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Today — 19 December 2025Main stream

Trump Administration to Appeal Harvard Funding Case

19 December 2025 at 13:19
Facing a deadline to appeal, the Justice Department told the courts late Thursday that it would try to overturn a judge’s ruling in favor of Harvard.

© Sophie Park for The New York Times

The Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass.

Takeaways From the Trial of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan

19 December 2025 at 11:05
The Milwaukee judge was charged with obstructing federal immigration agents, who were trying to arrest a man who had appeared before her on a battery charge.

© Sara Stathas/Reuters

Judge Hannah C. Dugan, right, outside the federal courthouse in Milwaukee earlier this week.

Judge Convicted of Obstructing Agents as They Sought Undocumented Immigrant

19 December 2025 at 10:54
The Wisconsin state judge, Hannah C. Dugan, was accused of ushering a man to a side door as federal agents waited outside a courtroom.

© Sara Stathas/Reuters

Judge Hannah C. Dugan entered court on the first day of her federal trial.

Atlantic City’s Mayor Is Found Not Guilty of Assaulting His Daughter

19 December 2025 at 02:51
A jury on Thursday acquitted Marty Small Sr. of all four crimes he was charged with, including aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of his teenage daughter.

© Melissa Lyttle for The New York Times

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, Dr. La’Quetta Small, the superintendent of the city’s schools, arrive at the Atlantic County courthouse for closing arguments in his abuse trial.
Yesterday — 18 December 2025Main stream

ICE Must Allow Lawmakers to Inspect Detention Centers, Judge Rules

18 December 2025 at 08:13
Judge Jia M. Cobb wrote that two policies announced in June appeared to unlawfully bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits at immigration detention facilities.

© Victor J. Blue for The New York Times

Federal agents outside Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark in June. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has curbed access to its detention centers and required seven days’ notice for lawmakers seeking entry.

How the Rhinelander Trial Scandalized the Jazz Age

17 December 2025 at 18:00
Rhinelander v. Rhinelander was one of the most scandalous trials of the Jazz Age. 100 years later, it reads as a tragedy about the country’s original sin.

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Alice Rhinelander, center, with her sisters in the courtroom during the annulment trial.

Appeals Court Allows National Guard to Remain in D.C., for Now

18 December 2025 at 00:15
A three-judge panel voted unanimously to allow troops to stay in the capital for the duration of the appeal, citing the city’s unique legal status.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

National Guard troops in Washington in August. A lower court judge had ordered that the troops be removed from the city, but the appeals court previously stayed the ruling while it considered the matter.
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