In the Courts

194 articles in the In the Courts category.

Lawsuit Filed to Block UFC Freedom 250 Event on White House South Lawn for Trump’s Birthday
PoliticsIn the CourtsJune 7, 2026

Lawsuit Filed to Block UFC Freedom 250 Event on White House South Lawn for Trump’s Birthday

By Tommy Flynn

Washington, D.C. – A federal lawsuit was filed on June 6, 2026, seeking to halt the planned UFC Freedom 250 mixed martial arts event scheduled for June 14 on the White House South Lawn, citing alleged violations of federal rules governing public land use, lack of proper...

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes
In the CourtsPoliticsJune 5, 2026

Arizona Fake Electors Case Collapses Further as Arizona Supreme Court Denies AG Appeal, Forces Restart

By Tommy Flynn

Phoenix, AZ – Arizona’s high-profile prosecution of 18 individuals accused of acting as alternate electors for Donald Trump in 2020 suffered a major setback on June 4, 2026, when the Arizona Supreme Court declined to review lower court rulings that had already crippled the case,...

John Bolton speaking at the 2015 (CPAC)
In the CourtsPoliticsJune 4, 2026

John Bolton Reaches Plea Deal in Classified Documents Case, Agrees to Guilty Plea and $2.25 Million Fine

By Tommy Flynn

Washington, D.C. – Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, resolving an 18-count indictment related to his alleged mishandling of classified information from his time in the Trump administration. Under the deal, Bolton...

DOJ Files Superseding Indictment Against Southern Poverty Law Center Alleging Millions in Donor Funds Used for KKK Materials and Extremist Activities
US NewsIn the CourtsJune 4, 2026

DOJ Files Superseding Indictment Against Southern Poverty Law Center Alleging Millions in Donor Funds Used for KKK Materials and Extremist Activities

By Tommy Flynn

Washington, D.C. – A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama returned a superseding indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on June 3, 2026, expanding prior fraud charges with new details alleging that $4.1 million in tax-exempt donor funds were...

The Supreme Court building in Washington D.C.
PoliticsIn the CourtsJune 3, 2026

SCOTUS Overturns Lower Court Block, Clears Alabama’s 2023 Congressional Map for 2026 Midterms

By Tommy Flynn

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated Alabama’s 2023 congressional district map for the 2026 elections, overturning a lower court injunction that blocked the Republican-favored plan. In an unsigned order, the Court vacated the three-judge panel’s ruling and...

Trump Seeks Dismissal of New York Civil Fraud Judgment Citing Cohen's Coercion Claims
In the CourtsPoliticsJune 2, 2026

Trump Seeks Dismissal of New York Civil Fraud Judgment Citing Cohen's Coercion Claims

By Tommy Flynn

Washington, D.C. – President Donald Trump’s legal team is pressing New York’s highest court to dismiss the civil fraud judgment against him, arguing that key witness Michael Cohen’s recent admissions of feeling “pressured and coerced” by prosecutors undermine the entire case...

A gavel rests on a block atop a judge’s bench in an empty courtroom. Photo: Shopify Partners / Burst
US NewsIn the CourtsMay 30, 2026

Federal Jury Convicts Three Spokane Protesters of Conspiracy to Impede ICE Agents

By Tommy Flynn

SPOKANE, Wash. — A federal jury on May 28, 2026, convicted three individuals known as the “Spokane Three” on charges of conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers during a protest at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility last year. Bajun Mavalwalla II, a...

Judge Christopher R. Cooper
US NewsIn the CourtsMay 30, 2026

Obama-Appointed Judge Blocks Trump’s Kennedy Center Renovation and Name Addition

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, appointed by former President Barack Obama, issued a ruling on May 29, 2026, blocking the Trump administration’s plans to undertake major renovations at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and add President...

A black wooden gavel rests on its block atop a judge’s bench in an empty courtroom.
US NewsIn the CourtsMay 29, 2026

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s $1.776 Billion Anti-Weaponization Compensation Fund

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the $1.776 billion compensation fund created as part of President Donald Trump’s settlement of his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the unauthorized leak of his tax returns. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, a...

Texas Man Arrested for Alleged Threats to Assassinate Erika Kirk and Bomb Turning Point USA Summit
US NewsIn the CourtsMay 29, 2026

Texas Man Arrested for Alleged Threats to Assassinate Erika Kirk and Bomb Turning Point USA Summit

By Tommy Flynn

SAN ANTONIO — A 26-year-old San Antonio man has been arrested and charged with making terroristic threats after authorities say he posted online threats to kill Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk and bomb the organization’s upcoming Women’s Leadership Summit. Jacob Wenske was...

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an Iraqi national with ties to Iran’s IRGC and Kata’ib Hezbollah, in FBI custody.
US NewsIn the CourtsMay 29, 2026

Iranian-Backed Terrorist Charged With Plotting 20 Attacks Including Assassination of Ivanka Trump

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — A 32-year-old Iraqi national with deep ties to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the terrorist group Kata’ib Hezbollah has been charged with involvement in nearly 20 terror attacks and plots across Europe and the United States, including an alleged...

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
PoliticsIn the CourtsMay 28, 2026

Alabama Appeals to Supreme Court After Lower Court Blocks New Congressional Map

By Tommy Flynn

MONTGOMERY — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court on May 27, 2026, seeking to overturn a federal three-judge panel’s ruling that blocked the state’s 2023 congressional redistricting map for the 2026 midterm elections. The...