Constitutional Law

Appeals court allows administration's anti-DEI executive orders to proceed

DEI program challengers must wait for enforcement to sue individually

OPM strips civil service protections from 50,000 federal workers

50,000 career federal workers lose job protections under new OPM rule

Supreme Court rejects GOP challenge to California redistricting map

Five GOP-held seats could flip as California primaries begin Feb. 9

Former President Trump appeals hush money conviction on multiple legal tracks

Trump is simultaneously appealing his 34 felony convictions in New York state court while trying to move the case to federal court, where he could invoke presidential immunity to wipe out the conviction entirely

Congress used the power of the purse to reverse RFK Jr.'s cuts to CDC, FDA, and NIH

The bipartisan FY2026 bill requires agencies to stay staffed and mandates 60 days' notice before any CDC reorganization

Whistleblower says Gabbard hid classified intelligence from Congress for eight months to protect herself

Federal law requires the DNI to transmit whistleblower complaints to Congress within 7 days of receipt

Missouri legislature puts abortion repeal on 2026 ballot to undo what voters approved in 2024

Republican lawmakers ask voters to reverse their own decision

FDA will now approve new drugs with one clinical trial instead of two, reversing a 60-year standard

The two-trial rule was created after thalidomide caused birth defects in 10,000 children in Europe

DOJ arrests Don Lemon, Georgia Fort over church protest coverage

DOJ arrests Don Lemon and three others after magistrate rejects charges for lack of probable cause

DOJ defies judge, arrests Don Lemon and other journalists covering church protest

Federal judge rejects FACE Act charges, DOJ bypasses ruling with grand jury