In the Courts

140 articles in the In the Courts category.

Supreme Court of Missouri Building in Jefferson City, Missouri in 2025
PoliticsIn the CourtsMay 13, 2026

Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Republican Redrawn Congressional Map for 2026 Midterms

By Tommy Flynn

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously upheld the state’s 2025 Republican-drawn congressional map Tuesday, clearing it for use in the November 2026 elections. In two separate opinions, the court affirmed lower-court rulings that the “Missouri First Map”...

Democrats Float Radical Proposals to Bypass Virginia Supreme Court Redistricting Ruling
PoliticsIn the CourtsMay 12, 2026

Democrats Float Radical Proposals to Bypass Virginia Supreme Court Redistricting Ruling

By Tommy Flynn

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Democrats are rejecting the state Supreme Court’s May 8 ruling that voided a voter-approved constitutional amendment on congressional redistricting and are advancing multiple strategies to overturn or sidestep it, including an emergency appeal to the...

A black wooden gavel rests on its block atop a judge’s bench in an empty courtroom.
PoliticsIn the CourtsMay 12, 2026

Supreme Court Clears Path for Alabama to Use 2023 Republican-Drawn Congressional Map

By Tommy Flynn

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated lower-court orders blocking Alabama’s 2023 congressional redistricting map, clearing the way for the state to use the Republican-led legislature’s plan for the 2026 midterm elections. In an unsigned order, the justices...

The Supreme Court building in Washington D.C.
PoliticsIn the CourtsMay 11, 2026

Virginia Democrats Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Reinstate Voter-Approved Redistricting Map

By Tommy Flynn

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Democrats filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asking the justices to overturn the Virginia Supreme Court’s ruling that voided a voter-approved constitutional amendment authorizing new congressional maps. The appeal, led by...

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US NewsIn the CourtsMay 11, 2026

Cole Allen Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Assassination of President Trump

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — Cole Tomas Allen, the 31-year-old California man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump, entered a not guilty plea Monday morning in federal court in the District of Columbia. Allen faces charges of attempted assassination of the president,...

A judge in a robe holds a gavel over a desk in a courtroom.
US NewsIn the CourtsMay 9, 2026

Former NFL Player Joel Rufus French Sentenced to Over 16 Years for $197 Million Medicare and CHAMPVA Fraud

By Tommy Flynn

ORLANDO, Fla. — Joel Rufus French, a former NFL tight end who played for the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers, was sentenced Friday to 196 months in federal prison for his role in a yearslong scheme that defrauded Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the...

The Supreme Court building in Washington D.C.
PoliticsIn the CourtsMay 9, 2026

Alabama Petitions Supreme Court to Allow Replacement of Court-Ordered Congressional Map

By Tommy Flynn

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and Secretary of State Wes Allen filed emergency applications with the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday asking the justices to lift a federal injunction and permit the state to use a new congressional map for the 2026...

Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, seen in his mugshot
US NewsIn the CourtsMay 9, 2026

Utah Judge Permits Courtroom Cameras in High-Profile Murder Trial of Charlie Kirk Assassin

By Tommy Flynn

PROVO, Utah — Fourth District Court Judge Tony Graf ruled Friday that television cameras and still photography will remain allowed in the courtroom for the aggravated murder case against Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk....

Federal Judge Sets July 15 Trial Date for James Comey on Charges He Threatened President Trump
US NewsIn the CourtsMay 8, 2026

Federal Judge Sets July 15 Trial Date for James Comey on Charges He Threatened President Trump

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has scheduled former FBI Director James Comey’s criminal trial for July 15, 2026, on two felony counts accusing him of threatening President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan in the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the...

A gavel rests on a block atop a judge’s bench in an empty courtroom. Photo: Shopify Partners / Burst
PoliticsIn the CourtsMay 8, 2026

Virginia Supreme Court Overturns Voter-Approved Democratic Redistricting Amendment

By Tommy Flynn

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Supreme Court struck down a voter-approved constitutional amendment authorizing mid-decade redistricting of the state’s congressional districts, ruling 4-3 on Friday that the Democratic-led General Assembly violated procedural requirements under the...

A judge in a robe holds a gavel over a desk in a courtroom.
In the CourtsEconomyMay 8, 2026

Trade Court Blocks Trump’s 10% Global Tariffs

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump’s 10% global tariffs on most imports are unlawful, dealing another significant legal setback to the administration’s trade agenda. In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel found that...

President Donald Trump's booking photo at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 24, 2023. Courtesy of Fulton County Sheriff's Office / Public Record Request
In the CourtsPoliticsMay 6, 2026

Georgia prosecutor won’t reveal what her pursuit of Trump cost taxpayers

By Johnny Edwards | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The Georgia district attorney who took on Donald Trump, only to be removed from the case over a romance with her lead co-counsel, likely spent millions of dollars of taxpayers' money on the yearslong racketeering prosecution. And taxpayers might be on the...