216 articles in the In the Courts category.
By Tommy Flynn
Prosecutors in Utah presented compelling evidence during the preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old man charged with aggravated murder in the September 10, 2025, assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The hearing, held in Provo, focused on...
By Tommy Flynn
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday affirmed a lower court ruling that prohibits states from offering in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens at public colleges and universities. The 2-1 decision enforces federal law and ends Texas's long-standing policy...
By Tommy Flynn
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will immediately petition the Supreme Court to rehear its 5-4 decision last month striking down his executive order restricting birthright citizenship. The move comes as the administration continues to challenge what it views as...
By Tommy Flynn
An Australian national and lawful permanent resident living in Louisiana has been arrested and charged with illegally voting in the 2022 and 2024 U.S. federal elections after an investigation uncovered that she falsely claimed American citizenship to register and cast ballots....
By Tommy Flynn
A federal judge in Florida directed the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday to restore key voter verification capabilities in the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system, enforcing a prior settlement agreement with multiple states and contradicting a...
By Tommy Flynn
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali ruled Monday that President Donald Trump’s broad pardons for individuals convicted in connection with the January 6, 2021, Capitol events do not cover charges against Brian J. Cole Jr., a Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the...
By Tommy Flynn
A federal judge in New York has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Department of Justice from obtaining identifying medical records of transgender minors who received gender-affirming care at federally funded hospitals in New York City, including NYU Langone and...
By Tommy Flynn
A five-day preliminary hearing began Monday, July 6, 2026, in Provo, Utah’s 4th District Court to determine whether there is sufficient probable cause for 23-year-old Tyler Robinson to stand trial on charges including aggravated murder in the September 10, 2025, shooting death...
By Tommy Flynn
Government accountability groups are asking federal judges in Washington to compel the FBI to release records on its payments to social media platforms and to unseal a sweeping search warrant targeting the digital accounts of a longtime Trump associate. The New Civil Liberties...
By Tommy Flynn
Preliminary hearings in the case against Tyler James Robinson, accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, are scheduled to begin Monday, July 6, 2026, in Provo, Utah. The five-day proceeding before Fourth District Judge Tony Graf will determine whether...
By Tommy Flynn
A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s decision to remove certain signs and exhibits from National Park Service sites, reversing a lower court injunction that would have required their restoration. The First Circuit Court of Appeals determined...
By Tommy Flynn
Former three-time U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn, 67, of Bethesda, Maryland, faces a felony charge of destruction of government property after allegedly ripping up approximately two square feet of newly installed sealant from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool...