Politics Today News Federal Appeals Courts Emerge As Crucial For Trump In Voting Cases

Federal appeals court rejects Trump’s ‘meritless’ case against CNN

The 2022 lawsuit objected to CNN’s use of the phrase “the big lie” in reference to the president’s lies about the 2020 election being “stolen.” ... Read More

Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. Read More

Appeals court refuses to block full SNAP payments

A federal appeals court late Sunday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to halt an order requiring full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments during the government ... Read More

Appeals panel revives path to Trump dismissing criminal conviction

A path to dismissing President Trump’s hush money criminal conviction was reopened Thursday after an appeals panel revived his bid to move the case to federal court. Trump wants to move the ... Read More

Trump administration cannot withhold $4 billion in SNAP benefits, appeals court rules

The ruling by the 1st Circuit will have no immediate impact because of a temporary hold by Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Read More

Senate confirms Trump's pick to join liberal-majority US appeals court

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Donald Trump's first and only nominee to the Boston-based federal appeals court, which until now had been largely composed of judges appointed by ... Read More