321 articles in the Crime & Courts category.
By Tommy Flynn
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A three-judge federal panel has blocked Alabama from using its 2023 Republican-drawn congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections, ruling that the map was drawn with the intent to discriminate against Black voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act. The...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — A federal lawsuit was filed in February 2026 seeking to block the U.S. Army’s plan to construct a large Triumphal Arch at Arlington National Cemetery, a high-profile project supported by the Trump administration as a grand ceremonial entrance and lasting tribute to...
By Tommy Flynn
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court has struck down New York’s controversial “Vampire Rule,” ruling that the regulation requiring gun owners to obtain explicit permission from private property owners to carry firearms on premises open to the public violated the Second Amendment....
By Tommy Flynn
RALEIGH — A North Carolina judge has approved a consent judgment requiring the State Board of Elections to systematically cross-reference jury duty exemption records — where individuals self-identify as non-citizens — against the state’s voter rolls, marking a significant...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — Outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is pushing for the declassification of a secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) opinion detailing potential abuses and compliance issues related to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence...
By Tommy Flynn
NEW YORK — A federal judge has dismissed author Michael Wolff’s lawsuit against former First Lady Melania Trump, ruling that his preemptive attempt to block a potential defamation suit by her was not properly before the court. U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil dismissed the...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has settled his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the illegal leak of his tax returns by establishing a $1.776 billion compensation fund for individuals and entities targeted by federal agencies during the Biden administration. The...
By Tommy Flynn
LOS ANGELES — Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, a longtime paid petition circulator, agreed to plead guilty Monday to a federal charge of paying individuals — including homeless people on Los Angeles’ Skid Row — to register to vote. Armstrong, 64, of Marina del Rey, also known as...
By Tommy Flynn
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation Thursday banning the future sale, manufacture, import, purchase and transfer of certain semi-automatic “assault firearms” and magazines capable of holding more than 15 rounds, prompting immediate federal and...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Virginia Democrats’ emergency appeal to reinstate a voter-approved constitutional amendment that would have authorized mid-decade congressional redistricting, leaving the state’s current court-drawn maps in place for the...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the unauthorized leak of his tax returns, according to multiple reports citing sources familiar with the negotiations. Under the emerging settlement, the IRS...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for President Donald Trump, his two eldest sons and the Trump Organization have begun discussions with the Internal Revenue Service aimed at resolving a $10 billion lawsuit filed over the unauthorized leak of the president’s confidential tax records to news...