August 17, 2023 Hunter Biden tax charges dismissed by federal judge following plea deal breakdown A federal judge in Delaware has dismissed the misdemeanor tax charges against Hunter Biden, a move that was expected after his plea deal fell through last month.
August 17, 2023 Critics slam federal court for blocking Idaho law barring biological males from girls' and women's sports A federal court ruled against two Idaho college track athletes who are fighting to keep a law that bans biological men from playing on women's sports teams on the books.
August 17, 2023 Texas woman charged after threatening to kill federal judge overseeing election case against Trump: affidavit A Texas woman was arrested after making a phone call threatening to kill U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, all Democrats in D.C. and the LGBTQ community.
August 14, 2023 Utah man accused of selling unproven COVID-19 treatment in 2020, behind bars after 3-year fugitive hunt A Utah man who allegedly claimed to be a doctor and sold an unproven product to treat coronavirus fled after his 2020 indictment and was arrested and put behind bars.
August 14, 2023 Miami mayor's former top aide to spend 6 years in federal prison for child pornography The Miami, Florida mayor's former top aide was sentenced to six years in prison and 15 years of supervised release after pleading guilty in May to receiving child pornography.
August 14, 2023 Federal judges review Alabama's redrawn congressional map amid voting rights concerns Judges initiated a review of Alabama's redrawn congressional map, which opponents claim violates court orders to establish a district where Black voters can influence election outcomes.
August 11, 2023 Judge delivers mixed ruling on Trump protective order in 2020 election case U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday sided with former President Donald Trump's attorneys on loosening a protective order on evidence in his 2020 election case.
August 10, 2023 Trump confronted on golf course about no-showing Florida court appearance Former President Donald Trump said he didn't believe it was “necessary to appear at a court hearing Thursday regarding new charges related to classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago.
August 9, 2023 Texas duo pleads guilty after police discover over 5K grams of meth concealed by cookies Two Texas residents could be sentenced up to life in prison after pleading guilty to drug distribution intent when police found over $5k grams of meth covered by a layer of cookies.
August 9, 2023 Court cuts down Hawaii knife ban in controversial Second Amendment case The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision and ruled that a Hawaii ban on butterfly knives violates the Constitution's Second Amendment.