The Latest Breaking News from US District Court

The public has been hearing from a lot of federal judges over the past year, much more than normal. That’s because many of them are concerned about the Trump administration’s commitment to the rule of law.

An appointee of George W. Bush wrote that Trump’s committed “sanctionable conduct” by filing the suit.

‘In the court's view, the irreparable harm to separating a nursing mother and her child is self-evident,’ judge says

Exclusive details: The suspect’s roommate told The Independent he was still in shock, saying of alleged bank robber Christopher Borchardt, ‘Dog, what was you thinking?’

A former Georgia sheriff's deputy has been sentenced to federal prison in the beating three years ago of a Black jail detainee who was punched repeatedly by guards who rushed into his cell

Exclusive details: An Airbnb spokesperson told The Independent that the host in question has been banned from the site in the aftermath of the allegations

A battle between the Trump administration and federal courts over the deportation of more than 100 immigrants to a prison in El Salvador intensified on April 16, 2025. U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg released an opinion saying that he had “probable cause” to hold members of the administration in…

Exclusive: An Ohio 8th-grader’s father is suing after he was asked not to wear a ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ T-shirt to school, then got detention for ignoring the request

US District Court Judge Theodore Chuang ordered that Musk and DOGE partially restore the agency