Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Clarence Thomas issued a forceful dissent to the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear a challenge of a Pennsylvania state court decision relating to the 2020 presidential election.

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Judge Mary Geiger Lewis, South Carolina U.S. District Court

Federal Judge Mary Geiger Lewis suspended South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions the day after it went into effect.

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Judge Drew B. Tipton, Southern Texas U.S. District Court

Southern Texas District Judge Drew Tipton extended the temporary injunction against a federal deportation freeze. The judge will use this time to consider the lawsuit filed by the Texas attorney general.

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Judge Amy St. Eve, Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an Indiana county courthouse display that included a nativity scene does not violate the Constitution.

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Judge Morris S. Arnold, Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals

The Twitter account of a Missouri state representative was used for her campaign and she had the right to pick and choose which users could interact with her posts, according to a ruling by Judge Morris Arnold of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

A lawsuit involving the City of Baltimore over climate issues may be a “close call,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh said during oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

A creditor does not violate the law by simply “retaining” the property of someone who owes a debt, wrote Justice Samuel Alito in a 8-0 opinion of the Supreme Court.

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Judge Sharon Gleason, Alaska U.S. District Court

Federal Judge Sharon Gleason refused to halt an oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that was published by the Trump Administration in late December.

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Judge Marsha Berzon, Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals

The San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said the Trump Administration could not toss out the Flores Settlement Agreement that the government adopted in 1997 that covered the detention of migrant children.

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Judge Andrew Hanen, Southern Texas U.S. District Court

A case that could impact the lives of nearly 650,000 people, often called “Dreamers,” who benefit from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, was heard in federal court last week.

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