Washington — A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a lawsuit filed by a group of states that challenged the mass firings of thousands of federal probationary workers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit divided 2-1 in finding that the ...

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the United States.

Separate courts have rejected two new attempts to undermine immunity protections granted elected officials or skilled nursing providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.