A federal judge in Maryland threw out a challenge on Dec. 6 to the U.S. Naval Academy’s policy of considering race in admissions. The new decision came after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2023 that Harvard College’s use … Continue reading Federal judge tosses challenge to use of race in admissions at US Naval Academy
The U.S. Supreme Court considered this week whether state and federal law permit a bankruptcy trustee to take back a payment made to the IRS that may have been fraudulent. A bankruptcy trustee is appointed by a court to administer … Continue reading Supreme Court considers whether IRS has to return payment made by insolvent company
The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 3 grappled a second time in three years with whether foreigners should have access to U.S. courts in lawsuits over assets seized during the Holocaust. Justices seemed largely sympathetic to Hungary’s arguments during the … Continue reading Supreme Court struggles with lawsuit over stolen Holocaust assets
The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 2 heard the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defend its decision to turn down two companies’ request to market flavored vaping products. The appeal arises out of a court ruling made during the … Continue reading Supreme Court wrestles with federal regulation of flavored vapes
A second Democrat-appointed federal judge has rescinded a decision to create a new judicial vacancy in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory. The move by U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn of North Carolina was made as time is … Continue reading Second US judge reverses decision to create judicial vacancy after Trump’s victory
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 25 turned away a gun store’s claim that a town’s denial of permission to open a gun range violated the Second Amendment. The decision came in the form of an unsigned order in the … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear 2nd Amendment challenge to township’s gun range refusal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 25 declined to take up the appeal of a Texas woman whose home was damaged during a SWAT raid. The decision came in the form of an unsigned order in Baker v. McKinney, Texas. … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear case of woman’s home damaged in SWAT raid
The Supreme Court on Nov. 22 agreed to hear an appeal by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of a circuit court ruling that struck down an $8-billion-a-year broadband subsidy. The top court’s new decision in FCC v. Consumers’ Research came … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear challenge to broadband subsidy
The Supreme Court on Nov. 22 scheduled oral argument for March 4, 2025, in U.S. gun companies’ appeal in Mexico’s ongoing $10 billion lawsuit against the firearms businesses. In the legal action, Mexico is seeking $10 billion from U.S. gun … Continue reading Supreme Court will hear Mexico’s lawsuit against US gun makers in March
The Supreme Court threw out on Nov. 22 Facebook’s attempt to shut down a shareholder lawsuit over a major data privacy breach. The ruling leaves in place a decision last year by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth … Continue reading Supreme Court dismisses Facebook move to toss data privacy breach lawsuit
Colorado has agreed to pay $1.5 million in lawyers’ fees to a Christian website designer after she won her case over a state anti-discrimination law at the U.S. Supreme Court. The payment agreement dated Nov. 19 comes after the U.S. … Continue reading Colorado to pay $1.5 Million to Christian web designer after losing Supreme Court case
Nebraska is suing electric truck makers, alleging they are illegally colluding to limit the availability of semi-trucks with conventional internal combustion engines in favor of electric models. The legal complaint in State of Nebraska v. Daimler Truck North America was … Continue reading Nebraska sues truck makers over alleged collusion in electric vehicle market
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Nov. 18 to take up an appeal from a South Carolina agency arising out of a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. The 17 states suing Google claim that the company’s online display ad business … Continue reading Supreme Court sides with Google in antitrust subpoena stemming from multistate lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 18 declined to take up a challenge to Alaska’s campaign disclosure law that state voters approved in 2020. Donors and independent expenditure groups contesting the law argued its requirements were burdensome and unconstitutional. The … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Alaska campaign finance rules
The Supreme Court seemed unmoved by an alleged Genovese crime family associate’s argument that his conviction for attempted murder does not count as a crime of violence because no physical force was used. The justices heard during oral argument on Nov. 12 in the case of Salvatore “Fat Sal” Delligatti, who is challenging a conviction that added five years to his prison sentence. Two years ago, the court made it more difficult for prosecutors to pursue enhanced prison sentences for a “crime of violence.” In June 2022, the Supreme Court voted 7–2 to curb a federal law that mandates significantly enhanced penalties … Continue reading Supreme Court hears appeal of alleged mobster in attempted murder case
Supreme Court justices seemed to struggle with Nvidia’s argument on Nov. 13 that shareholders’ securities fraud lawsuit claiming that the company downplayed its reliance on the volatile cryptocurrency sector should be dismissed. Investors sued the Silicon Valley artificial intelligence chipmaker, … Continue reading Supreme Court grapples with fraud claim against Nvidia
The Supreme Court declined on Nov. 12 to take up a challenge to New York’s rent control law, which grants a building’s tenants veto power over condominium conversions. The decision came in the form of an unsigned order regarding the … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to New York rent control law
Sen. Bernie Sanders threw cold water on the prospect of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, 70, stepping down so that President Joe Biden can nominate a younger replacement before he leaves office. In making the statement on NBC’s “Meet the … Continue reading Sen. Bernie Sanders doesn’t support push for Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor to resign
The Supreme Court on Nov. 12 turned away former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’s request to transfer his election interference case from a Georgia state court to federal court. The justices issued the court’s new unsigned order … Continue reading Supreme Court denies Mark Meadows’s request in 2020 election interference prosecution
A federal judge kept alive a lawsuit accusing the federal government of encouraging social media platforms to censor users’ views. The judge ruled that the two states that filed the lawsuit can continue their discovery, a pretrial phase that allows … Continue reading Federal judge gives states in censorship lawsuit against US government chance to make case