Houston must allocate millions more for drainage fund, appeals court rules

Houston Mayor John Whitmire says the city, already facing a budget crunch, will appeal Tuesday's decision, which was the latest development in a years-long legal battle over the implementation of a ... Read More

California Supreme Court to hear appeal seeking to overturn new rooftop solar rules

Environmental groups say the California Public Utilities Commission made the wrong call on its NEM 3 decision. Read More

Court rules against God’s Storehouse in appeal

The United States ... according to court documents. The appeals court upheld a judge’s earlier decision that the bank records could be made available to the IRS. For more local news, click ... Read More

2021 winter lawsuits can move forward, appeals court rules

Wednesday, a Harris County Appeals Court ruled that lawsuits against the power companies can move forward despite a ruling last year from the Texas Supreme Court, that ERCOT, the grid manager ... Read More

FPL asks Florida Supreme Court to 'expedite' rate appeal

FPL said the outcome of the appeal also could affect plans to seek approval in 2025 for revised rates. "A final determination by this court regarding the supplemental final order prior to FPL's ... Read More

US court rules against use of AI in judicial defense

A judge in the US state of Washington ruled against the use of artificial intelligence ... The move is considered "unprecedented" in US criminal courts and stemmed from a case where the defense ... Read More

Political News

Student protesters demand a divestment in funding from businesses they say are profiting from Israel's war in Gaza. ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze breaks down the economics. Read More

US appeals court bars Biden's debt relief for students defrauded by colleges

An Education Department spokesperson in a statement late Thursday said it was reviewing the ruling, saying the Higher ... United States Department of Education, et al, 5th U.S. Circuit Court of ... Read More

Appeals court rules on former Chester County sheriff’s request to overturn 2021 conviction

A federal appeals court last week upheld the 2021 convictions and 46-month sentence against former Chester ... known in court documents and the public as “Big A,” of conspiracy to commit ... Read More

US appeals court keeps Texas migrant arrest law on hold

Controversial law that allows police to arrest migrants they suspect of unathorized entry caught in whirlwind legal battle A controversial Texas law that would criminalize unauthorized entry into ... Read More

Entertainment News

The aircraft carrying the Grammy winner and others landed at Van Nuys Airport. Courtroom testimony from an assistant director in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin is ... Read More

Court rules against God’s Storehouse in appeal

The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied the thrift shop’s attempt to block the IRS from accessing its bank records. The Topeka thrift store was founded by Pennie Kloos ... Read More