Seventeenth round of nominees since the president’s inauguration. The White House announced the nomination of five judges to positions in the Circuit Court and District Courts. Lara E.…
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Court Temporarily Blocks Lifting Title 42
Action filed by Missouri, Louisiana, and Arizona. A U.S. District Court in Louisiana has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Biden administration from lifting Title 42. President Trump’s…
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Religious Freedom Case
High school coach’s prayers raise issues of speech, religious freedom, and state establishment of religion. On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Kennedy…
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Federal Judge Voids Travel Mask Mandate
Rules that health officials exceeded their authority. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as…
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Military Must Retain HIV-Positive Personnel
District judge rules against discrimination. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled this month that the Defense Department cannot discharge or bar military personnel from becoming officers due to…
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President Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
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 Employee Vaccine Mandate Blocked
Federal judge called it a “bridge too far.” U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown issued a nationwide ruling that the president could not require federal employees to be vaccinated…
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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…
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President’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 Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate Nationwide
10 states challenge administration vaccine mandate for health care professionals as unconstitutional. Louisiana Western District U.S. Judge Terry Doughty issued a nationwide injunction barring enforcement of the president’s…
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