Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Judiciary

Blanche bid to move ahead with ‘weaponization’ fund ‘dead’

The Senate is back on track to consider acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to lead the Justice Department permanently after two key GOP holdouts said they were “pleased” with a deal they struck. The DOJ said in a statement posted Sunday night that it has “rescinded” a $1.8 billion…

Roll Call

NCERT revises Class 8 textbook: Partition narrative tweaked, Savarkar added, Hitler references removed

NCERT has revised its Class 8 social science textbook with several significant changes. The Partition chapter now presents a debated acceptance of the division, and VD Savarkar's Swaraj demand is included. References to Adolf Hitler and Nazi ideology have been removed from a freedom struggle chapter. The judiciary chapter was…

The Economic Times

Blanche makes Senate visit ahead of confirmation push

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche started his Senate goodwill tour Monday in his bid for Senate confirmation to run the Justice Department permanently, sitting down with Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Charles E. Grassley. The Iowa Republican is the first lawmaker to meet with Blanche since President Donald Trump tapped him…

Roll Call

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Online competition measure again draws industry opposition

A bill that would stop large online platforms from discriminating against outside services has been revived in the Senate after versions in recent years died amid strong opposition from the technology industry. Judiciary Chair Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced the legislation on Wednesday in what…

Roll Call

Prediction markets put under spotlight by House Oversight panel

Prediction markets are under new scrutiny from Congress as lawmakers mull a ban on members betting on the platforms. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee officially launched an investigation Friday into insider trading on the platforms, spurred by suspicious bets on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and…

Roll Call

Scoop: Tech CEOs summoned to Capitol for June hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing will look at Big Tech and AI safety oversight.

Axios

Reconciliation bill text would fund ICE, CBP, ballroom security

Two Republican-led Senate committees late Monday released legislative text to flesh out a roughly $70 billion reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement agencies at the Department of Homeland Security through the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term. The Senate Judiciary Committee text shows that panel’s piece of the package would…

Roll Call

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Maine Governor Vetoes Broad Criminal Records Sealing Bill

From Gov. Janet Mills' message Friday "vetoing L.D. 1911, An Act to Automatically Seal Criminal History Record Information/or Certain Crimes":… The post Maine Governor Vetoes Broad Criminal Records Sealing Bill appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Couchman gets four-game ban for season-ending tackle

St George Illawarra forward Ryan Couchman has learned his fate after facing the NRL judiciary on a dangerous contact charge.

AAP

Ivan Cleary hopes legal career over after judiciary win

Penrith coach Ivan Cleary is hopeful his legal career is over after successfully representing his son Nathan at the NRL judiciary last week.

AAP

Judicial Misconduct or Impeachment Based On The Merits Of a Decision

Could a Judicial Council take away all of a judge's cases based on the merits of a decision? Could Congress delegate this power of stealth impeachment?

Reason

Trump special counsel Jack Smith to testify publicly at House Judiciary hearing

Smith has been seeking an open forum to defend his investigation into the president from GOP attacks.

Axios

Spending bill would boost court security, public defenders

The increase would come as judiciary officials have raised serious concerns about threats facing federal judges.

Roll Call

Democrats "exploring all legal options" as DOJ says it will miss Epstein files deadline

"The Department of Justice is now making clear it intends to defy Congress itself," said Reps. Raskin and Garcia.

Axios

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Roll Call

House panel deposes Jack Smith over Trump criminal cases - Roll Call

John L. “Jack” Smith sat for a closed-door deposition Wednesday with the House Judiciary Committee over his investigation into Donald Trump.

Axios

Federal courts to run out of money, begin furloughs as shutdown drags on

Only constitutionally required court functions will continue.

Roll Call

Federal courts plan to have less to spend on security this fiscal year - Roll Call

The federal court system plans to spend $35 million less from its court security account in fiscal 2026 than it did the previous year.

The Independent UK

House Democrats launch investigation into Paramount merger and ‘bribe’ to Trump

‘Two wrongs do not make a right—illegitimate demands from the FCC or the Administration do not absolve your company from wrongdoing,’ two top House Democrats wrote to Paramount chief David Ellison.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Russia blamed for federal court system hack that exposed cases and info on confidential informants

It’s not immediately clear which entity was reportedly involved in the hack

TechRadar

US Judiciary System says it was hacked, is taking steps to strengthen cybersecurity

Someone is attacking the court's file management systems in an attempt to steal sensitive documents.

AAP

Silent Wighton banned in latest Bunnies blow

Jack Wighton took an unusual route in his bid to overturn a shoulder-charge ban, but was still found guilty and suspended for four games by the NRL judiciary.

The Independent UK

The Latest: Justice Department to meet with Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell

According to a person familiar with the matter, Justice Department officials are set to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned girlfriend of financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Roll Call

After delay, House Republicans hope to launch new Jan. 6 probe

Leaders eye a post-recess vote to create a select subcommittee housed within the House Judiciary Committee.

Al Jazeera

What cases did the US Supreme Court decide at the end of its 2024 term?

The Supreme Court delivered victories for religious freedom advocates and the Trump administration on its final day.

Reason

Justice Barrett on Justice Jackson in Trump v. CASA

The two newest justices spar over universal injunctions.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Justice Department

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.