WASHINGTON – Before Democrats surrendered control of Congress and the White House to Republicans in January, they celebrated the fact that Joe Biden had put more judges on the federal bench than ...

A second federal judge indefinitely blocked President Trump’s blanket freeze on federal grants and loans, saying the administration “put itself above Congress.” U.S. District Judge John ...

A federal judge Monday evening declined to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from gaining access to Education Department data on student borrowers. U.S. District Judge ...

Judge Ana C. Reyes, a Biden appointee, excoriated lawyers representing the former government watchdogs for how they handled their emergency request, but let the lawsuit proceed on a slower ...

Adnan Syed will remain free despite his conviction for the 1999 murder of his high school ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, a Maryland judge ruled. In a court order Thursday, Judge Jennifer Schiffer ...

A judge says DOGE is legally defined as an "agency." Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency can continue to access sensitive records from at least three federal agencies after a federal ...

Judge John D. Bates ruled that he had grave concerns about the privacy issues raised but that the case did not meet the high legal bar for immediately blocking access. By Chris Cameron Reporting ...

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out certain directives of the president to crack down on diversity, equity and inclusion – or DEI – programs US ...

In a win for the Trump administration, a Washington, DC, federal judge on Tuesday rejected a bid by a group of state attorneys general to block Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing data systems across ...

A judge has granted to pause Justin Baldoni’s $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times. “The NY Times did not delay filing its motion; it filed the motion within 21 days of being served ...

A federal judge has ordered the administration of US President Donald Trump to pay foreign aid funds to contractors and grant recipients by the end of Wednesday. The order marks the third time the ...

US District Judge John Coughenour, of Seattle, hearing a challenge to Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, was one of the first judges to level a broader admonition.