In the Courts

Florida Judge Blocks Release Of Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Files

A Florida judge on Tuesday blocked a request for grand-jury records from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2006 indictment, saying there’s not a…

7 years ago

First Amendment Challenge To Mandatory Membership, Bar Fees Reaches Supreme Court

Approximately 30 states require lawyers to join a bar association and pay membership fees in order to practice law. Two…

7 years ago

Roberts Urges Judges To Promote Public Confidence, As Divisive Supreme Court Term Looms

Chief Justice John Roberts lamented that misinformation is flourishing online and urged judges to conduct their work in a manner…

7 years ago

Sarah Palin Seeks NYT Advertising Revenue As Libel Lawsuit Heads Toward Trial

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin filed a new complaint in her libel lawsuit against The New York Times, after the…

7 years ago

Quick Decision In McGahn Subpoena Case Will Trap Courts In Political Power Contest, DOJ Warns

The Department of Justice (DOJ) warned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that a swift ruling on…

7 years ago

House Lawyers Say They May Use Mueller Grand Jury Materials In Senate Impeachment Trial

Lawyers for the House Judiciary Committee told a federal appeals court Monday that congressional impeachment managers could use grand jury…

7 years ago

Blue States Will Turn To Supreme Court After Appeals Court Strikes Down Obamacare Mandate

California and a coalition of blue states defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) told a federal judge Friday that they…

7 years ago

Trump Administration Files Statement of Interest Supporting Campus Free Speech

The Justice Department today filed a Statement of Interest in a federal lawsuit in Mississippi, explaining that public colleges cannot…

7 years ago

A 9th Circuit Judge Savaged Congress For Inaction On The Immigration Crisis

Judge Jay Bybee of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals took Congress to task Thursday in an extraordinary opinion…

7 years ago

President Trump Challenges House Subpoena For His Financial Records In The Supreme Court

President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court Thursday to take up a second case involving a subpoena for his accounting…

7 years ago