Courts

Lawsuit: Customs must hand over travel ban documents
Minnesota's office of the American Civil Liberties Union has joined a lawsuit seeking the release of documents on the implementation of President Trump's bans on travel from Muslim-majority countries.
A federal appeals court in Chicago on Tuesday ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act also protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination, the first time a federal appellate court has come to that conclusion.
Fact check: Republicans thwarted high court picks, too
Partisanship has denied a Supreme Court seat to a number of nominees, most recently former President Barack Obama's choice for the court last year.
The Senate could go 'nuclear' this week. What does that mean?
A potentially historic and consequential week lies ahead in the United States Senate, where Republicans stand ready to invoke the "nuclear option" to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
Environmental lawsuits pile up as PolyMet mine crawls forward
Three lawsuits have been filed in the past week alone, challenging recent federal decisions advancing what would be the state's first ever copper-nickel mine.
Top Senate Dem opposes Supreme Court pick, vows filibuster
"I have concluded that I cannot support Neil Gorsuch's nomination," New York Sen. Chuck Schumer said. "My vote will be no and I urge my colleagues to do the same."
Supreme Court nominee unscathed facing last day of hearings
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch enters the third day of his nomination hearings largely unscathed by Democratic attacks, as Republicans confidently predict he will win confirmation.
Live blog: High court nominee faces daylong questioning in Senate
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch faces hours of questioning from senators as frustrated Democrats are determined to press him on everything from abortion and guns to his independence from President Trump.
Senate hearings get underway on Trump Supreme Court pick
Thirteen months after Antonin Scalia's death created a vacancy on the Supreme Court, hearings get underway on President Trump's nominee to replace him.
U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson said nothing was unclear about his order and the government can't ask for a distinction that officials failed to make in earlier briefs and arguments, according to online court records.