Lawsuits
IRS says churches can endorse political candidates without losing tax-exempt status
A view of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 11, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The IRS said in a new federal court filing that churches can endorse political candidates to their congregations without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status. The move upends a 70-year-old interpretation of the U.S. […]
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Trump loses latest bid to get Central Park Five defamation lawsuit tossed
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters A federal judge on Friday dealt another blow to President Donald Trump’s […]
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for $787 million, alleging defamation
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an address on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Office of California Governor via AP California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued Fox News on Friday, seeking damages of at least $787 million from the conservative network for allegedly defaming him in its reporting of a phone call he had with President Donald Trump. […]
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Supreme Court lets Trump administration resume deportations to ‘third countries’
One of two documented immigrants with prior convictions detained by U.S. Immigrations and Customs (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents, walks towards a vehicle, at a Home Depot parking lot in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., January 26, 2025. Rebecca Noble | Reuters The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to resume quick deportations of […]
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Trump loses bid for appeals court bid to rehear E. Jean Carroll case
Writer E. Jean Carroll arrives at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where former U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive to ask a federal appeals court to overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her, who accused Trump of raping her nearly three decades ago, in Manhattan, […]
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Trump loses bid for appeals court bid to rehear E. Jean Carroll case
Writer E. Jean Carroll arrives at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where former U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive to ask a federal appeals court to overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her, who accused Trump of raping her nearly three decades ago, in Manhattan, […]
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Trump ordered to return control of California National Guard to governor
Police and national guards take measures as thousands of anti-ICE protesters are gathered outside of the Federal Building in Los Angeles, California on June 9, 2025 amid protests over immigration raids. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images A federal judge late Thursday ruled that the federalization of parts of California’s National Guard by President […]
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Trump administration tells 500,000 immigrants to ‘self-deport’ after revoking protections
A farmworker works in a strawberry field on June 12, 2025 in Oxnard, California. Anti-immigration crackdowns ordered by US President Donald Trump has seen federal authorities target factories and work sites since June 6, sparking days of angry protests in Los Angeles. Apu Gomes | Afp | Getty Images The Trump administration began sending termination […]
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Trump administration loses bid to lift bar on Education Department layoffs
A U.S. Department of Education employee leaves the building with their belonging on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images The Trump administration on Wednesday lost a bid to lift a federal district court order temporarily barring the U.S. Education Department from laying off about half of its employees. The administration […]
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Newark mayor sues Trump’s NJ prosecutor Alina Habba over ‘false arrest’ at immigration jail
Alina Habba, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, arrives at the courthouse where Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka’s hearing will be held on May 15, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. Stephanie Keith | Getty Images Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka sued his state’s top prosecutor, Alina Habba, on Tuesday over his […]
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