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News December 23, 2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported, can spend Christmas with family

Kilmar Abrego Garcia can spend Christmas with his family after spending much of the year in custody. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, in Maryland, issued an order late on Dec. […]

News December 22, 2025

Schumer urges Senate to take legal action over Justice Department’s staggered Epstein files release

The Senate’s top Democrat urged his colleagues on Dec. 22 to take legal action over the Justice Department’s incremental and heavily redacted release of records pertaining to the late sex […]

News December 19, 2025

Advocates raise alarms after Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan found guilty of obstruction

Defenders of a Wisconsin judge found guilty of felony obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal officers raised alarms on Dec. 19 about judicial independence and said they hope the […]

News December 18, 2025

Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan on trial for helping immigrant does not testify

A Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal authorities did not take the stand on Dec. 18 after her attorneys presented less than an hour’s worth of witnesses […]

News December 17, 2025

Jack Smith arrives for a private interview with Republican lawmakers about Trump investigations

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith arrived on Capitol Hill for a closed-door interview with House Republicans on Wednesday after lawmakers rebuffed his offer to testify publicly about his investigations into President […]

News December 16, 2025

Muslim rights group sues Florida Gov. DeSantis over ‘foreign terrorist’ label

A leading Muslim civil rights group in the U.S. has sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his order designating it and another organization as a “ foreign terrorist organization,” saying the directive was […]

News December 15, 2025

Trial begins for Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant evade federal authorities

A prosecutor told jurors on Dec. 15 that a Wisconsin judge said she would “take the heat” for directing an immigrant to dash through a private courtroom door while federal agents […]

News December 12, 2025

Trump sued by preservationists seeking reviews and congressional approval for ballroom project

President Donald Trump was sued on Friday by preservationists asking a federal court to halt his White House ballroom project until it goes through multiple independent reviews and wins approval from Congress. […]

News December 11, 2025

Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention

A federal judge in Maryland ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention on Thursday while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward, handing a major victory to the immigrant whose wrongful deportation […]

News December 9, 2025

Lawyers argue agreement made during pandemic should shield Georgia man from execution

Lawyers for a man set to be put to death next week in Georgia argue that an agreement entered into by the state and death penalty defense attorneys during the COVID-19 pandemic […]

News December 8, 2025

Court clerk who helped with Alex Murdaugh’s trial pleads guilty to showing sealed exhibits

The former court clerk in South Carolina who helped out with the murder trial of attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty Monday to criminal charges for showing sealed court exhibits to a photographer […]

News December 5, 2025

Grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida ordered released

A federal judge in Florida on Friday ordered the release of grand jury transcripts from the federal sex trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith said […]

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