Justice

A courtroom gavel is seen on a wood table.

Texas teenager sues school district after Little Shop of Horrors canceled over her casting as male lead

Mackenzie Chase · October 29, 2026 10:50 am

Bill Essayli

Judge denies DOJ effort to isolate 20,000 California mail ballots

Mary Peltola.

DOJ seeks ‘expedited discovery’ in Alaska lawsuit after Peltola NYT report

Collage of Conservative influencers James O'Keefe and Cam Higby.

Minnesota prosecutors charge two right-wing influencers for posing as voters

Mary Peltola speaks during a campaign rally.

Mary Peltola and ‘Decoy Dan’ Sullivan face collusion accusations as DOJ investigates Alaska Senate campaign

Christopher Cooper Kennedy Center

Who is Christopher Cooper, the judge who blocked Trump’s plans for the Kennedy Center?

David Zimmermann May 29, 2026 7:58 pm

FILE - A woman walks outside The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts on Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Trump slams judge for reversing Kennedy Center name change and blocking closure

Sophia Mandt May 29, 2026 5:51 pm

FILE - This photo provided by WOI Local 5 News in September 2025 shows Des Moines schools Superintendent Ian Roberts. (WOI Local 5 News via AP, File)

Former Des Moines superintendent sentenced to two years in prison

David Zimmermann May 29, 2026 4:28 pm

Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers block the streets around the White House.

Texas man indicted for shooting at Secret Service agent near Washington Monument

Rena Rowe May 29, 2026 3:46 pm

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Trevor Williams (32) in action during a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Washington.

DOJ reviewing Boebert concerns about Washington Nationals discriminating against Christian pitcher

Emily Hallas May 29, 2026 1:58 pm

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan

Biden’s lawsuit to block Hur tapes assigned to judge who oversaw Trump’s Jan. 6 case

Rena Rowe May 29, 2026 10:54 am

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives for her deposition at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Washington.

Bondi tells lawmakers she didn’t lead ‘every aspect’ of Epstein files review

Kaelan Deese May 29, 2026 10:33 am

Acting U.S. attorney general Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference.

Federal judge blocks DOJ’s $1.776 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Jack Birle May 29, 2026 10:27 am

E. Jean Carroll leaves Federal court, Friday, Jan 26, 2024, in New York. The federal judge who presided over the jury trial that resulted in an $83 million award to Carroll for her defamation claims against former President Donald Trump said Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, that his rejection of his lawyer's unusual midtrial mistrial request was not a close call.

Chicago US attorney rebuts reports of direct investigation into E. Jean Carroll

David Zimmermann May 28, 2026 7:55 pm

Photos included in court filings against Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al Saadi, a dual Iraqi-Iranian national charged with terrorism-related offenses.

DOJ charges dual Iraq-Iran national accused of attempting 20 terrorist attacks

Kaelan Deese May 28, 2026 7:36 pm

Federal Communication Commission Chairman Brendan Carr speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriela Passos)

ABC objects to ‘unlawful’ early license renewal for television stations

David Zimmermann May 28, 2026 6:56 pm

Federal law enforcement deploys gas at the site of a reported shooting in North Minneapolis, United States, on January 14, 2026. The Department of Homeland Security confirms a shooting involving federal officers on January 14, 2026, in North Minneapolis, United States. (Photo by Steven Garcia/NurPhoto via AP)

DOJ sues blue states over denying undercover license plates for federal immigration agents

Claire Carter May 28, 2026 11:56 am