San Francisco Suit Over Justice Department Guidance Tossed
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – A federal judge on Monday dismissed another in a line of San Francisco’s challenges to the
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Ninth Circuit Refuses to Reinstate Trump’s Asylum Limits Pending Appeal
Finding that the president may not “legislate” from the Oval Office, a Ninth Circuit panel on Friday denied an emergency motion to stay a court order that blocks the Trump administration’s limits on asylum eligibility.
Read moreMueller: Manafort Lied About Contacts With White House
In a filing released Friday, special counsel Robert Mueller said that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort lied to investigators over several issues, including contact with President Donald Trump’s administration.
Read moreWikiLeaks Asks Judge to Toss DNC Conspiracy Claims
Missing no opportunity to fundraise, WikiLeaks filed its first court papers ever in a New York federal court on Friday, calling the Democratic Party’s conspiracy lawsuit over the 2016 election a threat to freedom of the press.
Read moreEx-Trump Lawyer Cohen Hit With Call for ‘Substantial’ Sentence
Debunking Michael Cohen’s self-praise for his cooperation with investigators, federal prosecutors recommended Friday that President Donald Trump’s former lawyer receive a “substantial” sentence — noting that probation officials asked for 42 months.
Read moreTensions High as Mueller Readies Memos on Cohen, Manafort
New details from the investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election are expected to be unveiled Friday as Special Counsel Robert Mueller faces a deadline to file sentencing memos regarding convicted former Trump allies Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort.
Read moreFeds Sued for Ignoring Request to Protect African Giraffes
Four conservation groups filed a federal lawsuit Thursday accusing the Trump administration of failing to protect Africa’s vanishing giraffe population under the Endangered Species Act.
Read moreClosely Watched Double-Jeopardy Challenge Stumbles at High Court
In a case said to be watched closely by convicted Trump ally Paul Manafort, the Supreme Court justices appeared unlikely Thursday to overturn precedent that allows a person to face state and federal prosecution over the same criminal conduct.
Read moreSpecial Counsel Recommends No Prison for Michael Flynn
The Office of the Special Counsel has recommended that former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn be given the lightest possible sentence for making false statements to the FBI, given his full cooperation with Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference of the 2016 election.
Read moreShrinking Utah Monument May Harm Area Bees
A year after President Trump signed a proclamation reducing the size of Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by nearly a million acres, scientists warn the reduction could have a serious impact on the area’s bee population.
Read moreJudge Refuses to Lift Ban on Trump Administration Asylum Policy
A federal judge refused Friday to let the Trump administration grant political asylum “only to those who cross the southern border under conditions set by the president.”
Read moreMueller Considering New Charges for Ex-Trump Campaign Chairman
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is considering filing new charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort after his plea deal fell apart over allegations of lying to investigators.
Read moreCalifornia Says Feds Still Withholding Public-Safety Grants
The Trump administration is inventing new excuses to sidestep an injunction and cut off grant funds to California for refusing to help deport immigrants, the state claims in a newly filed motion.
Read moreNew Cohen Plea Ties Candidate Trump to Moscow Tower Deal
Pleading guilty to a new charge of having lied to Congress, ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen told a federal judge Thursday morning that the president’s inner circle pursued a Moscow real estate project into the 2016 campaign season and beyond.
Read moreNew Developments Put Manafort Back in Russia Probe Spotlight
The breakdown of a plea deal with former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and an explosive British news report about alleged contacts he may have had with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange threw a new element of uncertainty into the Trump-Russia investigation.
Read moreIvanka Trump Says ‘Lock Her Up!’ Doesn’t Apply in Her Case
Ivanka Trump defended her use of a private email account as she was moving into an adviser’s position in her father’s administration, saying that it cannot be compared to the flap over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server and that “Lock her up!” doesn’t apply to her.
Read moreJudge Refuses Trump Administration’s Asylum Ultimatum
A federal judge didn’t cut any slack for the Justice Department, which filed a stay Tuesday on a Nov. 19 order to lift the ban on the Trump administration’s asylum policy pending an appeal to the Ninth Circuit.
Read moreTrump Administration Ponies Up $449M for New California Dam
In an effort to boost California’s water infrastructure and alleviate the state’s perpetual drought worries, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said Tuesday his department will spend more than $449 million to help fund projects to increase the reliability and efficiency of the water supply across the state.
Read moreTrump DOJ Tests Judge’s Patience as Census Trial Wraps
Remarking that this is a day the Trump administration wanted to avoid, a federal judge ushered in closing arguments Tuesday morning in a case where challengers say the census is being steered to stifle Democratic political representation for the next decade.
Read moreLegal Fight on Climate Change the Likely Winner of Buried US Report
Environmental lawyers say a comprehensive climate change report released by 13 different federal agencies will provide substantial assistance to plaintiffs in major climate change litigation currently pending in the federal courts.
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