A Manhattan federal appeals court denied Donald Trump's request to delay paying over $5.8 million to E. Jean Carroll, including interest, following her sexual abuse and defamation trial. The court found Trump was stalling and ordered the payment to proceed.
The US Supreme Court has temporarily stayed a contempt order against journalist Catherine Herridge, who faces $800 daily fines for refusing to reveal sources for her 2017 Fox News stories. The case, stemming from a privacy act lawsuit by Chinese American scientist Yanping Chen, tests journalist-source confidentiality in the absence of a federal shield law.
Investigative journalist Catherine Herridge has filed a petition with the US Supreme Court to avoid daily $800 contempt fines. The fines stem from her refusal to reveal sources for a 2017 story. The Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay, giving the opposing party until July 1 to respond.
A divided federal appeals court ruled that the Pentagon's policy banning transgender troops from military service was illegal. The court's 2-1 decision largely upholds a previous ruling by a US District Judge. The ban remains in effect for now.
Former FCC commissioners and staffers across parties are urging the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to force a vote on repealing the FCC's News Distortion Policy. The bipartisan group filed their petition in November 2025 after Chair Brendan Carr invoked the 1949 rule to pressure ABC over Jimmy Kimmel. Carr, who can alone bring the item to a vote, has refused while using the policy to threaten broadcasters perceived as biased against Trump. The petitioners argue the policy is unconstitutional and has been weaponized, seeking to compel FCC action before midterm elections.
A bipartisan group of former FCC commissioners and staffers is urging the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to force a vote on repealing the FCC's News Distortion Policy, arguing it has been weaponized by Republican Chair Brendan Carr. The petition, filed in November 2025 after Carr invoked the rule to pressure ABC over Jimmy Kimmel, has been blocked from a commission vote by Carr, who opposes repeal. The group seeks a writ of mandamus to compel action, citing concerns about the policy's use to threaten broadcasters perceived as biased against Trump, with midterm elections approaching.
