A federal judge wasted little time Tuesday in laying down the law and trying to establish control at former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial, scolding a defense attorney as she cross-examined the trial's first witness. Full story
A federal judge says the U.S. Justice Department can join a lawsuit challenging a South Carolina jail's policy barring inmates from any reading material other than the Bible. Full story
A federal judge in Minneapolis has sentenced a man to 6 years in prison for defrauding 18 lenders of $80 million. Full story
A federal judge has approved a $680 million settlement between the Agriculture Department and American Indian farmers who say they were denied loans because of discrimination. Full story
The suspect in a January shooting rampage that left six dead and wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others was returned to Arizona on Thursday after undergoing mental exams in Missouri, authorities said. Full story
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a group of Muslim activists and organizations cannot review additional records of FBI inquiries into their activities but berated the government for misleading the court about the existence of the files. Full story
Radio host Michael Smerconish shares his thoughts on the motion to overturn the federal judge’s ruling last summer that struck down California’s voter-approved ban on same sex marriages.
A federal judge in Atlanta on March 24 sentenced Amador Cortes-Meza to 40 years in prison for running a human trafficking network. He was accused of smuggling girls as young as 14 into the United States from Mexico, then forcing them to work as prostitutes. NBC News Investigations spoke with the in
One month after the Arizona shooting, Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg was quoted saying, “How can we put some of these judicial activists on the endangered species list?”
Jonathan Turley, professor of constitutional law at George Washington University, discusses the new legal implications of the health care backlash.
A federal judge in Florida ruled the Obama administration's health care overhaul unconstitutional Monday. Pete Williams joins Chuck and Savannah to discuss the implications of the ruling.
LAKE FOREST, IL - APRIL 26: Defensive tackle Anthony Adams of the Chicago Bears speaks to media during the 2010 Brian Piccolo Award ceremony at Halas Hall on April 26, 2011 in Lake Forest, Illinois. Players participated in the ceremony one day after a federal judge temporarily lifted the 45-day lo
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