Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. threatened the Department of Homeland Security with legal action, after department Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas denied Kennedy's fifth request ...

After a federal judge in April found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for ignoring an order to turn Alien Enemies Act (AEA) deportation flights around, two circuit ...

Various code sections give the IRS discretion to reduce or eliminate a tax liability for equity or hardship reasons. If the IRS fails to reduce a liability, the taxpayer can ask a court to mandate a ...

While it upheld the crux of a right-wing district judge’s ruling on a major Affordable Care Act case Friday, a panel of judges on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals accused that district judge of ...

N.R. v. M.P. is a recent, significant case in Connecticut family law that highlights the challenges inherent in attempting to overturn custody decisions based on an abuse of discretion standard. This ...

The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s indictment of Reverend Evan R. Bunch on felony charges after he disrupted a public meeting was blasted as prosecutorial overreach in the Today in Ohio podcast ...

The IRS did not abuse its discretion in sustaining a taxpayer’s proposed levy for a tax liability the taxpayer had not properly challenged, the Tax Court held. Facts: Elizabeth White filed a ...

Thomas R. Newman and Steven J. Ahmuty, Jr. Thomas R. Newman and Steven J. Ahmuty Jr. Before addressing this month’s topic, we want to note that 2025 will mark the 50th anniversary of Tom Newman taking ...

Trial judges often invoke a familiar line when pressed for the reasoning behind a close call: “That’s within my discretion.” In theory, judicial discretion is a narrow tool for resolving issues where ...