Legal

Federal Investigators Stop Shipment of Nearly Two Pounds of Fentanyl; Charlotte Man Receives Prison Term

A North Carolina man will spend the next two years behind bars for attempting to receive a package containing nearly 2 pounds of fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.

2026-09-22

Report: Trump Admin Proposing $5 Billion to Rebuild Gulf Energy Sites

“Some Middle East officials said the initiative appeared to be Washington’s attempt to cast the Strait of Hormuz as a less consequential energy route and show the U.S. and its allies as united in conf...

2026-09-22

UN rapporteur urges adoption of a binding treaty on Russian transnational repression

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation on Monday presented a report to the Human Rights Council, stating that Russian security services have assassinated ...

2026-09-22

Advocates say planned Colorado ICE facility violates environmental laws

The Department of Homeland Security intends to build a new immigrant detention facility to house more than 1,200 individuals in rural Hudson, Colorado.

2026-09-22

The Shadow Docket Isn’t The Exception Anymore — See Also

'The Law Is On Our Side Across The Board':Ted Boutrous would know, he helped build it.After A Run Of Defections, Weil Is Reportedly Thinking About A Merger:That is one way the accelerate the firm's gr...

2026-09-21

Three Metro East Men Admit Downtown St. Louis Carjacking

A sentencing memorandum says the men planned on taking the stolen vehicle to a “chop shop” to be sold for parts.

2026-09-22

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Interstate Handgun Sales Ban

“We reject the Second Circuit’s approach. … Broad similarities between historical precedents and modern regulations are insufficient at Bruen Step 2.” The Fifth Circuit just killed a federal ban on di...

2026-09-22

Eighth Circuit revives GOP-gerrymandered Missouri map for third visit to Supreme Court

While reinstating the GOP-favored map, the appeals court issued a weeklong stay for appellate review.

2026-09-21

Maryland Man Sentenced for Role in Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy HSTF Case

Baltimore, Maryland– A Maryland man is headed to federal prison for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox sentenced Adrian Jackson, 42, of Owings Mills, toda...

2026-09-22

Appeals Court Orders Missouri to Use New Congressional Map

Yes, the defendants will run back to SCOTUS. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Missouri to use the 2025 Congressional map in the November elections, not the 2022 map. Missouri already held i...

2026-09-21

ICE denies violating court order barring warrantless arrests in Oregon

The plaintiffs accused federal officials of enacting an “arrest first, ask later” policy.

2026-09-21

Former Corrections Officer Faces New Drug and Gun Charges After Five-Year Federal Prison Stint

Mark Edward Jeffery, a former Georgia Department of Corrections officer convicted of smuggling methamphetamine into state prison, appeared in federal court today following his arrest on new drug traff...

2026-09-22

New Boston Woman Was Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison in $4.6 Million Child Modeling Fraud Scheme

2026-09-22

Mexican gangster sentenced for yet again illegally reentering United States

A 36-year-old citizen of Mexico has been ordered to federal prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after multiple prior removals

2026-09-22

Former Government Official Sentenced in Bribery Conspiracy

Greenbelt, Maryland– A former General Services Administration (GSA) contracting officer’s representative received a federal-prison term, today, for his role in agreeing to accept bribes from construct...

2026-09-22

Veteran Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Navy Out of More Than $9 Million Via Bid Rigging and False Billing

A Navy veteran was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison for defrauding the Navy out of more than $9 million through a fraudulent bid-rigging and contract steering scheme that involved paying...

2026-09-22

Haitian National Pleads Guilty to Illegally Voting in 2024 General Election

A Haitian national who falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen to register to vote and then cast a ballot in the 2024 General Election pleaded guilty in federal court.

2026-09-22

Chicagoland Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor

A federal jury in the Northern District of Indiana convicted Anthony Mayers, 36, of Gary, Indiana, of four counts of trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion and other related charges.

2026-09-22

Charlotte Man Pleads Guilty to Operating a Drone in Prohibited Area Near Charlotte Douglas International Airport

2026-09-22

Kyle Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Abusive Sexual Contact in the Pine Ridge Reservation

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Kyle, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact.  The sentencing took place on...

2026-09-22