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US Army creates legal office for murder, rape, other serious crime
The move comes as Congress pushes the military branches on serious criminal cases.
By Todd South
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Ex-NSA worker accused of trying to sell secrets to Russia ordered held
Magistrate judge says Jareh Sebastian Dalke, 30, is a possible flight risk, given the life sentence he could face and his alleged sympathies for Russia.
By Colleen Slevin
Appeals court: Trump can’t use Pentagon cash for border wall
An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a freeze on Pentagon money to build a border wall with Mexico, casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s ability to make good on a signature campaign promise before the 2020 election.
By Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press
Federal judges send 2020 census lawsuit back to lower court
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision comes a day after U.S. District Judge George Hazel of Maryland suggested in an opinion that racial discrimination and partisan power plays could be the underlying motives in asking everyone in the country about citizenship status.
Judge rejects Congress’ challenge of border wall funding
A federal judge on Monday denied a House request to prevent President Donald Trump from tapping Defense Department money for his proposed border wall with Mexico, saying Congress lacked authority to sue.
By Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press
Judge blocks Trump from building sections of border wall using Defense Department funding
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump from building key sections of his border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency, delivering what may prove a temporary setback on one of his highest priorities.
By Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press
Lawmakers push back on the partisan selection of administrative judges
President Donald Trump recently reclassified administrative law judge positions to enable agency leadership to select candidates, rather than going through a competitive process.
By Jessie Bur
Second US judge calls citizenship question on census illegal
Judge Richard Seeborg said the commerce secretary's decision to add the question was arbitrary and capricious and would violate a constitutional requirement that the census count everyone in the country.
Judge bars citizenship question from 2020 census
In a 277-page decision that won't be the final word on the issue, Judge Jesse M. Furman ruled that while such a question would be constitutional, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross had added it arbitrarily and not followed proper administrative procedures.
Flynn sentencing abruptly postponed; judge states disgust
A federal judge abruptly postponed the sentencing of President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, on Tuesday, saying he could not hide his disgust for Flynn’s crime of lying to the FBI and warning that he could send the retired Army lieutenant general to prison.
By Chad Day, The Associated Press