Judge upholds the conviction of former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan for helping immigrant evade ICE

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge on Tuesday declined to overturn a Wisconsin judge’s obstruction of justice conviction for helping a man evade immigration officers who showed up at a courtroom looking to detain him. The case against Hannah Dugan, who resigned from the Milwaukee County Circuit Court following her conviction, was an early test … Read more

Supreme Court upholds mail access to abortion pill mifepristone for now

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients. The high court’s decision ensures that patients nationwide will continue to have broad access to … Read more

Federal appeals court upholds Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms

The Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in each classroom has been upheld by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, according to an opinion released by the court on Tuesday. In June 2025, the Texas Legislature enacted Senate Bill 10, which requires public elementary and secondary schools to display in each … Read more

Federal court upholds Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in public classrooms

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal appeals court upheld a Texas law requiring public schools across the state to display the Ten Commandments. The ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals came after Texas Republican-led legislature passed the law. A federal appeals court ruling on Feb. 20 allows Louisiana’s Ten … Read more

Federal appeals court upholds life term for Times Square suicide bomber but overturns top count

NEW YORK — A Bangladeshi immigrant is rightly serving a life prison sentence for a fizzled 2017 subway bombing attack beneath New York City’s Times Square, a federal appeals panel said Tuesday while reversing his conviction for providing material support to the Islamic State extremist group. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Akayed … Read more

North Carolina’s photo voter ID mandate can continue as a judge upholds the law

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s photo voter identification law was upheld on Thursday, as a federal judge rejected arguments by civil rights groups that Republicans enacted the requirement with discriminatory intent against Black and Latino voters. The decision by U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs, who presided in spring 2024 over a non-jury trial in a … Read more

Missouri Supreme Court upholds new GOP-drawn congressional map

The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a new Republican-drawn congressional map on Tuesday, ruling that state law does not explicitly prohibit lawmakers from conducting mid-decade redistricting. The map, which Missouri’s Republican governor signed into law last year, is designed to net the GOP a House seat in the 2026 midterm elections. Typically, states redraw their district … Read more