Debate over whether to ban handgun sales to teens could soon head to the Supreme Court
Competing rulings from federal court jurisdictions could tee up the Supreme Court to make its own ruling on whether young ...
Clarence Thomas Wants Supreme Court to Overturn 75-Year-Old Ruling
Justice Clarence Thomas said the Supreme Court should overrule or limit a 75-year-old ruling in a dissent published on Monday ...
Divided Fourth Circuit Denies Partial Stay of Preliminary Injunction Against Executive Order Curtailing Birthright Citizenship
Today a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied the Trump Administration's application for a partial stay of a nationwide ...
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Fourth Circuit Upholds OIG Advisory Opinion Process
On January 23, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit rejected a challenge to Advisory Opinion 22-19 (the “Advisory ...
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Maine man arrested with drugs in his backpack asks court to untangle Fourth Amendment knot
The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. The Fourth Amendment generally ...
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The Ongoing Battle Between Judicial and Executive Power: The District Court of Maryland Enjoins President Trump’s DEI Orders on a Nationwide Basis
On Friday, February 21, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland entered a preliminary injunction halting provisions of ...
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Appeals court refuses to let Trump administration end birthright citizenship
19 (UPI) --A three-panel appeals ... Court Judge Deborah Boardman of Maryland blocked nationwide enforcement of the order. Her district is under the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court. On Feb. 1, 18 states ...
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Court limits right to attorney’s fees for some civil rights suits
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a group of Virginia drivers challenging a state motor vehicle law was not entitled to reimbursement of their attorney’s fees even though a federal district cour ...
Appeals court maintains injunction against Trump birthright order
The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on a 2-1 vote rejected the Trump administration's request for ...
Fourth federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that would end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, ...