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Flood case may be close to the beginning of the end
After nearly a decade of litigation, including two phases of trial and an appeal, a handful of plaintiffs suing the federal government for flooding on their farmland along the Missouri River has been cleared to recover the full measure of damages they are owed.
Federal court sides with Congress in battle for Trump’s bank records
A federal appeals court in New York handed President Donald Trump another legal defeat, ruling Tuesday that Congress can see his banking records for investigations into possible foreign influence in U.S. politics or other misdeeds. A panel of 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges said two banks, Deutsche Bank and Capital One, should comply […]
Federal court: Trump can’t ban critics from Twitter account
President Donald Trump can’t ban critics from his Twitter account, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying the First Amendment calls for more speech, rather than less, on matters of public concern. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld a lower court judge who said Trump violates the Constitution when he blocks […]
Federal court: Trump can’t ban critics from Twitter account
President Donald Trump can’t ban critics from his Twitter account, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying the First Amendment calls for more speech, rather than less, on matters of public concern. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld a lower court judge who said Trump violates the Constitution when he blocks […]
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