The Trump administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a renewed ban on transgender service members in the military, saying a district judge “improperly second-guessed” […]
Seventh, Ninth Court Rulings Tighten Reach of Federal Video Privacy Protection Act
The Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (VPPA), 18 U.S.C. §2710, was aimed at preventing the “wrongful disclosure” of personal information about “consumers” — also labeled in the […]
Supreme Court Gives Frosty Reception to Latest ACA Challenge
U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Monday of a challenge to a federal task force that recommends the preventative services, like cancer and diabetes screenings, that insurance companies […]
Change of Venue Doesn’t Impede a Request to Change Judges, State Appellate Court Said
A Missouri appellate court blocked a judge’s order that denied an underlying suit be assigned to a new jurist, concluding the request wasn’t barred by a prior venue […]
State High Court Reinstates Boston University’s Suit Over Faulty Athletic Field Design
A New York-based engineering firm is still on the hook for a negligence claim over an allegedly faulty athletic field design at Boston University because the action was […]
Star Asks Judge to Ban Cassie Assault Video from Court
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs asked a federal judge Thursday (April 17) to exclude the infamous 2016 surveillance video of him assaulting his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura from […]
NewJeans Lose Court Battle Over Contract With ADOR, File Appeal
NewJeans‘ attempt to overturn an injunction preventing them from pursuing activities independent of their management agency, ADOR, was rejected Wednesday (April 16) by the Seoul Central District Court’s […]
7th Circuit Seeks State Court Guidance for Pollution Exclusion
The Illinois Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether an insurance company has to defend and indemnify two companies in an underlying industrial pollutant suit and how […]
Supreme Court Lifts Order to Reinstate 16,000 Federal Workers Fired by Trump
The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday that the Trump administration is not required to begin reinstating 16,000 fired probationary workers across six federal agencies, granting the government’s request […]
At Supreme Court, Trump Finds More Success Fighting Losses
The Department of Justice’s fortunes at the U.S. Supreme Court have started to turn since the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term, when the justices rebuffed […]