Crime & Courts

321 articles in the Crime & Courts category.

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) on left and Obama appointed Judge Allison D. Burroughs on right.
US NewsCrime & CourtsAugust 15, 2026

Judge Burroughs Lifts Stay on Termination of Somalia TPS Following Impeachment Articles and Supreme Court Precedent

By Tommy Flynn

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs on Friday lifted an administrative stay that had blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Somali nationals, allowing the termination to take effect after weeks of delay and the filing of articles of...

 Brian Thompson's shooting, image from security camera
US NewsCrime & CourtsAugust 13, 2026

Luigi Mangione Expected to Plead Guilty to Federal Stalking Charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing

By RWTNews Staff

Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty on Friday in Manhattan federal court to stalking charges connected to the December 2024 fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. The anticipated plea comes less than a...

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US NewsCrime & CourtsAugust 12, 2026

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Stay Boston Judge’s Order Blocking Mail-In Voting Restrictions

By Tommy Flynn

The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put a hold on a federal district court decision issued Tuesday in Boston that expanded a block on key provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in ballots. U.S. District Judge...

Heidi Beirich
US NewsCrime & CourtsAugust 12, 2026

Former SPLC Executive Heidi Beirich Arrested on Federal Fraud Charges in Expanding Case Against the Organization

By Tommy Flynn

Heidi Beirich, a former chief financial officer and intelligence director at the Southern Poverty Law Center, was arrested in California on Wednesday on federal charges stemming from an alleged scheme to funnel donor money to informants embedded in white supremacist groups....

President Donald Trump speaks at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York, May 22, 2026. Photo: Joyce N. Boghosian / Official White House Photo via Flickr / United States Government Work
Crime & CourtsPolitics & ElectionsAugust 12, 2026

Judge Grants Trump Permission to Amend $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against BBC

By Tommy Flynn

A federal judge in Florida has granted President Donald Trump permission to file an amended complaint in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation, allowing him to narrow the claims and potentially limit the scope of financial discovery...

A black wooden gavel rests on its block atop a judge’s bench in an empty courtroom.
US NewsCrime & CourtsAugust 8, 2026

Federal Judge Rejects SPLC Bid to Dismiss DOJ Fraud Indictment

By Tommy Flynn

A federal judge on Friday denied the Southern Poverty Law Center’s motion to dismiss a criminal indictment brought by the Department of Justice, ruling that the civil rights organization failed to demonstrate the prosecution was vindictive or politically motivated. U.S. District...

President Trump give media a tour of the ballroom construction site on May 19, 2026
US NewsCrime & CourtsAugust 7, 2026

Appeals Court Blocks White House Ballroom Construction; Trump Vows Supreme Court Appeal

By Tommy Flynn

A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt above-ground construction of a planned White House ballroom, ruling that the president lacks unilateral authority to undertake the project without congressional approval. In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge...

A handgun, rifle, magazines, and protective earmuffs are laid out on a table at an indoor shooting range. Photo: Kaboompics.com / Pexels
US NewsCrime & CourtsAugust 5, 2026

Gun laws to be tested at U.S. Supreme Court

By Andrew Rice | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court is set to revisit its gun law precedent in the upcoming term as it deals with cases on assault weapons bans. The nation’s highest court took up Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, cases out of Illinois and Connecticut,...

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) on left and Obama appointed Judge Allison D. Burroughs on right.
Immigration & BorderCrime & CourtsAugust 4, 2026

Rep. Ogles Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against Judge Who Blocked End to Somali TPS

By Tommy Flynn

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) introduced articles of impeachment on Monday against U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs, accusing the Obama-appointed jurist of defying federal law and a recent Supreme Court ruling by temporarily blocking the Trump administration from terminating...

A judge in a robe holds a gavel over a desk in a courtroom.
US NewsCrime & CourtsAugust 1, 2026

Tallahassee Man Sentenced to Two Years for Online Threats Against Trump, Fed Chair, and Congressman

By Tommy Flynn

A Tallahassee man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for a series of online threats targeting President Donald Trump, former Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, and then-U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell. Diego M. Villavicencio, 36, pleaded guilty earlier this...

The Real Book Ban: When Biological Reality Gets You Fired
Opinion
Crime & CourtsJul 31, 2026

The Real Book Ban: When Biological Reality Gets You Fired

By Herald Truman

Oregon educator fired for displaying children’s books affirming biological sex is binary—9th Circuit upholds it as unprotected “government speech,” exposing the Left’s real book ban on inconvenient truths.

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Immigration & BorderCrime & CourtsJuly 30, 2026

Illegal Alien Charged in Crash That Killed Connecticut Police Officer and Girlfriend; Public Records Raise Questions of Illegal Voting

By Tommy Flynn

An illegal alien from Mexico has been charged in a drunken driving crash that killed an off-duty Bridgeport police officer and his girlfriend in Connecticut earlier this month. Melissa Esperanza Ramirez-Romero, 27, is accused of striking a Harley-Davidson motorcycle operated by...