A federal judge in Texas on Thursday ruled against a Biden administration program for undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens. Why it matters: The ruling means roughly 500,000 people who lack legal status but are married to a citizen will have a longer process to get a green card.

A federal judge in Illinois has ruled the state's blanket ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional and violates the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.

A federal judge on Friday overturned Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that strictly interpret the Second Amendment right to keep and bear firearms.

Judge Stephen McGlynn for the U.S. District of Southern Illinois determined that the Protect Illinois Communities Act, which outlaws hundreds of firearms and accessories such as bump stocks and high-capacity magazines,