Cases

DOJ accelerates settlement offers in Camp Lejeune water contamination cases

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Justice Department says it is speeding up settlement offers for people exposed to contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, under a compensation program created by Congress in 2022. The law, formally titled the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive … Read more

Supreme Court Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh clash over handling of Trump cases

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WASHINGTON — Internal Supreme Court divisions over how the high court has frequently ruled in favor of the Trump administration in emergency situations spilled out into public Monday with liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh locking horns. The court’s conservative majority has on a regular basis blocked lower court rulings that … Read more

Justice Department official eyes cases against Cuba leaders as Trump floats ‘friendly takeover’

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MIAMI — The top Justice Department prosecutor in Miami is considering criminal investigations of Cuban government officials, according to people familiar with the matter. The inquiry comes as President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of a “friendly takeover” of the communist-run island. Jason Reding Quiñones, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, … Read more

FBI agents fired by Patel worked in counterintelligence, including on cases involving Iran, sources say

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Most of the FBI agents fired by FBI Director Kash Patel last week worked on counterintelligence cases, including cases pertaining to Iran, multiple sources told CBS News. Approximately a dozen or so FBI employees, including agents, analysts and support staff, were abruptly terminated over a two-day period last week after Patel lashed out over the … Read more

Spring break travel concerns fueled by recent violence in Mexico, rising measles cases in U.S.

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There’s safety concerns for popular spring break destinations – both international and domestic. Earlier this week a wave of violence on Mexico’s west coast erupted after the cartel leader “El Mencho” was killed in Jalisco during a military operation. It forced hotels to lock down and flight cancellations in and out of the region. As … Read more

Judges angry about Trump administration violating their orders in immigration cases, NYT reports

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Some federal judges are getting increasingly upset with the Trump administration for not complying with their orders in cases involving migrants. The New York Times reports that “at least 35 times since August, federal judges have ordered the administration to explain why it should not be punished for violating their orders in immigration cases.” Former … Read more

Investigators in Nancy Guthrie case turn to genetic genealogy for DNA leads, a tactic that’s cracked big cases before

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Investigators in the Nancy Guthrie case in Arizona have turned to an investigative technique called genetic genealogy as they try to make the most of DNA evidence that’s been collected during the search for the mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie. The process has been used to crack some notable cases in the past … Read more