A federal judge has issued a partial block of a provision in President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending cuts bill that sought to defund Planned Parenthood.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers said that if he is ordered released from criminal custody, the Salvadoran man would be detained by the Department of Homeland Security and removal proceedings would begin.

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Tennessee to delay releasing him from jail while he awaits trial on human smuggling charges.

A judge could dismiss state criminal charges against more than 100 people Tuesday because they can’t afford to hire their own lawyers and the courts have been unable to appoint one for them because of an ongoing work stoppage over low wages.

A U.S. judge in Texas rejected a request for $46 million in legal fees for lawyers who defended IBM in a billion-dollar contract battle, awarding them $29 million instead after criticizing some of their hourly rates and staffing choices.

Memphis basketball player Sincere Parker appeared in court Monday after being charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

Anthony Caruso is charged with second-degree murder in the death of his mother, whose body was found in a dumpster at his apartment building, police say.

Judge Amy Sekany said their was a “very, very real possibility” jurors would acquit Shawn Moayer, but the actual jury apparently disagreed.