Stephen Dinan

D.C.’s housing authority paid for 17 sex offenders, 13 ineligible immigrants

The D.C. Housing Authority paid $2.5 million in assistance to ineligible sex offenders and noncitizens, a federal watchdog said in a new audit finding that the city lacked effective controls to prevent the bad spending.

October 5, 2026

DOJ has charged more noncitizen voting cases since September than Biden did in 4 years

The Department of Justice announced three more noncitizen voting cases in Louisiana on Monday.

October 5, 2026

Supreme Court won’t hear ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ case

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case involving public school students who were banned from wearing "Let's Go Brandon" sweatshirts to class, because officials said the slogan was "profane."

October 5, 2026

Immigration, religion and AR-15s on Supreme Court’s early docket as justices open new term

God, guns, global warming and immigration dominate the early cases as the Supreme Court kicks off its new term Monday.

October 4, 2026

Trump files speedy appeal after Biden judge rules Congress can’t ban noncitizens from voting

The Trump administration announced an immediate appeal Friday, a day after a federal judge issued a startling ruling finding that Congress doesn't have the power to outlaw noncitizens casting ballots in federal elections.

October 2, 2026

‘Historic victory’: Court blocks border wall plan in Big Bend, says Trump team cut corners

A federal judge has issued an emergency injunction blocking border wall construction in Big Bend National Park and surrounding areas in Texas, saying the government is cutting too many corners.

October 2, 2026

Antifa activist who called for ‘armed’ resistance to ICE asks Supreme Court for release

A self-professed antifa agitator who called for outing and harassing ICE officers "at the barrel of a gun" asked the Supreme Court on Friday to order his release from pretrial detention, telling the justices he's not a real threat to society.

October 2, 2026

A federal law banned noncitizen voting in 1996. A Biden judge just called it unconstitutional

The judge who made the call says the Constitution leaves voter qualifications to the states, not Congress -- a distinction that could reshape dozens of pending cases.

October 2, 2026

Judge cancels Trump’s firing of U.S. attorney in Seattle

A federal judge issued an injunction Thursday ordering a fired U.S. attorney back on the job and sidelining the person the Trump administration had tried to install as the top prosecutor in western Washington.

October 1, 2026

Supreme Court to weigh climate lawfare dispute Monday

The Supreme Court will kick off its new term Monday with a case testing the ability of states and localities to try to punish energy companies for the impacts of climate change.

October 1, 2026

DOJ launches tidal wave of prosecutions of noncitizens who cast illegal votes

For an issue often described as rare, noncitizen voting is generating a steady stream of federal charges.

October 1, 2026

DOJ sues to allow ICE masks in Maryland

The Department of Justice announced Thursday a lawsuit against Maryland and two of its counties, Montgomery and Prince George's, over new laws that seek to bar ICE agents from wearing masks while they carry out their duties.

October 1, 2026

Family of Renee Good sues over ICE shooting death in Minnesota

The family of Renee Good, the U.S. citizen shot to death during a confrontation with ICE officers in Minneapolis in January, filed two lawsuits Thursday seeking to hold the government responsible for her killing.

October 1, 2026

Supreme Court to hear challenge to detentions at heart of Trump’s deportations

The Supreme Court said Thursday it has agreed to take up a case challenging the Trump administration's claim that it can detain migrants without having to give them a bond hearing even if they've been living inside the country for years.

October 1, 2026

Supreme Court agrees to hear new religious liberty case over shrine to Virgin Mary

The Supreme Court said Thursday it will take up a new religious liberty case that could determine how much churches and other houses of worship must bow to local land-use rules.

October 1, 2026

Court blocks government from carving Trump’s name into Institute of Peace building

A federal appeals court has issued an emergency ruling forbidding the government from carving President Trump's name onto the U.S. Institute of Peace's headquarters building.

September 30, 2026

Sen. Marsha Blackburn sues Jack Smith for obtaining her phone records

One of the senators whose phone records were obtained by Jack Smith during his ill-fated probe of President Trump sued on Wednesday, asking a court to reprimand the former special counsel for his aggressive actions.

September 30, 2026

DOJ seeks penalties for Minnesota judges who gave press interview criticizing Trump on immigration

The Justice Department filed a misconduct complaint Wednesday against a group of federal judges in Minnesota who publicly complained about President Trump's immigration policies, which the government said ruined their ability to be impartial.

September 30, 2026

Appeals court won’t block sanctions against Trump’s lawyers over weaponization fund

A federal appeals court declined to block sanctions against President Trump's lawyers who struck the deal that created the now-defunct anti-weaponization fund, saying Tuesday that the lower court appears had reason to find "collusion and bad faith."

September 29, 2026

Supreme Court lets DHS maintain third-country deportation policy

The Supreme Court gave tentative permission on Tuesday for the Department of Homeland Security to keep carrying out deportations of migrants to third countries when their own homes won't take them back, setting aside limits imposed by a lower court.

September 29, 2026