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Labour MPs doubt EHRC guidance on court’s biological sex ruling is workable
Labour MPs are blocking an Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance document designed to implement a Supreme Court ruling on biological sex under…
Supreme Court won't revive ex-Trump aide's suit over secret surveillance during Russia investigation
The Supreme Court declined Monday to revive a lawsuit filed by a former Trump campaign aide who was secretly surveilled by the FBI during its investig…
Trump's Lawyers Insist There Is 'No Evidence' of 'Collusion or Fraud' in His 'Settlement With Myself'
President Donald Trump's legal team defended a settlement resolving his lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service by arguing there was "no evidence…
They Were Serving the Longest Federal Sentence of Any 2020 BLM Protester. Then They Vanished in Prison.
Malik Muhammad, serving the longest federal sentence of any protester convicted in the 2020 Black Lives Matter uprising, has been transferred to an un…
Can kids go to prison? A legal expert explains how young people can be tried and sentenced as adults
The juvenile justice system exists as a separate legal framework specifically because neuroscience confirms that adolescent brains remain developmenta…
Today in Supreme Court History: June 14, 1810
Justice Ward Hunt was born on June 14, 1810. Hunt would later serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, bringing his legal expertise to the nation's highest be…
Today in Supreme Court History: June 13, 1977
Justice Tom C. Clark died on this date in 1977, marking the end of a consequential tenure on the Supreme Court that spanned nearly two decades. Clark …
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, The Federalist remains an indispensable guide to understanding the constitutional system and the nation’s enduring independence
The Federalist Papers, the collection of 85 essays published between 1787 and 1788, continue to shape how Americans understand their constitutional sy…
Supreme Court rejects Alabama request to carry out nitrogen gas execution after lower court said method unconstitutional
The Supreme Court declined to intervene in Alabama's effort to execute a death row inmate using nitrogen gas, allowing a lower court's halt of the exe…
Assessing Non-Packing Rationales For Increasing the Size of the Supreme Court
Court expansion proposals have gained traction among Democrats frustrated by the Supreme Court's conservative majority, but proponents offer weak just…
Cultural Difference "Cannot Be Accepted as a Reason to Mitigate" Ethiopian-Born Lawyer's Dishonesty-Related Misconduct
The Washington Supreme Court rejected cultural relativism as a mitigating factor in attorney discipline, ruling that professional ethics standards app…
Supreme Court rejects Alabama request for nitrogen gas execution
The Supreme Court rejected Alabama's request to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith using nitrogen gas, allowing his execution by lethal injection instead. S…
Maryland Court Rules Against Unconstitutional Stop-and-Frisk in Victory for State's Gun Owners
Maryland's highest court handed gun owners a decisive victory by ruling that police cannot stop and frisk citizens based solely on suspicion of firear…
Large Libel Models Ruling in Germany, Allowing Liability Against Google AI
A German court ruled that Google bears legal responsibility for defamatory statements generated by its AI Overviews feature, treating the AI-generated…
Kennedy Center board appeals order to remove Trump's name from building
The Kennedy Center board of trustees filed an appeal Thursday against a federal court order requiring the removal of President Trump's name from the b…
Federal Circuit Stays Enforcement of Ruling Against Trump's Section 122 Tariffs
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has halted enforcement of a lower court ruling that struck down President Trump's Section 122 tariffs, granting a…
The Judicial Misconduct Complaint Against Judge Ryan Nelson: What Happens Next?
# The Judicial Misconduct Complaint Against Judge Ryan Nelson: What Happens Next? A judicial misconduct complaint has been filed against Judge Ryan N…