A Massachusetts man was indicted on Thursday for allegedly cyberstalking podcaster Katie Miller, who is married to White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller, according to the Justice Department and sources familiar with the matter. The indictment charges John Anthony Proia III, 41, of Waltham, with cyberstalking a “former political advisor and…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will consider whether the Trump administration can detain tens of thousands of immigrants during their removal proceedings without access to bond hearings. At the center of the case, known as Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha, is the administration’s mandatory detention policy, which targets all immigrants in…
Washington — The Justice Department took the unusual step on Wednesday of filing a judicial misconduct complaint against all but one of the federal district judges in Minnesota, after most of them spoke with the New York Times about concerns over the government’s handling of cases during its surge in immigration enforcement earlier this year….
New details are emerging in the case of a former Cornell University student who claims she was allegedly drugged and gang-raped for multiple hours inside a fraternity house in October 2024. The woman — identified only as Jane Doe, who was 20 at the time of the alleged incident — recently filed a civil lawsuit…
Washington — Justice Samuel Alito will no longer participate in a major climate change case involving two large energy companies, according to a letter from the Supreme Court that was sent Monday. The one-line letter signed by Scott Harris, the Supreme Court’s clerk, and sent to the lawyers involved in the dispute states that Alito…
A New Mexico jury on Friday found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the social media platform. It is now up to the judge to determine how much the company would pay, with attorneys representing the state asking for the maximum $5,000 penalty per violation. The two-week trial in Santa Fe centered…
In an emergency request Thursday, the Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to revive its policy of deporting some migrants to places other than their country of origin, a practice that was struck down by a lower court on the grounds that it violates deportees’ due process rights. The Justice Department asked the high court…
Tel Aviv — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to address the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday as his country faces broad condemnation and growing isolation over Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. Netanyahu arrived in New York early Thursday morning and is due to leave just a few…
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton‘s estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer’s nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company. She’s Alive, the entity founded to manage Parton’s estate, had filed the complaint against Seaver and Squadron Augmented Protection Services a day prior. The estate accused Seaver, who was Parton’s head…
HOUSTON — Shanita Terrell believes someone spiked her drink the night she stopped by a Houston bar in 2020. Intoxicated and disoriented, she remembers little of what happened after that. A married mother of two who had recently moved to the city, Terrell did not know the Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy who approached her…
