The appellate panel determined that the nation’s capital holds a unique status, since the district was created by Congress. A panel of the District of Columbia U.S. Circuit…
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Circuit Court Rules President Can Fire Labor Board Members
A divided D.C. Circuit decision states that the positions exercise executive power and cannot be shielded from at-will removal. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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Supreme Court to Review Dispute Over Birthright Citizenship
The justices will weigh the legality of an executive order seeking to restrict citizenship to children born to parents with legal U.S. residency status. The Supreme Court will…
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U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Free Speech Protections for NY Pregnancy Centers
The court found that pregnancy centers have the right to share information about progesterone with women. The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued a ruling this week…
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2nd Circuit Vacates Lower Court Ruling in President’s NY Criminal Case
The appellate court determined the district court must reconsider the request to move the case from state to federal court. The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals remanded…
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Supreme Court Denies Google’s Emergency Request over App Store Requirements
Temporarily upholds lower courts’ decisions regarding third-party payments. The Supreme Court declined Google’s emergency request to halt a lower court’s injunction mandating alternate payment methods for in-app purchases.…
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2nd Circuit Reinstates Vermont Christian School to State Sports League
The school had been kicked out of the state system for forfeiting a game against an opposing team with a transgender player. The Second Circuit U.S. Court of…
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U.S. Federal Courts to Remain Open for Two Weeks after Shutdown
Administrative office says court fees and other accounts can offset dried funds. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts announced that federal courts will be able to remain…
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Appeals Court Blocks Firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook
Issues an emergency ruling stating the government must follow due process. The D.C. Court of Appeals issued an emergency ruling on Monday that determined President Donald Trump cannot…
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Apellate Court Rules Alligator Alcatraz May Continue to Operate
The decision overturns the district court injunction as the environmental lawsuit is reviewed on its merits. The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that “Alligator Alcatraz,” the…
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