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Yesterday — 29 May 2026Main stream

Where Do E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuits Against President Trump Stand?

29 May 2026 at 10:27
Two monetary judgments against Mr. Trump are winding their way through the legal system, with the Supreme Court likely to be the final word on both.

© Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times

E. Jean Carroll leaves court after closing arguments in her defamation trial against Donald Trump in 2023.

Supreme Court Says Death Row Inmate Can Challenge Exclusion of Black Jurors

29 May 2026 at 03:03
Terry Pitchford was convicted in 2006 for his role in the murder of a shopkeeper by a 12-member jury that included one Black member.

© via Joseph Perkovich

The Supreme Court decision means that Mr. Pitchford, 40, who has served death row for more than 20 years, is entitled to a new trial.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Judge Declines, for Now, to Block Mail-In Voting Changes Ordered by Trump

The ruling allowed the Trump administration to continue to pursue changes that include enlisting the Postal Service in checking voters against a national database.

© Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times

A voter casting a mail-in ballot in June.

Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll, Who Accused Trump of Rape

Ms. Carroll, who prevailed in a civil trial after accusing President Trump of sexual abuse, is the latest target in a Justice Department campaign going after his perceived enemies.

© Dave Sanders for The New York Times

E. Jean Carroll leaving court in Manhattan in 2024. Donald J. Trump later lost an appeal of a $5 million verdict against him in the case.

Court Orders Customs Chief to Address Compliance on Refunding Tariffs

By: Tony Romm
28 May 2026 at 05:46
The surprising demand to appear at a hearing suggested new concern about the Trump administration’s efforts to repay the full $166 billion owed from illegally imposed tariffs.

© Mike Blake/Reuters

Rodney S. Scott, the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has been ordered to appear before the Court of International Trade next month.

Matthew Perry’s Assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison

28 May 2026 at 04:31
Kenneth Iwamasa injected Mr. Perry with the ketamine that killed him. He is the last of five defendants to be sentenced in the case.

© Willy Sanjuan/Invision, via Associated Press

The actor Matthew Perry was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his home in Los Angeles on Oct. 28, 2023. His assistant had injected him with at least three shots of ketamine that day.

After Decades on the Run, a Leftist Militant Is Sentenced in Germany

Daniela Klette, 67, was part of the Red Army Faction, which attacked American and capitalist interests until the 1990s. She was convicted of robberies committed later to finance life as a fugitive.

© Pool photo by Sina Schuldt

Daniela Klette, a member of the Red Army Faction, in court in Verden, Germany, on Wednesday.

Alabama Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Allow New Congressional Map in Redistricting Fight

28 May 2026 at 00:35
Republican leaders in the state have asked the justices to clear the way for a congressional map that a lower court found discriminated against Black voters.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

The Supreme Court justices are familiar with the longstanding fight over Alabama’s congressional district map.

Judge Allows Florida House Map That Could Add 4 Republican Seats

27 May 2026 at 05:09
The plaintiffs had sought a temporary restraining order, arguing that the map violated a state ban on partisan gerrymandering that voters passed in 2010.

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Republican lawmakers, who hold supermajorities in the State House and Senate, passed the new map last month at the urging of Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican.

Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Over Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Migrants

27 May 2026 at 03:22
Florida officials had asked the justices to hear a lawsuit accusing California and Washington of improperly granting licenses to an immigrant accused in a fatal crash.

© Benjamin Fanjoy,/Associated Press

Harjinder Singh being escorted by Lt. Gov. Jay Collins of Florida and members of law enforcement in Stockton, Calif., in August. Mr. Singh is accused of causing a fatal crash in Florida by making an illegal U-turn.

Supreme Court Reverses Ruling in Immigration Judges’ Free Speech Lawsuit

27 May 2026 at 00:49
A group of immigration judges in 2020 challenged work-related restrictions on their public speaking engagements, saying they violated their free speech rights.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

The justices of the Supreme Court said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit had overstepped in its ruling. There were no noted dissents.

Court Rejects Alabama House Map, Calling It Unfair to Black Voters

Alabama is likely to appeal the ruling, which stops an effort to use a new congressional map that would likely cost Democrats a majority-Black district.

© Wes Frazer for The New York Times

People march for voting rights on the famed Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., in May.

Two Men Are Convicted of Spying for China in Britain

8 May 2026 at 21:10
The men were arrested in 2024, accused of surveilling dissidents from Hong Kong in Britain. The case sent a chill through pro-democracy protesters who have fled the territory.
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