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Supreme Court halts judge's order to reinstate federal probationary workers
The Supreme Court on Tuesday halted a federal judge’s ruling requiring several federal agencies to reinstate around 16,000 workers the Trump administration had sought to fire. The decision to grant the administration’s request means the federal government doesn’t have to take steps to bring back some workers who were laid off while litigation moves forward before a federal judge in California,...
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Why federal worker moms say Trump's end to remote work forces tough decisions
After the Trump administration ordered federal workers to end remote work and return to offices full-time, some parents say they feel forced to choose between their jobs and their families. Experts say the end of remote work could have ripple effects in the U.S. economy. News4’s Tracee Wilkins spoke with federal worker moms about their experience and the big...
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Supreme Court lifts order blocking deportations under ‘Alien Enemies Act'
The Supreme Court lifted on Monday a court order blocking the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants under the 18th century wartime law, Alien Enemies Act.
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Supreme Court lifts order blocking deportations under 18th century wartime law
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to use an 18th century wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants, but said they must get a court hearing before they are taken from the United States.
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Supreme Court allows Trump admin to cut teacher-training grants as part of anti-DEI policy
The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts.
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Man to plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh
A California man’s attorneys say he’ll plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.C. In a court filing Wednesday, lawyers for Nicholas John Roske say he intends to plead guilty to attempting to murder a justice of the United States at a hearing next week. The charge carries...
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Supreme Court rules for the FDA in flavored vapes dispute
The Food and Drug Administration has been reluctant to approve flavored e-cigarettes over public health concerns.
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Justice Sotomayor defends ‘fearlessly independent' judiciary amid Trump attacks
Remarks by the liberal justice came as President Donald Trump and his allies have harshly criticized judges for blocking his agenda.
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Supreme Court upholds Biden's ghost gun regulations
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called “ghost guns.”
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Supreme Court hears FCC case that could weaken power of federal agencies
A case about a Federal Communications Commission program that subsidizes telecommunications in underserved areas raises big legal questions for the executive branch.
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Trump officials sent war plans to a magazine editor
Top national security officials texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat that included The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief.
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Louisiana puts man to death in its first nitrogen gas execution, his lawyer says
Four states — Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma — specifically authorize execution by nitrogen hypoxia
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Chief justice rebukes Trump's call to impeach judge
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement Tuesday rebuking President Donald Trump and his allies for calling to impeach judges who have ruled against his administration.
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Chief Justice Roberts pushes back against calls to impeach judges who rule against Trump
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a statement following President Donald Trump’s call for a judge to be impeached for ruling against the administration.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out.
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MAGA world turns on Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
The Trump-appointed justice has shifted the court to the right, but she has angered some in MAGA world by voting against some Trump priorities.
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Supreme Court makes it harder for EPA to police sewage discharges
The decision is the latest in which conservative justices have reined in pollution control efforts.
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Supreme Court leans toward reviving straight woman's reverse discrimination claim
Marlean Ames sued Ohio officials claiming she was treated unfairly at work because she is straight.
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Supreme Court dismisses Oklahoma death row inmate's conviction over flawed trial
In an unusual case, death row inmate Richard Glossip was backed by the state’s Republican attorney general, who agreed the conviction was unsound.
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Supreme Court maintains pause on Trump bid to immediately fire watchdog agency head
The Supreme Court on Friday for now prevented President Donald Trump from firing the head of a watchdog agency in the first legal showdown to reach the justices over the administration’s efforts to dramatically remake the federal government.