Category: News

A procedural battle at the Supreme Court has suddenly morphed into a high-stakes war for the future of the American energy industry. At the center of the docket is a decision that could either insulate major oil companies from what experts call “wacko” local jury verdicts or expose them to a catastrophic wave of liability…

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has formally entered the legal fray in a Supreme Court case that could fundamentally alter how American elections are conducted. In an exclusive amicus brief filed Thursday, the DNC blasted a Republican-led effort to invalidate late-arriving mail-in ballots as “wholly un-American,” arguing that such a ruling would disenfranchise millions of…

The Trump administration has unveiled a novel legal theory to defend its most controversial immigration crackdown, arguing in a new court filing that the indictment of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro proves his regime and the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang have merged into a “hybrid criminal state.” This filing, submitted to the U.S. Court of…

The high-profile murder prosecution of Nick Reiner took a sudden constitutional turn in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, as his renowned defense attorney withdrew from the case under mysterious ethical circumstances. Nick Reiner, 32, accused of the double homicide of his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner, appeared in court only…

The cold January air in Minneapolis has been punctuated by the sound of whistles, sirens, and, most recently, gunfire. What started as a massive federal initiative to enforce immigration law has rapidly devolved into a jurisdictional war that threatens the very fabric of American federalism. On Wednesday, the death of a 37-year-old woman at the…

The streets of Minneapolis have become the latest flashpoint in a high-stakes constitutional drama that pits local executive authority against federal immigration enforcement. On Wednesday, Mayor Jacob Frey issued a profanity-laced demand for federal agents to exit the city following a fatal shooting involving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. While the Department of…

The pardon came in November 2025. The primary challenge came two months later. The constitutional power of presidential clemency collided with raw political calculation—and Trump’s Truth Social post explaining it became a case study in how mercy and politics intertwine. Representative Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat, faced up to 20 years in federal prison on…

In a brutal demonstration of federal purchasing power, the General Services Administration (GSA) has effectively erased a Minnesota hotel from the government marketplace. The Hampton Inn Lakeville has been terminated from all federal lodging programs after it refused to accommodate Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, a decision that has also cost the property its…

The letters went out Monday morning. California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York would lose over $10 billion in federal funding for child care and social services. The reason cited: fraud concerns. The political pattern: all five are Democratic-led states. By afternoon, the constitutional questions were obvious. Can a president unilaterally freeze billions in congressionally…