A district judge's granting of two separate temporary restraining orders has complicated the legal maneuvering.

During an interview on CNBC Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blamed the Democrats for a lack of movement on reopening the federal government, claiming that they were waiting to move until after the “No Kings Day” rally planned for October 18 opposing the administration’s authoritarian tilt.

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Santa Clara County leads the state in seeking gun-violence restraining orders, and advocates say law enforcement has only scratched the surface of their potential.

A U.S. district judge has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the mass layoff of federal workers during the government shutdown.

A federal judge in Oregon has extended temporary restraining orders that block the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland. Meanwhile, federal agents in Chicago used tear gas to disperse a crowd after a car chase ended in a crash.

The temporary restraining order in Portland is part of a broader lawsuit the city ... “there are layers and layers” they can turn to before federalized troops. For example, neither the Oregon State Police nor local law enforcement in neighboring ...

While there are temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, orders of protection and injunctions against harassment are the type of restraining order the average person is the most likel

Denise Richards’ recent court case highlights how California’s restraining order laws protect victims of abuse. Learn how judges decide these cases, what evidence counts, and when temporary orders become permanent under family law.

"Such conduct, by any measure, is wholly inconsistent with the moral and spiritual discipline expected of a religious head and erodes the dignity attached to his office,” the court said.

States have wrestled for years with how best to include private schools and homeschooled students in athletics.