A group of five labor unions had argued that President Trump's effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce were illegal.

The suit was the broadest legal challenge brought against the administration over its moves to dismiss both probationary ...

The decision clears a roadblock for the new administration as it attempts sweeping changes to downsize the federal government ...

The justices unanimously ruled that the plaintiffs had not established a connection to the United States required by the ...

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington has allowed President Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward.

The U.S. Justice Department has determined that multiple layers of removal restrictions shielding administrative law judges are unconstitutional and will no longer defend them in court, top officials ...

The Justice Department said a law protecting the officials from arbitrary removal is an unconstitutional intrusion on ...

Acting U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin opened inquiries into Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Calif. Rep. Robert ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed a former clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas to argue in a case involving the application of the federal laws governing post-conviction relief for federal ...

Lambda Legal and other groups file a federal lawsuit against Trump’s executive orders attacking diversity, inclusion, and transgender rights. Learn more about the legal battle and its impact.

The US Supreme Court appointed Kirkland & Ellis partner Kasdin Mitchell to argue a technical criminal matter, after the federal government said it agreed with the defendant’s argument.