A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was “arbitrary and capricious” and violates U.

Legal experts cite judicial code of conduct violations as the Trump-appointed appeals court judge was spotted at Pennsylvania campaign event despite rules against political activity.

United States District Judge Beryl A. Howell said the Department of Homeland Security’s own statements about its policy and practice reveal an “abandonment of the probable cause standard.”

The Trump administration has fought these cases on multiple fronts. It has argued that the detention policy is lawful and that federal courts lack jurisdiction to review it at all. The government has invoked provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act that it claims strip courts of jurisdiction over certain immigration decisions.

A federal judge in Eugene has extended a temporary restraining order that will require the United States Coast Guard to keep a rescue helicopter in Newport.

A United States federal judge has ruled that the deployment of National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, is “unlawful” and has ordered a permanent block on it. The ruling, issued on Friday, is a major setback for Donald Trump’s move to send troops ...

A federal judge in Washington has relaunched his contempt probe of the Trump administration for failing to turn around two planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March.

Chattanoogans take out your cameras, use the cameras on your phones, use your videos. Why? If you value history and historical buildings, you need to start taking pictures or videos of ... more

Federal judges play a key role in keeping the President of the United States within constitutional limits. Although presidents can issue executive orders to direct government agencies, those orders must still follow the Constitution and laws passed by Congress.