New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez publicly released a letter to Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche Thursday accusing the US Department of Justice (DOJ) of withholding unredacted copies of documents that are pertinent to New Mexico’s investigation of Zorro Ranch, which was owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. New Mexico reopened its investigation [...]

The US Supreme Court said on Monday that Lisa Cook can remain in her position as governor for the Federal Reserve while she contests allegations of mortgage fraud made by President Donald Trump, who fired Cook last August. Writing for the majority in today’s ruling, Chief Justice John Roberts rejected all four of the Trump [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in a 2-1 decision on Thursday restored Ohio’s limits on the use of social media by youths under 16. The restrictions are part of the state’s Social Media Parental Notification Act (SMPNA). The SMPNA requires social media and gaming companies to obtain verifiable parental consent in [...]

In a rare unanimous decision on Thursday, the US Supreme Court limited the federal government’s authority to take or deny guns to marijuana users. The court held that this restriction is a violation of the Second Amendment. Ali Danial Hemani, a dual citizen of the US and Pakistan, was indicted in 2023 for violating the [...]

Vance Boelter, who was accused of murdering Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, pleaded guilty to federal charges Thursday. The plea agreement spares Boelter the federal death penalty. Instead, he will serve two consecutive life terms plus 40 years in prison for the conviction, which also includes the attempted murder of State [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Monday vacated the $100,000 fee, part of a change in immigration policy, for H-1B visas that President Donald Trump had imposed by proclamation in September. The H-1B visa program allows employers to hire non-immigrant aliens for “specialty occupations” that require expert training [...]

The US District Court for the District of Rhode Island on Friday ruled that the Trump administration had enacted illegal immigration restrictions on citizens of 39 countries. In vacating the restrictions, Judge John McConnell wrote that the concerned immigrants have been stuck in limbo despite their compliance with immigration laws. Applicants waited for months without [...]

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation Friday that places limits on where and how Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents can enforce immigration law in the state. The new legislation also prohibits state and local police from cooperating with ICE to enforce civil laws. The new laws are included in the state’s Fiscal Year [...]

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has settled its first national case with a school district over harm to children’s mental health.  The terms of the settlement with Breathitt County School District in eastern Kentucky are confidential. However, the district initially sought over $60 million to cover the costs of treating the injuries caused [...]

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty in Minnesota charged Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Christian Castro with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime on Monday. The charges are in response to an incident involving Castro and Minneapolis resident Julio Sosa-Celis on January 14. In a news conference, Moriarty [...]