Alina Habba, who is also counselor to the president, was appointed to the position by Trump in March and was awaiting Senate confirmation.

Lawfully present non-citizens in the United States likely have the same First Amendment rights as US citizens, a federal judge said Thursday, even in cases of speech some feel has a repugnant political message.

A federal judge is seeking more information before he decides on the Trump administration’s request to release Epstein grand jury testimony. While Judge Richard Berman intends to rule quickly, he indicated in a Tuesday order that the government needs to supply more legal arguments and clarification on what transcripts should be unsealed before he can proceed.

In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen called the executive order an unconstitutional infringement on free speech.

The Trump administration said a New Jersey federal judge has made an "unprecedented" intrusion into the activist's deportation proceedings.

Earlier this month, her attorneys said the court was rushing the process that could determine whether or not the government could seek capital punishment in the case. The government opposed that extension.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Virgin Islands announced on Tuesday that Kai James, 37, of St. Croix, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for his role in a sprawling drug trafficking organization that smuggled cocaine and marijuana through the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport and into the Golden Grove Correctional Facility.

A federal judge heard in court on Monday arguments for why she should side with Harvard University or the Trump administration over cuts to federal funding. Here's what happened.