(Subscription required) U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts ruled that ICE failed to justify policies allowing arrests at immigration courthouses and waiving limits on short-term detention, finding both arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act. 

More than 100 retired California judges donned their robes and renewed their lifetime oaths of office to affirm the vital importance of an independent judiciary and the rule of law in honor of America's 250th celebration.

Attorney General Rob Bonta declared victory against President Donald Trump on Wednesday in a battle over an executive order that demanded states implement voter ID requirements and prohibited any ballot counting after Election Day. States, not the federal government, have made those rules, provided they met standards set by Congress.

Hawaii cannot require gun owners to get permission to carry on private property, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, finding the state’s so-called “vampire rule” violated the Second Amendment. In a 6-3 opinion, the high court held the state law burdens the ability to carry a firearm for self-defense by prohibiting firearms on private property without the express and affirmative consent of the property owner.