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Jason Eaton appears in court during his trial in Burlington, Vermont, September 21, 2026. (Paul Heintz/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)
September 22, 2026, 6:11 am
US jury convicts man who shot 3 Palestinians and later claimed Mossad guidance in insanity bid
Jason Eaton was aware of his actions when he fired at students in Vermont in Nov. 2023, court rules; they were dressed ‘like terrorists,’ he told his lawyers, citing Gaza hostages
By Michael R. Sisak and AMANDA SWINHART
Anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian US activist Mahmoud Khalil, center right, listens as other people speak during a news conference in New York, July 14, 2026. (Seth Wenig/AP)
July 14, 2026, 11:31 pm
Anti-Israel US activist Mahmoud Khalil files lawsuit alleging ‘conspiracy’ against him
Khalil claims pro-Israel groups plotted with Trump administration to prosecute him and pro-Palestinian activists to shield Jewish state from criticism
By JTA and ToI Staff
US students work under Ten Commandments and Bill of Rights posters on display in a classroom at Lehman High School in Kyle, Texas on October 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
April 22, 2026, 9:18 am
Texas can require Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms, US court rules
American conservatives laud victory for ‘moral values’ as ruling signals boost to similar legislation in other red states; law’s challengers plan to take case to Supreme Court
By Agencies
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children, February 18, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
March 25, 2026, 10:20 am
Meta ordered to pay $375 million in US trial over child exploitation, user safety
Parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp facing wave of lawsuits over how its social media platforms affect young people’s mental health; plans to appeal
By Diana Novak Jones
Alon Alexander, 37, right, and his twin brother, Oren, left, attend their bond hearing at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on December 13, 2024, in Miami, Florida. (POOL / Getty Images via AFP)
March 10, 2026, 4:51 pm
Israeli-American brothers guilty of luxury real estate sex-trafficking scheme, rape in US
Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander convicted in Manhattan federal court, will appeal; more than 60 women accused trio of drugging and assaulting them
By Michael R. Sisak and Larry Neumeister
Anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian US activist Mahmoud Khalil carries a Palestinian flag during a rally celebrating his return from immigration detention, June 22, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
October 1, 2025, 6:17 am
US judge rules Trump administration’s arrests of pro-Palestinian students were illegal
Court says non-citizens lawfully in the US have the same constitutional free speech rights as citizens; government official rejects ruling as ‘smearing, demonizing’ law enforcement
By Michael Casey
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the suspect who allegedly attacked pro-Israel activists in Boulder, Colorado on June 1, 2025. (Screen capture/X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 4, 2025, 3:03 am
US court says family of Boulder attacker who firebombed hostage rally can be deported
Decision overturns lower court’s ruling against expulsion of wife and 5 kids of Egyptian Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who were staying in the country illegally
By Grace Gilson
Israeli soldiers walking next to buildings destroyed by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, November 21, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 6, 2025, 8:20 pm
US judge rules crypto lawsuit seeking billions for Oct. 7 victims can move forward
Federal court rules in favor of American victims of Hamas attack, who allege Binance trading platform helped facilitate terror group’s atrocities
By Luke Tress
In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on September 11, 2024, a warship of the Russian Northern Fleet forces fires missiles while searching for submarines of a simulated enemy and practice the use of anti-submarine weapons in the Barents Sea during a large scale naval exercise as the Ocean-2024 drills. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
September 11, 2024, 5:23 pm
Israeli pleads guilty to shipping US-made avionics to Russia, violating sanctions
US Justice Department says Gal Haimovich sent aircraft tech, some of it with missile applications, worth $2 million to Russian customers, violating export controls amid Ukraine war
By ToI Staff
Anti-Israel protesters chant holding signs at a rally in front of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 28, 2024. (Joseph Prezioso/ AFP/ File)
August 8, 2024, 11:07 pm
Judge dismisses antisemitism lawsuit against MIT, says Jewish students were kept safe
Plaintiffs say they will continue to ‘hold bad actors responsible’ on US campuses after judge finds MIT took steps against protests that posed a threat to Jewish students
By AP and ToI Staff
People gather to protest the banning of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace at Columbia University on November 20, 2023, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images via AFP)
July 19, 2024, 5:49 pm
Virginia orders SJP umbrella group to release Hamas-funding docs
American Muslims for Palestine is accused of funding Hamas in US state; relatives of Oct. 7 victims file lawsuit against organization for legitimizing and promoting the terrorists
By Matt Lebovic
Rescued hostage Almog Meir Jan raises his hands in celebration as he is escorted from an IDF helicopter on arrival at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, June 8, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 10, 2024, 8:56 pm
Rescued hostage sues US nonprofit with ties to Gaza journalist who held him captive
Almog Meir Jan takes Palestine Chronicle and its tax-exempt benefactor, People Media Project, to court for giving Abdallah Aljamal platform to ‘disseminate Hamas propaganda’
By ToI Staff
Harvey Weinstein appears at Manhattan criminal court for a preliminary hearing on May 1, 2024 in New York. (David Dee Delgado/Pool Photo via AP)
May 2, 2024, 12:48 am
Harvey Weinstein to be retried in New York after rape conviction invalidated
Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announces move in court, with judge saying retrial won’t start before September
By Brendan Pierson and Jack Queen
Posters of Israeli hostages in New York City's Union Square subway station, October 16, 2023. (Luke Tress/ JTA)
November 28, 2023, 10:24 am
2 US women indicted for assaulting woman who filmed them removing Gaza hostage fliers
Mehwish Omer and Stephanie Gonzalez charged with hate crimes after ripping off passerby’s Star of David necklace in NYC’s Upper West Side on Nov. 9
By Luke Tress
Former President Donald Trump pauses before ending his remarks at a rally in Summerville, S.C., Sept. 25, 2023. (AP/Artie Walker Jr., File)
September 27, 2023, 2:54 am
Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire
US ex-president and his company deceived banks and others by massively overvaluing assets, exaggerating net worth to make deals, secure loans, says NY judge
By Michael R. Sisak
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