Supreme Court revives suit from evangelical Christian challenging restrictions on demonstrations

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday revived a lawsuit from an evangelical Christian barred from demonstrating in Mississippi after authorities say he shouted insults at people over a loudspeaker. The high court unanimously ruled in the case of Gabriel Olivier, who says his religious and free speech rights were violated when he was arrested … Read more

Clergy seek court order to allow pastoral access to immigrants held at Minneapolis ICE facility

MINNEAPOLIS — Protestant and Catholic clergy are asking a federal judge to order that they be allowed to minister to immigrants in a holding facility at the headquarters of the Trump administration’s enforcement surge in Minnesota. U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell will hear Friday from attorneys for Minnesota branches of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in … Read more

Judge throws prosecutor out of court and orders leaders of NJ’s US Attorney’s office to testify

TRENTON, N.J. — Vexed by the Justice Department’s chaotic oversight of federal prosecutions in New Jersey, a judge on Monday threw a government attorney out of a hearing and ordered the three officials in charge of the state’s U.S. Attorney’s office to answer his questions under oath. U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi lit into … Read more

In Black pastor’s arrest, Alabama Supreme Court rules police can demand to see identification

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Ruling in the case of a Black pastor who was arrested while watering his neighbor’s flowers, the Alabama Supreme Court said police can demand to see identification during a stop if they are dissatisfied with a person’s verbal answers. Justices issued the 6-3 decision last week after a federal judge presiding over … Read more

Chief Justice Roberts warns against personal attacks on judges as ‘dangerous’ after Trump court tirade

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chief Justice John Roberts warned against personal criticism of federal judges on Tuesday, lamenting what he described as an uptick in “dangerous” and hostile rhetoric just days after President Donald Trump zeroed in on the courts in a lengthy social media tirade. Speaking publicly at an event … Read more

House GOP rushes to court critical voting bloc while facing uphill midterm battle

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are making their case to a critical voting bloc ahead of an election cycle that’s expected to see the GOP fight an uphill battle to keep control of Congress. House GOP Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain, R-Mich., was in South Florida late last … Read more

Supreme Court to hear arguments over push to end legal protections for migrants from Haiti, Syria

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for people fleeing war and natural disaster from countries around the world, including Haiti and Syria. The court declined, though, to immediately lift the protections for hundreds of thousands of people Monday, allowing them to live and work … Read more

Alleged drug lord accused of laundering money through soccer teams appears in U.S. court after years on the run

Alleged Latin American narco trafficker Sebastian Marset made his first appearance in a U.S. court on Monday after being handed over to the American authorities. Marset, 34, a Uruguayan national, faces money laundering conspiracy charges connected with his alleged cocaine trafficking organization. Marset, who eluded police for years, was captured in Bolivia last week and … Read more

Supreme Court to hear Trump challenge to protected status for Syrian, Haitian nationals in US

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court on Monday said it will review the Trump administration’s effort to revoke temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian migrants living in the U.S. — a significant update that comes as the president looks to deliver on his hardline immigration … Read more