Courts

The Trump administration threw the federal government into chaos Tuesday by trying to pause spending on billions or even trillions of dollars worth of programs, an action that experts say is almost certainly illegal, as well as […]

In a stunning ruling, the judge, Aileen M. Cannon, found that because Mr. Smith had not been named to the post of special counsel by the president or confirmed by the Senate, his appointment was in […]

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed from Belmarsh Prison in London, where he has been incarcerated for the past five years, after accepting a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors. After a decade-plus of legal […]

One goal of this initiative was to bring out conservative voters in November. It would have reduced any legislative ability to adjust tax rates.