In the Courts
Supreme Court Tosses Challenge to Michigan’s Republican-Drawn District Lines
The Supreme Court effectively ended a gerrymandering challenge to Michigan’s Republican-drawn legislative districts Monday, after a three-judge panel ordered the…
Read More »This Agency Is Elizabeth Warren’s Brainchild. The Supreme Court Will Decide If It’s Constitutional
The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear a constitutional challenge to the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection…
Read More »Clinton-Appointed Judge Strikes Down Emergency Funding For Border Wall
A Texas federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s emergency funding for a southern border wall to be unlawful, the…
Read More »Appeals Court Upholds Subpoena For Trump Accounting Records, Teeing Up Supreme Court Fight
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld a subpoena for President Donald Trump’s accounting records Friday, potentially…
Read More »New York Tried Really Hard To Keep A Challenge To Its Gun Rules Out Of The Supreme Court. It Hasn’t Worked
A challenge to New York City’s gun transportation regulations will move forward at the Supreme Court, despite a concerted effort…
Read More »The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Encouraging Illegal Immigration Is Protected Speech
The Supreme Court will decide whether a federal law that criminalizes encouraging or inducing illegal immigration violates the First Amendment’s…
Read More »ACLU Sues To Make Trump Administration Pay Migrant Families Separated At Border
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Thursday, demanding the federal government pay damages to migrant families who…
Read More »Court Backs Trump’s Move To Cancel Net Neutrality, Calling Critics Arguments ‘Unconvincing’
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration acted lawfully when it nixed the net neutrality rules in…
Read More »Federal Judge Wants AOC to Explain In Court Why She Blocks Twitter Critics
A federal judge in New York City ordered Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to give testimony in a lawsuit alleging she…
Read More »Justice Kagan Has A Message For People Worried That The Supreme Court In Becoming Too Partisan
Justice Elena Kagan said concerns about the politicization of the Supreme Court are “overblown” Monday night, pushing back against suggestions…
Read More »President Trump Has Made Real Progress Changing The 9th Circuit
President Donald Trump has made seven appointments to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in what could be the…
Read More »President Trump Is Stacking The 9th Circuit
President Donald Trump named two more appointees for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Friday. With Friday’s announcement, there…
Read More »Appeals Court Revives Anti-Corruption Lawsuit Against Trump’s Businesses
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a plaintiffs coalition can proceed with a lawsuit against President Donald Trump…
Read More »Chief Justice Roberts Switched Sides During Census Deliberations: Report
Chief Justice John Roberts reportedly switched positions during the Supreme Court’s closely-held deliberations over the government’s bid to add a…
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