Judge Rejects Saudis’ Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuit by 9/11 Families

A pair of hijackers got settled in California with help from a man paid by the Saudi government. A federal judge found that might have been part of his official duties.

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Federal Judge Allows Case to Proceed Against Wisconsin Jurist Accused of Obstructing ICE

Judge Hannah C. Dugan was arrested in April and accused of impeding immigration agents who were seeking an undocumented man. A federal judge rejected her claims of immunity.

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Bolsonaro House Arrest Casts Shadow Over Brazil-U.S. Trade Talks

The Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order could complicate efforts to negotiate over President Trump’s punishing tariffs, set to go into effect this week.

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Gabbard’s Attacks on Obama Put the Attorney General in a Tough Spot

The director of national intelligence gave the Justice Department little warning before she demanded an investigation.

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Supreme Court Revives Suit From Victims of Botched F.B.I. Raid

Lower courts ruled in favor of agents who had used a battering ram and a flash-bang grenade in mistakenly raiding the home of an Atlanta couple.

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Trump Fights to Move Appeal of Hush-Money Conviction to Federal Court

The president’s lawyers argued that a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity justified moving an appeal of his conviction in Manhattan to U.S. jurisdiction.

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Wisconsin Judge Accused of Obstructing Federal Agents Pleads Not Guilty

Judge Hannah C. Dugan claimed judicial immunity this week after a federal grand jury indicted her.

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Wisconsin Judge Accused of Obstructing Immigration Agents Seeks Dismissal of Case

Judge Hannah C. Dugan’s lawyers claimed judicial immunity in a court filing on Wednesday, a day after she was indicted by a federal grand jury.

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U.S. Reverses Itself, Saying U.N.’s Gaza Agency Can Be Sued in New York

The Justice Department and the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office told a judge that an immunity law did not apply. A group of Israelis had accused the agency of assisting Hamas.

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Aftershocks of Supreme Court’s Immunity Ruling Echo in New Trump Cases

The real legacy of the case, scholars say, is not its protection of former presidents from prosecution but its expansive understanding of presidential power.

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