On Tuesday, December 30, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit stayed a preliminary injunction blocking Congressional cuts to Medicaid funding that affects Planned Parenthood.
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9th Circuit Decision Permits Trump Administration to Deploy National Guard in Portland
On Monday, October 20, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order overturning a lower court's temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops in Portland, Oregon.
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s Appeal
On Monday, October 6, 2025, the United States Supreme Court denied Ghislaine Maxwell's petition for writ of certiorari.
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Supreme Court Stays Temporary Restraining Order Restricting Immigration Stops
On Monday, September 8, 2025, the United States Supreme Court paused a temporary restraining order restricting immigration stops in Los Angeles and central California.
Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Request to Block Ruling Halting Immigration Stops
On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, lawyers representing immigrants' rights groups, U.S. citizens, and undocumented immigrants filed amicus briefs in opposition to the Trump administration's request to override a U.S. District Court's temporary restraining order related to immigration stops in Los Angeles and central California.
Vans Succeeds in Blocking Sales of MSCHF’s “Wavy Baby” Shoes
On Tuesday, December 5, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in favor of Vans, a popular manufacturer of skateboarding shoes and apparel, blocking sales of art collective MSCHF's Wavy Baby sneakers, a purported parody of Vans' Old Skool shoes.
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Nasdaq Diversity Rule Upheld by Fifth Circuit
The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a Nasdaq rule requiring companies listed on its exchange to have women and minority directors on their boards or provide an explanation as to why they do not.
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case Challenging New York Times v. Sullivan
On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, the United States Supreme Court denied review in Blankenship v. NBCUniversal, a lawsuit seeking to challenge the actual malice rule for defamation cases
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Photographer in Copyright Dispute Over Andy Warhol’s Prince Series Prints
The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of photographer Lynn Goldsmith in her copyright lawsuit against the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts concerning Andy Warhol's Prince Series prints. The lawsuit settles a split among appeals courts concerning the fair use defense in copyright cases.
Football Injury Is No Defense to Bank Fraud, 6th Circuit Rules
A disbarred Tennessee personal injury lawyer was not entitled to assert that head injuries from his college football career, including possible CTE, negated the intent element necessary to convict him of federal bank fraud, the Sixth Circuit ruled.
