Donald Trump

  • Bullied Trump-Supporting White Student Blocked from Suing for Racism

    A divided federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a Texas student’s lawsuit on Wednesday, rejecting his claims that he faced severe bullying for being white and supporting Republican President-elect Donald Trump. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals split 9-9 on whether to revive the lawsuit against the Austin Independent School District.…

  • Under Trump, Government Legal Stance Poised to Shift at Supreme Court

    Republican Donald Trump’s return to the presidency is set to drive a significant shift in the U.S. government’s legal positions on major cases currently before the Supreme Court, including a high-profile dispute over Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. Upon Trump’s inauguration on January 20, his administration is expected to alter its…

  • Trump Hush Money Judge Delays Ruling on Immunity Following Election Win

    The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case has postponed ruling on whether Trump’s conviction should be dismissed on immunity grounds, allowing prosecutors to consider next steps following his November 5 election victory. Justice Juan Merchan had initially scheduled a Tuesday ruling on Trump’s argument that the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision—granting presidents immunity…

  • Senate Democrats Rush to Confirm Judges Before Trump Takes Office

    The Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate launched an urgent effort on Tuesday to confirm as many of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees as possible, aiming to prevent vacancies that Republican Donald Trump could fill if he takes office on January 20. With Republicans poised to control the Senate starting January 3, Senate Democrats began…

  • Judge to Decide Whether Trump’s Hush Money Conviction Can Stand

    A New York judge will decide this week whether to overturn President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal conviction for hush money payments to a porn star, in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s July ruling on presidential immunity. Justice Juan Merchan announced he would make his decision by Tuesday. This ruling marks the first of two critical…

  • US Charges Iranian Man in Plot to Kill Trump, DOJ Says

    The United States charged an Iranian man on Friday for allegedly participating in a plot orchestrated by Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, the Department of Justice announced. Farhad Shakeri, 51, told law enforcement officials that he received instructions on October 7, 2024, to provide a plan for killing Trump. According…

  • Trump Readies to Name ‘Fearless’ Conservative Judges in Second Term

    Republican President-elect Donald Trump is set to build on his legacy of reshaping the federal judiciary with nominees who his supporters and critics predict could be even more conservative than the 234 judges he appointed during his first term in office. With Republicans poised to regain control of the Senate, which must confirm judicial nominees,…

  • Tesla Investors Lose Bid for New Trial Over Musk’s 2018 Tweets

    A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld a jury’s verdict that cleared Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the company of liability in a case involving allegations that Musk misled investors with his 2018 social media posts. The posts claimed he had “funding secured” to take Tesla private at $420 per share, a statement that caused…

  • Trump Could Bolster Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority

    President-elect Donald Trump, who reshaped the U.S. Supreme Court during his first term, may have the opportunity to solidify its 6-3 conservative majority by replacing some or all of its three most senior conservative justices. He could even expand the conservative dominance to 7-2 if a liberal justice steps down during his presidency. Justices Clarence…

  • Trump’s Impending Return to White House Brings Criminal Cases to Halt

    Donald Trump’s claimed victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election will effectively end the criminal cases against him, at least for the duration of his time in office. Trump, the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, has spent much of this year defending himself in four ongoing legal cases. These charges stem from…