President Trump's administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge ordered on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said the cuts ...

WSJ national political reporter Ken Thomas explains the confusion around the first round of federal layoffs and why another round may be coming. Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images A ...

A Chicago judge signed an order Wednesday prohibiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from making arrests at Cook County courthouses, citing concerns about "fear or obstruction" while ...

In the wake of pressure from officials as well as legal and advocacy groups, Chief Judge Timothy Evans has enacted a general order prohibiting warrantless arrests by immigration agents in or around ...

A federal judge in Oregon on Wednesday extended an emergency order blocking President Donald Trump from immediately deploying some 200 National Guard troops into Portland, delivering a blow, if only ...

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Trump’s efforts to lay off thousands of federal employees amid the government shutdown, for now. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, an appointee of ...

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge ...

A federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to temporarily halt layoffs that were announced Oct. 10 and more that are pending and blamed on the government shutdown. The American ...

A South Milwaukee judge has resigned after being charged with falsely certifying her nomination papers. Prosecutors allege Municipal Judge Kelly Martyka was primarily living in Racine, not South ...

One of Georgia’s most senior judges has been arrested for alleged drunk driving after a fender bender outside a Florida strip club called Wacko’s. Robert “Bert” Guy Jr., 48, resigned as president of ...

President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guardsmen in Chicago was temporarily blocked Thursday, according to multiple outlets, with a district judge finding “no credible evidence” of a ...