The US Supreme Court on Monday held in McLane v. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that " A district court’s decision whether to enforce or quash an EEOC subpoena should be reviewed for abuse of discretion,...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously decided in Dean v. United States that trial courts could consider mandatory minimums when imposing sentences for other underlying offenses. In Dean, the appellant had been convicted of...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases on Monday. Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC focuses on a corporate liability issue. The plaintiffs in the case are victims of...
The California State Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill on Monday that would expand protections for undocumented immigrants by prohibiting state or local law enforcement from using resources to investigate, detain, report or arrest people for immigration...
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum on Monday, ordering the Department of Justice to undertake a comprehensive review of all police reform activities issued during the Obama administration. During the Obama...
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday voted to endorse Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court 11-9, setting up a confirmation vote before the full Senate later this week. Committee Chairman Senator Chuck Grassley stated [text,...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments Monday over a Mississippi law dealing with religious objections to same-sex marriage. The Mississippi law would let merchants and government employees cite religious...
Judge William R. Marchant of the 13th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia in Richmond ruled in favor of the state on Friday in a lawsuit challenging the redistricting of 11 legislative districts. OneVirginia2021, a non-profit...
On Sunday a federal judge rejected President Donald Trump's free speech defense in response to his alleged inciting of violence among protesters during his presidential campaign. The current lawsuit against Trump alleges the then-presidential candidate attempted...
Legislation which would have prohibited "sanctuary cities" in the state and banned abortions where a heartbeat is detectable failed to meet the necessary procedural deadline in the Iowa Legislature Friday. First, the sanctuary city legislation would...