The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s planned contempt hearings next week and boot him from the case entirely. It escalates the administration’s long-running feud with Boasberg over his handling of the case, which began in March after Trump invoked the rarely used Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to swiftly deport...

A federal judge blocked Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from re-detaining mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia during his ICE appointment Friday morning. A day earlier, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered ICE to immediately release Abrego Garcia, finding it had no lawful authority to detain him. Abrego Garcia was released from immigration custody Thursday ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will grapple with where the line should be drawn on intellectual disability in imposing a death sentence in a case that could make it harder for convicted killers to evade execution if their IQ falls short of certain standards. The justices are set to clarify how multiple IQ scores should be evaluated in cases like Joseph Clifton Smith’s. Smith wa...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is considering a Republican-led drive, backed by President Donald Trump’s administration, to overturn a quarter-century-old decision and erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president. A day after the justices indicated they would overturn a 90-year-old decision limiting the pres...

The Supreme Court on Monday will consider the future of independent agencies, hearing oral arguments on President Trump’s bid to fire a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member without cause. A win for Trump could eviscerate 90 years of Supreme Court precedent. Listen to the arguments, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EST, in the player...