The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), narrowing the scope of who qualifies a hospital for enhanced Medicare reimbursement payments tied to treating low-income patients. In a 7-2 decision in Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy, the justices sided with... Read More »
A U.S. federal judge ruled on Thursday against compounding pharmacies seeking permission to continue producing copies of Novo Nordisk's widely popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy, while a legal battle over drug shortages continues. Judge Mark Pittman of the U.S. District Court in Texas rejected a request from... Read More »
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in a Washington, D.C., courtroom Monday, facing federal antitrust allegations that could dismantle core pillars of his social media empire. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking to force Meta Platforms Inc. to divest Instagram and WhatsApp, arguing that Facebook’s acquisitions of the... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed former President Donald Trump to move forward with deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members using a controversial wartime law from 1798, marking a significant legal victory for Trump's aggressive immigration policies, albeit with key limitations. In an unsigned 5-4 decision divided along ideological... Read More »
The Trump administration has revoked an 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans, removing work authorization for hundreds of thousands of immigrants and making them eligible for deportation. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the decision Wednesday, reversing protections granted under the Biden administration. Speaking on Fox... Read More »
Broward County Schools Superintendent Dr. Howard Hepburn has issued a memo to public school principals outlining procedures for handling potential immigration-related issues on campus. The guidance comes as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis convenes a special legislative session on immigration in Tallahassee and amid recent federal policy changes. The memo, sent... Read More »
Last Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), an anti-money laundering law requiring millions of businesses to disclose their real beneficial owners to the Treasury Department. However, enforcement remains on hold due to conflicting lower court rulings, leaving the fate of the... Read More »
On Thursday, a federal judge in Seattle issued a nationwide temporary restraining order blocking the enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting automatic birthright citizenship in the United States, calling the directive “blatantly unconstitutional.” U.S. District Judge John Coughenour, a Reagan appointee, halted the executive order just three days... Read More »
President Donald Trump faces a wave of lawsuits challenging his executive order to curtail birthright citizenship. Democratic-led states, civil rights organizations, and advocacy groups filed multiple lawsuits on Tuesday, asserting the policy violates the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment. Trump’s executive order, signed on Monday, directs U.S. agencies to deny citizenship... Read More »
In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers seeking to classify workers as exempt from overtime pay under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) only need to prove their case by a "preponderance of the evidence," not the stricter "clear and convincing evidence" standard.... Read More »
A federal judge has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), effectively halting new requirements for small businesses to report beneficial ownership information. The decision, handed down by Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the Eastern District of Texas on Tuesday, December 3, relieves... Read More »
Special Counsel Jack Smith formally moved on Monday, November 25, 2024, to dismiss two high-profile criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump, citing a longstanding Department of Justice policy that bars the prosecution of a sitting president. The cases, which alleged Trump plotted to overturn the 2020 election and unlawfully retained... Read More »
A federal judge in San Francisco dismissed a lawsuit on Friday, November 22, 2024, brought by University of Massachusetts professor Ethan Zuckerman against Meta, the parent company of Facebook. The case sought legal assurances that Meta could not sue Zuckerman if he released a browser extension called "Unfollow Everything 2.0,"... Read More »
Netflix is facing a potential class action lawsuit following widespread streaming issues during the highly anticipated Jake Paul-Mike Tyson boxing match, which left many subscribers unable to watch the event in its entirety. A lawsuit filed Monday in Florida state court alleges that Netflix was “woefully ill-prepared” to handle the... Read More »
The Texas State Board of Education voted on Friday to approve Bible-infused lesson plans for elementary schools. This move has sparked heated debate over the role of religion in public education. The optional curriculum, designed for kindergarten through fifth grade, could be implemented as early as the next school year,... Read More »
