While the federal government will stop contesting the constitutionality of these laws, this doesn't necessarily end litigation over whether they can be enforced. Read More.
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On Monday, March 10, 2025, a jury in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, returned a verdict finding that Disney's film "Moana" did not infringe on Buck Woodall's copyrights for his film "Bucky." Read More.
Los Angeles County, along with the cities of Pasadena and Sierra Madre, filed suit against Southern California Edison, alleging that the utility’s equipment caused the deadly Eaton Fire, which killed 17 people and destroyed over 9,400 structures. Read More.
Chehab v. Noem et al (filed 3/14/25)
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
CLIMATE UNITED FUND v. CITIBANK, N.A. et al (filed 3/8/25)
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Metropolitan Transportation Authority et al v. Duffy et al (filed 2/19/25)
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
KARMIN v. ROGOVE et al (filed 2/5/25)
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AGENTS ASSOCIATION et al v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al (filed 2/4/25)
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
DOES 1-9 v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (filed 2/4/25)
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS et al v. BESSENT et al (filed 2/3/25)
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Alan Simpson’s Question to Robert Bork May Have Changed History
The New York Times, March 18, 2025
A softball question and he was out.
‘The Interview’: Chuck Schumer on Democrats, Antisemitism and His Shutdown Retreat
The New York Times, March 16, 2025
The Senate minority leader discusses the backlash to his vote on the Republican spending bill, how he sees his role within the party and his new book.
Supreme Court takes up challenge to Colorado ban on “conversion therapy”
SCOTUSblog, March 10, 2025
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to weigh in on the constitutionality of Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” – that is, the effort to “convert” someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. That announcement came as part of a list of orders released on Monday morning... The post Supreme Court takes up challenge to Colorado ban on “conversion therapy” appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Aftershocks of Supreme Court’s Immunity Ruling Echo in New Trump Cases
The New York Times, March 10, 2025
The real legacy of the case, scholars say, is not its protection of former presidents from prosecution but its expansive understanding of presidential power.
The Court Should Approach the Nondelegation Questions Posed by the FCC Case on its Docket in Recognition of the Fact that Delegations to the President (or Entities He Controls) Are Distinctively Problematic
Justia's Verdict, January 31, 2025
UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar discusses the Supreme Court case FCC v. Consumers’ Research et al., which challenges the constitutionality of the FCC’s delegation of authority under the nondelegation doctrine. Professor Amar argues that while the nondelegation doctrine has been historically dormant, the case highlights important constitutional considerations about the delegation of legislative authority, specifically the ability to reclaim delegated power, and he urges the Court to address these broader issues if it examines the nondelegation questions in this case.
West Façade Project
Supreme Court of the United States, January 29, 2025