Courthouse News Service

01/01/2026

Trump gives up on effort to keep National Guard in LA

The moves comes a week after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Trump's use of the National Guard in Chicago was illegal.

31/12/2025

Judge rips Trump bid to dodge humane treatment order at ICE facility

An ICE holding facility in downtown San Francisco must continue to provide access to medical care and other essentials, even if it moves down a floor, a federal judge ordered.

31/12/2025

After a year of intense partisan divisions where the judiciary play a starring role in the political theatre, Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday capped off 2025 calling for judges to remain impartial and uphold their constitutional oath when deciding cases.

In his annual report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice keyed in on the Declaration of Independence’s resilience amid times of conflict throughout the country’s history.

31/12/2025

Former special counsel Jack Smith told members of Congress during a private deposition this month that criminal charges against President Donald Trump were based on facts and the law, rejecting claims from Republicans that his probe was motivated by political malice.

The former special counsel told House lawmakers during closed-door testimony this month that he believed there was a “strong case” against Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified documents.

31/12/2025

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s decision to terminate temporary protected status for more than 60,000 immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal was unlawful, a federal judge has ruled.

The judge found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s decision to terminate immigrants’ temporary protected status was “preordained” and “contrary to law.”

31/12/2025

Courthouse News reporter Ryan Knappenberger recalled scenes from the trial of former Justice Department attorney Sean Dunn, who threw a Subway sandwich at a federal agent during an immigration crackdown in D.C. The full Sidebar by Courthouse News episode on some of the key trials of 2025 is available on all major podcast platforms.

31/12/2025

A majority-female jury sided with an athletic director who failed to report sexual harassment up the chain of command. Why?

Read (for free) about the ASU assault report retaliation trial and more in the latest edition of Under the Lights:

A majority-female jury sided with an athletic director who failed to report sexual harassment up the chain of command. Why?

30/12/2025

Recent storms a saving grace for California snowpack

The Golden State on Tuesday held the first snow survey of the season, a process that happens at hundreds of sites across California.

30/12/2025

A federal judge declined Tuesday to decide whether the man suspected of placing pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021, should be held in detention before trial.

Brian Cole Jr.’s apparent confession following his Dec. 4 arrest did not factor into Tuesday’s detention hearing, where the defense pushed for his release, under strict conditions, to his grandmother’s home.

30/12/2025

DOJ pushed to prosecute Kilmar Ábrego García only after mistaken deportation, judge's order says

The deputy attorney general seemed to suggest during a media appearance that the Justice Department charged Ábrego García because he had won his wrongful deportation case.

30/12/2025

Californians will find one of the biggest changes to state law in the new year in their shopping bags. Or, rather, the change will be their shopping bag.

News laws becoming effective in the Golden State in 2026 include a prohibition on declawing cats.

30/12/2025

Going to prison over social media posts? Courthouse News' France correspondent Lily Radziemski discussed the cyber harassment trial of ten people who posted about a conspiracy theory that French first lady Brigitte Macron is a man. The full Sidebar by Courthouse News episode on some of the key trials of 2025 is available on all major podcast platforms.