ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A federal judge who had ordered the Trump administration to reinstate fired federal probationary employees across the country at more than a dozen agencies has narrowed the scope of his ruling so it now applies to workers in the 19 states and the District of Columbia that challenged the mass dismissals.

A judge extended a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit seeking to overturned DOGE firings. The suit was filed by the attorneys general of 19 states and D.C.

One by one Wednesday, defendants in a murder-for-hire case received the maximum sentence – the only penalty allowed by law – life in prison.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Wednesday questioned a Department of Justice attorney over whether the Environmental Protection Agency violated the law when it terminated $20 billion in green bank grants allegedly without following the proper process.

Republican Randy Fine beat out Democratic nominee Josh Weil in Florida’s 6th District. Fine was defending a seat held by former Rep. Mike Waltz, who resigned his seat to become the National Security Adviser in the Trump administration.

A district judge ruled Monday that an antisemitism lawsuit accusing the University of California, Berkeley of inaction regarding harassment of Jewish students can proceed.  District Judge James

A Utah judge has been charged with forcible sexual abuse after an alleged incident at his Salt Lake City home in February.

A 3rd District judge placed on administrative leave without explanation is now facing a charge of inappropriately touching a woman in his home.

A federal judge in Arkansas permanently blocked a law requiring age verification for social media accounts, deeming it unconstitutional. The law was stopped by U.S. District Judge Timothy L.

New York State Supreme Court Justice Amy C. Martoche has been named administrative judge of the eight-county Eighth Judicial District in Western New York, officials said Wednesday. The jurisdiction is composed of more than 90 judges.

Attorneys in suit against South El Monte school district allege favoritism, racial bias and a history of abusive behavior by Superior Court Judge Mary Ann Murphy.