SCOTUS overturned the 5th Circuit’s ruling and upheld the Universal Service Fund’s constitutionality. The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC)…
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Circuit Court Panel Rules President May Control National Guard
They apply the precedent that presidents have vast discretion for deploying the military to address civil unrest. A panel of three judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of…
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Appeals Court Stays Ruling Returning National Guard to State Control
The judicial panel issued a stay against the lower court ruling that said the president deployed the National Guard illegally. A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of…
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FTC Challenges Drug Patents Hindering Generic Competition
The agency renewed efforts to remove over 200 disputed patents from FDA’s Orange Book to promote affordable medication access. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently renewed its challenge…
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Appeals Court Issues Stay on Lower Court Block of Tariffs
The full 11-judge panel made the decision to allow the tariffs to temporarily remain in place. The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued a stay of the…
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D.C. Circuit Court Issues Stay on VOA Reinstatement
The panel ruled that the government is likely to succeed in the case. A panel of the District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed an…
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Supreme Court to Hear Rare May Oral Arguments on Birthright Citizenship Restriction
Takes on in-person emergency filing against president’s executive order. The Supreme Court has scheduled a rare May oral argument, extending its usual October to April argument season to…
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Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Deportation of Illegal Aliens in Texas
The president’s administration has sought to deport violent criminal alien gang members. The Supreme Court issued a rare overnight order this past weekend temporarily blocking President Trump’s administration…
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Senator Schumer Invokes “Blue Slip” to Block Trump Attorney Nominees
Senate members can refuse support for nominees that would serve in their state. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced his intent to retain his “blue slip” to block…
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Circuit Court Reverses Firing of Two Federal Employees
Independent agency heads are temporarily ordered to be reinstated. The District of Columbia U.S. Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling that approved the firing of two…
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