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District Judge William Smith ruled that the state of Rhode Island has not violated the Second Amendment by denying applications for open carry firearm permits.

Federal Judge Jia Cobb recently dismissed a lawsuit from FBI officials concerned that their identities would be released by President Trump’s administrion for investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol protest.

Federal District Judge Indira Talwani placed a preliminary injunction against a provision in the president’s One Big Beautiful Bill that ends Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood.

A federal appeal’s court determined then-Defense Secretary Austin acted within his authority in terminating a plea deal for September 11 terrorists that the U.S. military court had approved.

U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta dismissed the case against the president’s administration for canceling $800 million in grants to violence reduction and crime victims over lack of jurisdiction.

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the Supreme Court order that delayed the decision in a Louisiana gerrymandering case that puts the Voting Rights Act at odds with the U.S. Constitution.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the unanimous decision upholding the right of Americans impacted by international terrorism to sue Palestinian organizations.

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the decision returning a family’s case to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals that seeks compensation for the FBI raiding the wrong address.

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote the unanimous decision including majority groups in protections against discrimination.

U.S. District Court Judge David Joseph ruled that the EEOC overstepped its authority in trying to force employers to accommodate workers who wanted time off for abortions.