president has ever read IEEPA this way” but contended it was nonetheless lawful.
The 1977 law, signed by President Jimmy Carter, allows the president to seize assets and block transactions during a national emergency. It was first used during the Iran hostage crisis and has since been invoked for a range of global unrest, from the 9/11 attacks to the Syrian civil war.Trump says the country’s trade deficit is so serious that it likewise qualifies for the law’s protection.
In sharp exchanges with Shumate, appellate judges questioned that contention, asking whether the law extended to tariffs at all and, if so, whether the levies matched the threat the administration identified.
“If the president says there’s a problem with our military readiness,” Chief Circuit Judge Kimberly Moore posited, “and he puts a 20% tax on coffee, that doesn’t seem to necessarily deal with (it).”
Shumate said Congress’ passage of IEEPA gave the president “broad and flexible” power to respond to an emergency, but that “the president is not asking for unbounded authority.”
But an attorney for the plaintiffs, Neal Katyal, characterized Trump’s maneuver as a “breathtaking” power grab that amounted to saying “the president can do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, for as long as he wants so long as he declares an emergency.”
No ruling was issued from the bench. Regardless of what decision the judges’ deliberations bring, the case is widely expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
Trump weighed in on the case on his Truth Social platform, posting: “To all of my great lawyers who have fought so hard to save our Country, good luck in America’s big case today. If our Country was not able to protect itself by using TARIFFS AGAINST TARIFFS, WE WOULD BE “DEAD,” WITH NO CHANCE OF SURVIVAL OR SUCCESS. Thank you for your attention to this matter!’'
In filings in the case, the Trump administration insists that “a national emergency exists” necessitating its trade policy. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade, a specialized federal court in New York, was unconvinced, however, ruling in May that Trump exceeded his powers.
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A Virginia man accused of stockpiling bombs pleads guilty
Court Watch |
2025/07/19 12:11
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A Virginia man pleaded guilty Friday in a federal case that accused him of stockpiling the largest number of finished explosives in FBI history and of using then-President Joe Biden’s photo for target practice.
Brad Spafford pleaded guilty in federal court in Norfolk to possession of an unregistered short barrel rifle and possession of an unregistered destructive device, according to court documents. Each count carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for December.
Federal authorities said they seized about 150 pipe bombs and other homemade devices last fall at Spafford’s home in Isle of Wight County, which is northwest of Norfolk.
The investigation into Spafford began in 2023 when an informant told authorities that Spafford was stockpiling weapons and ammunition, according to court documents. The informant, a friend and member of law enforcement, told authorities that Spafford was using pictures of then-President Joe Biden for target practice and that “he believed political assassinations should be brought back,” prosecutors wrote.
Two weeks after the assassination attempt of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2024, Spafford told the informant, “bro I hope the shooter doesn’t miss Kamala,” according to court documents. Former Vice President Kamala Harris had recently announced she was running for president. On around the same day, Spafford told the informant that he was pursuing a sniper qualification at the local gun range, court records stated.
Spafford stored a highly unstable explosive material in a garage freezer next to “Hot Pockets and frozen corn on the cob,” according to court documents. Investigators also said they found explosive devices in an unsecured backpack labeled “#NoLivesMatter.”
Spafford has remained in jail since his arrest last December. U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen ruled against his release last January, writing that Spafford has “shown the capacity for extreme danger.” She also noted that Spafford lost three fingers in an accident involving homemade explosives in 2021.
Spafford had initially pleaded not guilty to the charges in January. Defense attorneys had argued at the time that Spafford, who is married and a father of two young daughters, works a steady job as a machinist and has no criminal record.
Defense attorney Jeffrey Swartz said at Spafford’s January detention hearing that investigators had gathered information on him since January 2023, during which Spafford never threatened anyone.
“And what has he done during those two years?” Swartz said. “He purchased a home. He’s raised his children. He’s in a great marriage. He has a fantastic job, and those things all still exist for him.”
Investigators, however, said they had limited knowledge of the homemade bombs until an informant visited Spafford’s home, federal prosecutors wrote in a filing.
“But once the defendant stated on a recorded wire that he had an unstable primary explosive in the freezer in October 2024, the government moved swiftly,” prosecutors wrote. |
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