Articles Posted in Constitutional Law

On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan temporarily blocked the Trump administration's attempt to freeze federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance.

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for children of non-citizens in the U.S., calling it "blatantly unconstitutional."

However, the President-elect likely will not face jail time or any other meaningful penalties for his convictions on 34 felony counts.

The judges upheld state laws preempting the authority of cities and counties to enact firearm regulations, voicing a reluctance to interfere with the legislature in this area.

On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Analisa Torres ruled in favor of Doordash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats in a lawsuit contesting the City of New York's law requiring the food delivery services to share diners' information with restaurants.

A Monroe County judge felt that the medical exception complied with the state constitution, despite the challenges that doctors face in these situations.

A law fast-tracked by the Illinois legislature will not prevent political parties from appointing candidates to run for the legislature in the 2024 election.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against the Governor and other Florida officials in which Disney argued that it faced illegal retaliation for its opposition to a law affecting the LGBTQ+ community.

A Florida federal judge applied a standard recently developed by the U.S. Supreme Court in finding that the historical record does not support a law banning firearm possession in post offices.

On Friday, January 12, 2024, the United States Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the City of Grants Pass, Oregon may enforce its regulation of homeless encampments by issuing civil citations to people sleeping on public property.