The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi mail ballot law Monday, ruling that federal election statutes do not bar the state from counting absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive within five business days.The 5-to-4 decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee reversed a ruling from the... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the Trump administration to potentially revive an asylum policy that limited how many migrants could be processed each day at the U.S.-Mexico border, ruling that people stopped on the Mexico side of a port of entry have not yet “arrived in... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 25 that federal courts cannot hear most legal challenges to the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti and Syria, a decision that narrows the path for TPS holders seeking to keep the humanitarian program in place during litigation.The... Read More »
A California appeals court upheld Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles rape and sexual assault conviction Friday, but ordered a new sentencing hearing because the trial judge relied in part on New York convictions that were later overturned.The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal leaves... Read More »
A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday in the arson case against Jonathan Rinderknecht and set an Oct. 19 retrial after jurors deadlocked over whether prosecutors proved he started a New Year’s fire that later became the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles.U.S. District Judge Anne Hwang ordered Rinderknecht held... Read More »
The Ohio Supreme Court declined to hear Mackenzie Shirilla’s latest appeal Tuesday, leaving in place a ruling that barred her postconviction challenge because it was filed one day late.A brief entry from the state’s high court said the justices declined to accept jurisdiction in State of Ohio v. Mackenzie Shirilla... Read More »
A federal judge in Boston permanently blocked most of President Donald Trump’s 2025 election executive order, ruling that the president cannot use executive power to impose voter registration and mail ballot rules assigned to states and Congress.U.S. District Judge Denise Casper’s order bars the administration from enforcing major parts of... Read More »
A coalition of 17 states and a national wholesalers trade group sued California in federal court Monday to block a packaging recycling law they say unlawfully forces companies across the country to follow California’s environmental rules.The lawsuit, led by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, was filed in the U.S. District... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Louisiana prison officers cannot be sued personally for money damages under a federal religious liberty law by a Rastafarian man who says they forcibly shaved his head in violation of his faith.In a six-to-three decision, the Court affirmed a ruling by the U.S.... Read More »
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is trying to contain backlash from guitar makers, players, and online music commentators after sending cease-and-desist letters to companies it says are making guitars that too closely copy the Stratocaster design.The dispute, which began after Fender won a copyright ruling in Germany earlier this year, has... Read More »
