A South Carolina man pleaded guilty on Thursday to importing sperm whale teeth and bones from four countries and selling them in the United States, […]
Tag: Decisions and Verdicts
Military Judge Throws Out Sept. 11 Case Confession as Obtained Through Torture
A military judge on Friday threw out the confession that a man accused of conspiring in the Sept. 11 attacks made to federal agents in […]
Immigration Judge Rules Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, but Legal Hurdles Remain
An immigration judge in Louisiana found on Friday that the Trump administration could deport Mahmoud Khalil, granting the government an early victory in its efforts […]
Supreme Court Overturns Block on Trump Administration’s Venezuelan Deportations
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday night that the Trump administration could continue to deport Venezuelan migrants using a wartime powers act for now, overturning […]
Chevron Must Pay $745 Million for Coastal Damages, Louisiana Jury Rules
A jury in Louisiana has ruled that Chevron must pay a parish government about $745 million to help restore wetlands that the jury said the […]
Former Aides to Ken Paxton Win $6.6 Million in Whistle-Blower Case
A judge awarded a total of $6.6 million to four former high-level aides to Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, who claimed that they were […]
Judge Permanently Bars N.I.H. From Limiting Medical Research Funding
A federal judge permanently barred the Trump administration on Friday from limiting funding from the National Institutes of Health that supports research at universities and […]
Supreme Court Lets Trump Suspend Grants to Teachers
The Supreme Court on Friday let the Trump administration temporarily suspend $65 million in teacher-training grants that the government contends would promote diversity, equity and […]
Judge Howell Assails Trump White House Bid to Remove Her From Perkins Coie Case
A judge on Wednesday angrily rejected the Justice Department’s efforts to remove her from considering the law firm Perkins Coie’s request to stop a Trump […]
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Push to Shut Down Radio Free Europe
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Trump’s push to close down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a federally funded news organization that was born […]