Former public defender mentored by Justice Breyer. President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for Associate Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday. Judge Brown currently…
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Federal Judge Dismisses Keystone XL Challenge
Decision based on the permanent halt of the project by developer. Southern Texas U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Brown recently dismissed the case that was brought against the…
Read MorePresident’s Minimum Wage Rule Challenged in Federal Court
Case claims Congress alone can creating laws that “bind the public.” Following President Biden’s executive order from April 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule…
Read MoreFederal Jury Finds Pharmacies Fueled Opioid Crisis
CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart chain pharmacies are found to have oversupplied pain pills. A federal jury in Ohio found that the companies that own CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart…
Read MoreFederal Judge Blocks Tax Mandate in Pandemic Relief Package
Rules that it is a “federal invasion of State sovereignty.” In March of this year, 13 states sued Congress on the grounds that it exceeded constitutional authority in…
Read MoreNumerous Federal Judges have Broken the Law
Over 130 ruled in cases where they had a financial interest. One hundred and thirty-one federal judges oversaw court cases involving companies in which they or their family…
Read MorePresident Biden Announces Judiciary Selections
Total number of nominations reaches 11 of 78 openings. On Thursday, President Biden announced his next round of appointees to serve in the nation’s courts. Two nominees were…
Read MoreNRA Exec Testifies in Federal Court
Attempts to incorporate in Texas questioned by attorneys. In January, the National Rifle Association filed for bankruptcy in New York after the state brought allegations of financial abuse.…
Read MoreFederal Judges Rules in Favor of Christian Student Group
Publicly funded university foudn to have violated constitutional rights. U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland ruled this week that Wayne State University violated the Establishment Clause of the U.S.…
Read MorePresident Announces First Judicial Nominations
One nominee to fill seat left vacant by confirmation of the attorney general. On Tuesday, President Biden announced his first list of judicial nominations to be sent to…
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