Texas Man Indicted for Shooting Near VP Motorcade at Washington MonumentMay 29, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted a Texas man on May 29, 2026, for a shooting near the Washington Monument that wounded a teenager and targeted federal officers near the VP motorcade.
Arcadia Mayor Wang Pleads Guilty to Acting as China AgentMay 29, 2026Law and PolicyFormer Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang pleaded guilty May 29 to acting as an illegal agent of China, admitting she used a fake news outlet to spread pro-PRC content.
Greg Lindberg Sentenced to 12 Years for $2 Billion Insurance FraudMay 29, 2026Law and PolicyGreg Lindberg sentenced to 12 years and $1.6 billion restitution for diverting $2 billion from insurance reserves and bribing North Carolina's insurance commissioner.
DOJ Files Second Title VI Lawsuit Against UCLA Over Jewish Student DiscriminationMay 29, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ sued UCLA under Title VI, alleging the university allowed a hostile educational environment for Jewish students during the April 2024 campus encampment.
DOJ Indicts Former Cuban Leader Raúl Castro Over 1996 Civilian ShootdownMay 29, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors unsealed a superseding indictment charging former Cuban President Raúl Castro and five co-defendants with murder over the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown.
Virginia Supreme Court Weighs Whether Redistricting Amendment Was Lawfully EnactedMay 29, 2026Legal NewsVirginia's high court heard arguments April 27 on whether a timing defect voids a voter-approved redistricting amendment that could shift four U.S. House seats.
Supreme Court Takes Up Trump’s Bid to Remove Fed Governor CookMay 29, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court will hear arguments next month on Trump's bid to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, putting the Fed's independence at direct legal risk.
Supreme Court DIGs Hamm v. Smith, Leaving Capital Habeas Law UnresolvedMay 29, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court dismissed Hamm v. Smith as improvidently granted on May 21, 2026, leaving AEDPA habeas standards in capital cases unresolved and no precedent set.
Supreme Court Poised to Strip Independent Agencies of Removal ProtectionsMay 29, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court signaled at oral argument in *Trump v. Slaughter* that it is prepared to overrule *Humphrey's Executor v. United States*, the 1935...
Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling Derails 28 Minority Voting Rights LawsuitsMay 29, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's Callais ruling has derailed 28 minority voting rights lawsuits and triggered mid-decade redistricting across the South ahead of the 2026 midterms.