Trump Legal and Court News
Courts and the law: Supreme Court and federal court rulings, Justice Department and FBI actions, lawsuits against the administration, pardons, and legal challenges to executive orders. Every signal is scored from 1 to 10 for its likely impact.
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Iconic NYC landmark Strand Bookstore to pay $1.5M for taking off-limits COVID loanGleeful Chuck Schumer boasts Democrat-led Senate will stop ‘wannabe king’ Trump with ‘legislative razor wire’Trump’s Power to Shape Supreme Court Doused by Democratic Rout13 face federal charges in immigration fraud scheme that targeted hundredsAG Tish James appoints attorney who oversaw ‘Diddy’ trial to probe ‘Cornell 7’ gang rape caseSenate race unresolved in Alaska with weekslong process possibleProsecutors move to drop charges against scientist accused of smuggling frog embryosDemocrats warn Trump officials to keep records or risk criminal penalties after midterm victoriesNY Attorney General appoints former federal prosecutor to lead Cornell rape probeIncoming House Oversight chair to Republicans: ‘Lawyer up’When the disaster is no longer temporary, relief shouldn’t be either Democrat Nathan Johnson flips Texas attorney general’s officeJames Talarico Talks Historic Win in Texas, Top PrioritiesNew York, Oregon laws could make the Supreme Court defend its Janus rulingEric Holder on how the GOP's redistricting efforts affected the midtermsPalestine Action Urges UK Supreme Court to Overturn Terror BanThe new Congress must hold Trump accountable | Claire FinkelsteinUS moves to drop frog embryo smuggling charges against Harvard scientistSANCTUARY INSANITY: DHS Condemns Sanctuary Politicians in Washington State for Refusing ICE Detainer Against Convicted Child MolesterBonta says he'll counter DOJ election monitors with observers of his own‘Lawyer up’: A new Democratic majority prepares for a slate of Trump investigationsMidterm Elections 2026: Trump Must Now Contend With Democrats in ControlSpeaker Mike Johnson projected to cruise to re-election for fifth House termWest Virginia approves citizenship voting ballot measureMy Call With President TrumpHenry Cuellar, Texas Democrat pardoned by Trump, wins 12th House termArkansas approves citizenship voting requirement Maryland approves amendment making it easier to redistrict House map Trump Says He'll Accept Results of ElectionsScandal-plagued Ilhan Omar easily secures 5th term in deep blue Minnesota despite immigration fraud probe‘LAWYER UP’: Dems immediately put Trump on notice amid Republicans' midterm bloodbathPowerful Dem sends ominous threat to GOP after election disasterParticipatingAgencies10282026pmMissouri voters turn down a Republican-backed congressional mapTalarico defeats Paxton, flipping Texas Senate seat for Democrats2026 Hall County Department of Corrections, Grand Island, NE - Aug. 12 - Sept. 10, 2026Strand bookstore to pay nearly $1.5 million over Covid loan tied to Sen. Wyden's wifeTrump DOJ sends target letters to Democrats in Alaska Senate criminal probe: Reports Voters to decide Alaska Senate race roiled in final days by litigation, allegations of dirty tricksJudge blocks DOJ from threatening election officials over noncitizen voting claimsJudge orders DOJ to stop trying to "intimidate" California election officialsJudge blocks DOJ from threatening election workers with prosecution ahead of midtermJudge orders Trump administration to stop threatening election officials with criminal chargesJudge blocks DOJ from threatening election workers before midtermsTrump says Blanche will ‘make own decision’ about Alaska probeStumping in Florida, Trump doubles down on calls for Peltola’s prosecution in Alaska Senate raceFederal judge bars DoJ from threatening election workers to stop processing ballotsJudge imposes sweeping emergency order halting DOJ pressure campaign on election officialsJust four days before Election Day, DOJ probes Arizona voter registrationsDOJ seeks to isolate ballots in Alaska Senate race amid investigationJustice Dept. Confirms Alaska Inquiry Even as Its Focus Remains UnclearWith Marc Elias involved, you KNOW dirty tricks are afoot in Alaska raceTop Alaska prosecutor said he has not discussed the investigation into state’s Senate raceTop Alaska prosecutor said he has not discussed the investigation into state’s Senate raceJudge tears into senior DOJ official and orders investigation into Trump’s golf course plansJudge asks if Trump’s desire to rush triumphal arch in DC is to ‘bedazzle the city’Feds ‘surge’ law enforcement to Alaska after ‘troubling new revelations’ in ‘Decoy Dan’ Senate schemeDOJ Ramps Up Criminal Probe Amid Tight Alaska Senate RaceAlaska Senate election: DOJ wants to 'segregate' all ballots for 2nd Sullivan candidateFeds ‘intensely’ probing alleged Alaska ballot scheme, US attorney confirms