Federal judge rules women can get abortion pill without doctor visits
A federal judge agreed Monday to suspend a rule that requires women during the COVID-19 pandemic to visit a hospital, clinic or medical office to obtain an abortion pill.
Tennessee governor signs 6-week abortion ban, federal judge swiftly blocks
The Republican governor's action Monday triggered quick action by a federal judge, who opted to wait for the bill to become law to rule on whether to block its bans.
Judge strikes down new federal abortion rule
The rule let clinicians object to providing abortions and other services that conflict with their moral and religious beliefs.
2 of Trump’s judicial nominees aren’t moving forward
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has said the two nominees were going "nowhere."…
A federal judge in Hawaii on Wednesday blocked parts of President Trump's revised executive order that would have barred refugees as well as nationals from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. Hours later, a federal judge in Maryland issued…
In our news wrap Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump still faces legal troubles over his now-defunct Trump University. A federal judge in San Diego refused to issue a blanket ban on using campaign statements as evidence in the civil lawsuit, which…
Judge rules NSA's bulk collection of phone records is likely unconstitutional…
Pensioners will face negotiations as Detroit starts road to financial recovery…
The Senate on Wednesday voted 56-43 to approve Janice Rogers Brown as a federal appeals judge, the second controversial judge to be confirmed since Republicans and Democrats reached a deal on the use of filibusters.
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