The head of the independent Office of Special Counsel claims President Trump illegally fired him, the latest in a string of firings that may violate federal law.
It is the first legal hurdle thrown up to the Trump administration as it seeks to send thousands of migrants to a detention facility on the naval base near Cuba.
At the center of legal challenges against Trump's executive actions is whether he's telling federal agencies to violate a key legal standard established nearly 80 years ago.
The case, filed in federal court in New York City, alleges the Trump administration allowed Musk's team access to the Treasury Department's central payment system in violation of federal law.
Frazier in his final words criticized Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for not returning him to serve out a previous life sentence in her state, which doesn't have the death penalty.
On Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, the federal 11th Circuit Court of Appeals heard the case of Anna Lange, a sergeant with the Houston County Sheriff’s Office in Middle Georgia.
As the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement nationally, Sheriff’s offices in Georgia are slowly doing the same as mandated by a state law passed last year.
Officials involved in Jan. 6 prosecutions say the Trump administration isn't protecting them from threats. "We don't think they'll care — unless and until one of us gets killed," an official told NPR.
The federal lawsuit accuses those jurisdictions of "making it more difficult for, and deliberately impeding, federal immigration officers' ability to carry out their responsibilities."
How the legal precedent of sovereign immunity could change the way housing authorities in Georgia are held responsible in cases where tenants allege harm.
In 2021, revelations about sexual misconduct and racism roiled the NWSL and sparked investigations. Now, the women's soccer league will set aside $5 million for victims and implement other reforms.
The ruling by a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Houston further complicates how and when Jones' bankruptcy case will be resolved and when the families he defamed will be paid.
President Trump says he would deport American criminals to El Salvador "in a heartbeat" if it were legal. An ACLU attorney tells NPR that such an idea "would be blatantly unconstitutional."
Georgia was the first state with the death penalty to ban the execution of intellectually disabled defendants. But since, Georgia has at times found itself back under public glare.
