Posted on · A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday ordered the immediate release from detention of a 9-year-old Brazilian boy who was separated from his mother at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Posted on · Paul Manafort had a long career as a Washington wheeler-dealer before Donald Trump hired him to run his campaign in 2016. Now, he is heading to jail.
Posted on · A federal judge has ruled that Texas violated the federal National Voter Registration Act. The fix he orders could introduce the state's first online voter registration system
Posted on · A federal judge in New York ruled Tuesday that President Trump's decision to end protection of young immigrants from deportation was "arbitrary and capricious."
Posted on · Houston immigration law experts explain the uncertainty ahead for those affected by the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Posted on · U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted a request by California and other states, and ordered the administration to continue the program that protects young immigrants from deportation.
Posted on · The ruling came in lawsuits brought by two California counties
Posted on · A judge in Washington, D.C., has issued a temporary injunction to prevent President Trump' prohibition on transgender members of the military from being enforced for the foreseeable future.
Posted on · President Trump's third executive order restricting travel from some countries to the U.S. was to go into effect on Wednesday. Like two previous efforts, it was swiftly challenged in several courts
Posted on · Federal judge says U.S. attorney general cannot withhold grant money from cities over so-called sanctuary cities status.
Posted on · Trump's order to defund sanctuary cities has been blocked
Posted on · Irving, Texas, oil giant Exxon Mobil must hand over internal documents about global warming to the Massachusetts attorney general, a federal judge ruled earlier this month.
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. On this edition we discuss the […]
Posted on · We all have little tricks to make our lives in Houston easier. Maybe yours include avoiding crowds by shopping for groceries during a Texans game. Or maybe you know a special shortcut around traffic. On this edition of Houston Matters, we invite you to share your Houston life hacks and we hear some suggestions from […]
Posted on · Lawyers returned to court to force Texas officials to live up to an order by a federal judge, which would make it easier for people without a formal ID to vote in the November presidential election.