Luigi Mangione Says He’s a ‘Model Prisoner’ and Shouldn’t Wear Handcuffs in Court
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers asked the judge presiding over his case to allow him not to be handcuffed or wear a bulletproof vest when seated at the counsel table in court during his next appearance. Newsweek reached out to Mangione’s lawyers via email Tuesday for comment. Why It Matters Mangione was taken into police custody at […]
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Biggest Supreme Court Cases To Be Decided This Month
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue rulings in more than 30 cases before the end of June, weighing in on issues such as birthright citizenship and gender and sexuality instruction in schools. Why It Matters The Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has an opportunity to set precedents on various issues of […]
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Trump Tariff Court Setback Lifts Investor Confidence: Live Updates
By Amanda M. Castro is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics, breaking news, consumer topics, and entertainment. She specializes in delivering in-depth news and live blog reporting and has experience covering U.S. presidential debates, awards shows, and more. Amanda joined Newsweek in 2024 […]
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Federal Court Blocks Trump’s Sweeping Global Tariffs
By Sonam Sheth is an Evening Politics Editor at Newsweek who is based in New York. She joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked at Business Insider and CNBC. Sonam has extensive experience covering national security, foreign policy, elections, and stories at the intersection of law and politics. Her work has been cited in The […]
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Abortion Appointments Suddenly Canceled After Missouri Court Ruling
Planned Parenthood clinics in Missouri canceled abortion appointments after the state’s Supreme Court reinstated an abortion ban on Tuesday. Why It Matters The Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling abruptly reversed a temporary restoration of abortion rights in the state that followed voters’ decision to enshrine them into the constitution last year. Reproductive rights remain a critical […]
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New York High Schooler Arrested by ICE at Court
A Venezuelan high school student in New York was detained by federal authorities at an immigration court hearing. Dylan, a student at Ellis Preparatory Academy in the Bronx, was detained on May 21 after attending a routine immigration court hearing regarding his asylum application, Chalkbeat reported. “Dylan Josue Lopez Contreras is an illegal alien from […]
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts Sends New Message to Trump
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts stressed the importance of America’s courts remaining independent in order to “check the excesses” of both Congress and the president, during a judicial fireside chat Wednesday night in his native Buffalo, New York. Newsweek reached out to the White House via email for comment on Wednesday. Why It Matters […]
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Appeals Court Orders ICE To Send Detained Tufts Student to Vermont
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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Alleged School Shooter Colt Gray’s Appearance in Court Has Key Difference
Colt Gray appeared noticeably different as he attended a court hearing virtually on Tuesday, where attorneys discussed the possibility of a plea deal in the case. Gray had long blond hair in his mugshot and at a court appearance in September of last year. At Tuesday’s hearing, he had short brown hair and glasses. Colt […]
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Trump Appointee Blocks GOP Efforts To Overturn NC Supreme Court Election
By Kate Plummer is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on U.S. politics and national affairs, and she is particularly interested in the impact of social policy decisions on people as well as the finances of political campaigns, corruption, foreign policy, democratic processes and more. Prior to joining Newsweek, she covered […]
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