The legislators broke quorum be leaving the state and could be subject to felony bribery charges. Senator John Cornyn of Texas announced that the FBI agreed to assist…
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Federal Judge Issues 14 Day Pause on “Alligator Alcatraz” Construction
She determined that construction began without hearings, comments, or environmental studies. District Judge Kathleen Williams ordered a 14-day pause on the construction of “Alligator Alcatraz,” ruling this past…
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U.S. Marshals “Operation Dragon Eye“ Rescues 60 Children from Trafficking in FL
The two-week operation involved twenty agencies and apprehended trafficking, drugs, and child endangerment suspects. The U.S. Marshals Office for the Central District of Florida and Florida Attorney General…
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Supreme Courts Hears Case for Catholic Charter School
Charter schools in Oklahoma have been required to be “nonsectarian.” The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday for a Catholic school’s quest to become the nation’s first…
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19 State AGs, Nonprofits Sue President over Election Executive Order
President Trump signed the “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections” order last week. Nineteen state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s recent executive…
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Group of State Attorneys General File Brief in Support of President’s Immigration Policy
They also support President Trump’s designation of gang leaders as terrorists. A group of state attorneys general (AG) filed an amicus brief with the Court of Appeals for…
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State Attorneys General Sue President’s Administration Over Mass Layoffs
They allege the firings violate mandatory 60-day notice. Attorneys general from Washington D.C. and 19 states sued President Trump’s administration last week for its mass layoffs of federal…
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District Judge Places Second Block on the President’s Funding Pause
He issued a preliminary injunction against the “freeze of appropriated and obligated funds.” District Judge John McConnell prohibited President Donald Trump’s administration from pausing federal grants and loans,…
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States File Suit Over “Get Out the Vote” Executive Order
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission outlined the White House Executive Order, which potentially violates the Hatch Act. Secretaries of state and attorneys general from nine states have filed…
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Some States Ask FEMA to Add Wildfire and Heat to Disaster Declarations
Thirteen attorneys general are joined by weather officials in writing to the agency. Thirteen attorneys general, along with their District of Columbia counterpart, sent a letter to the…
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