Court decisions

Trump loses bid to recuse judge from federal election interference case

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday lost a bid to have a federal judge remove herself from presiding over his…

Trump and company liable for fraud in New York lawsuit, judge rules

A judge on Tuesday ruled that Donald Trump and his company are liable for fraud by misstating the true values…

Trump suffers big loss in E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge says he’s liable

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Donald Trump is civilly liable for defamatory statements he made about writer E.…

Trump counterclaim against E. Jean Carroll dismissed, DA can get deposition

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a defamation counterclaim by Donald Trump against writer E. Jean Carroll in her pending…

Some crypto assets are securities, Manhattan judge says, complicating Coinbase and Ripple cases

A Manhattan federal judge said in an opinion that cryptocurrencies are considered securities regardless of how they are sold. It allows…

Silvio Berlusconi, billionaire media mogul and former Italian prime minister, dies at 86

Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul who served as Italian prime minister multiple times between 1994 and 2011, has died.…

Supreme Court gives New Jersey, shipping industry and unions a win in New York ports case

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that New Jersey can unilaterally withdraw from the longstanding Waterfront Commission Compact it has with…

Abortion pill ruling puts ‘judge shopping’ concerns back in spotlight

A pivotal fight over the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone has spurred new accusations of…

Texas mifepristone ruling threatens abortion access in states where procedure is legal, attorneys general say

Attorneys general for nearly half of U.S. states in a new court filing warn that a federal judge’s decision to…

Pence ordered to testify in probe of Trump’s efforts to overturn 2020 election

A federal judge ordered former Vice President Mike Pence to comply with a grand jury subpoena issued as part of…