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- US judge dismisses lawsuit by Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza - By Jonathan Stempel Jan 8 (Reuters) - A federal judge dismissed on Thursday a lawsuit demanding the U.S. government conduct emergency rescues of Palestinian Americans and family members who are
- Federal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic states - A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to reallocate federal Homeland Security funding away from states that refuse to cooperate with certain federal immigration enforcement. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy ruling
- Attorneys urge judge to visit 'Alligator Alcatraz' to assess detainees' access to lawyers - Attorneys for detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” want a federal judge to make an unscheduled, in-person visit to the facility to see firsthand if they are getting sufficient
- Federal judge says he's inclined to deny preservationists' request to halt Trump's ballroom project - A federal judge said Tuesday he's leaning toward denying a preservationist group's request to temporarily halt President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project, saying the organization failed to show that “irreparable harm” would be ca
- Judge declines to halt execution of Georgia man seeking protection under pandemic agreement - A federal judge declined Wednesday to halt next week's scheduled execution of a Georgia man who argued that he should be shielded by an agreement reached during the COVID-19 pandemic that set conditions for the state to resume putting conde
- 18-year-old accused of setting man's pants on fire on subway to face federal charges - The victim was sleeping at the time and was taken to the hospital to treat significant burn injuries.
- Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba disqualified as New Jersey prosecutor, US appeals court rules - President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Alina Habba, whom the administration has maneuvered to keep in place as New Jersey top federal prosecutor, is disqualified from serving in the role, an appeal court said Monday. A panel of ju