In the Courts

78 articles in the In the Courts category.

Appeals Court Lifts Block on Trump’s National Guard Federalization in Illinois, Upholds Deployment Restriction
PoliticsIn the CourtsOctober 12, 2025

Appeals Court Lifts Block on Trump’s National Guard Federalization in Illinois, Upholds Deployment Restriction

By Tommy Flynn

The appeals court stated: "Members of the National Guard do not need to return to their home states unless further ordered by a court to do so."

Federal Protective Service vehicles are parked outside the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse
US NewsIn the CourtsOctober 10, 2025

Federal judge grants Illinois restraining order against Trump for Guard deployment

By Jim Talamonti

The city of Chicago joined the state in the lawsuit, which was announced Monday morning by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.

Split Image, Letitia James/President Trump
US NewsIn the CourtsOctober 10, 2025

DOJ Indicts NY AG Letitia James on Bank Fraud Charges Tied to 2023 Mortgage

By RWTNews Staff

The charges, unsealed Thursday, accuse James of misrepresenting the Norfolk home as her primary residence to obtain a lower interest rate and altering property descriptions to qualify for government-backed assistance, per the criminal complaint.

Texas National Guard board transport aircraft
US NewsIn the CourtsOctober 7, 2025

Judge Denies Immediate Block on Trump's National Guard Deployment to Chicago as Texas Troops Mobilize

By RWTNews Staff

The ruling came hours after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Chicago officials filed suit, arguing the federalization of up to 400 Texas National Guard members violated state sovereignty and the 10th Amendment. Perry found insufficient grounds for immediate intervention, stating the claims required further briefing.

Lawful Concealed Carry allowed sign
US NewsIn the CourtsOctober 6, 2025

Federal Court Rules Post Office Gun Ban Unconstitutional in Major Second Amendment Win

By RWTNews Staff

The ruling follows a similar March 2024 decision by U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven in the Middle District of Florida, where she struck down the same regulation for lacking historical precedent. The Department of Justice appealed that case but dropped the appeal in February 2025.

Protestors seen facing off with federal Agents in riot gear as smoke swirls.
US NewsIn the CourtsOctober 6, 2025

Judicial Insurrection? District Judge Halts All National Guard Deployments to Portland, Ignoring Separation of Powers

By Tommy Flynn

The decision, prompted by California's suit joining Oregon's, prohibits federalization, relocation, or use of Guard members from any state or Washington, D.C., in Oregon for at least 14 days.

Protestors clash with ICE at the Portland facility
US NewsIn the CourtsOctober 5, 2025

Federal Judge Blocks Trump's National Guard Deployment to Portland Amid Rising ICE Facility Violence

By Tommy Flynn

Although Judge Karin Immergut was a Trump nominee, that Nomination came via the "Blue Slip" process in which Democrat Senators recommended and approved the nomination. Having learned lessons from his first administration, President Trump has been bypassing the "Blue Slip" process in his second administration.

President Trump smiling with two thumbs up
US NewsIn the CourtsSeptember 30, 2025

YouTube Agrees to $24.5 Million Settlement in Trump Censorship Lawsuit

By Tommy Flynn

The suit, filed in July 2021 alongside complaints against Meta Platforms Inc. and Twitter Inc. (now X Corp.), contended the platforms violated Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act by acting as publishers through biased moderation

The Supreme Court as composed 	7 October 2022
US NewsIn the CourtsSeptember 27, 2025

Trump Administration Petitions Supreme Court to Review Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

By Tommy Flynn

Annually, approximately 300,000 to 400,000 babies are born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents, including undocumented immigrants, representing about 8% of total births.

Caricature  of James Comey
US NewsIn the CourtsSeptember 25, 2025

Comey Indicted on False Statements and Obstruction Charges in Probe Tied to Trump-Era Leaks

By Tommy Flynn

The indictment marks the first high-profile accountability measure under President Trump's renewed Justice Department, targeting actions from the Russia investigation era aimed at undermining his administration.

A judge in a black robe holds a gavel over a wooden desk, preparing to make a ruling in the courtroom.
US NewsIn the CourtsSeptember 23, 2025

Routh’s defense begins, ends in 1 day; closing arguments next

By Alan Wooten

The North Carolinian and prosecutors on Tuesday will be set for closing arguments. Jury deliberations follow in the case before Judge Aileen Cannon in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Fort Pierce.

Colorful shipping containers are stacked beneath large blue cranes at the Port of Los Angeles in California, with a cargo ship docked in the background.
US NewsIn the CourtsSeptember 21, 2025

Law professor explains why Trump could win tariff case

By Brett Rowland

Case Western Reserve University business law professor Juscelino Colares said the Supreme Court could find the power to "regulate," through tariffs, the "importation" of goods during a declared emergency in the 1977 law President Donald Trump used to levy tariffs.