By Luc Cohen, Andrew Goudsward and Nate Raymond Oct 28 (Reuters) - A US judge strongly rebuked the Trump administration on Wednesday by rejecting a request by the Justice Department to temporarily block California from counting mail ballots for the midterm elections from more than 20,

The judge who found Donald Trump liable for fraud and ordered the former president to pay $454 million said he will not recuse himself from the case. Trump asked Judge Arthur Engoron to step aside from the case, which is on appeal, alleging he engaged in ...

A judge restored the right to possess a gun to a former Portsmouth police officer convicted in 2016 of killing an 18-year-old outside of a Walmart, after prosecutors mistakenly agreed to his request and attempted to reverse it.

A federal judge ruled on Oct. 29 that the government’s attempt to limit who can qualify for an exception to new Medicaid work requirements was illegal, while upholding other restrictions the government imposed.

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, a longtime federal judge in Manhattan who was overseeing the prosecution of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, died Wednesday morning, according to a court spokesperon. Hellerstein, who was 92, had served on the federal bench since 1998 after being appointed by President Bill Clinton.

Voters will decide on 9 contested judicial races on Nov. 3. Five judges, listed as Republicans, are trying to keep their seats.

Judge warns suit could be dismissed after Trump's team produced "a mere 20" papers already known or "retrieved from the internet."