In 2022, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Google for a series of alleged privacy violations. First, he filed a complaint under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act […]
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Wrong-House Raid Case — Justia News — May 1, 2025
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Martin v. United States, a closely watched case that could redefine the limits of federal government accountability in […]
Wisconsin Judge Faces Federal Charges Involving ICE Operation — Justia News — April 28, 2025
Judges don’t usually become defendants in criminal court, but that’s what happened recently to a Milwaukee County judge. Hannah Dugan presided over a domestic violence case involving Eduardo […]
More Student Visa Cancellations Prompt Legal Challenges — Justia News — April 17, 2025
In recent weeks, hundreds of international students across the United States have found themselves at risk of deportation following a series of student visa revocations by the federal […]
Colorado Enacts Ambitious Gun Control Measure — Justia News — April 14, 2025
Last week, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a bill into law that tightly restricts the sale or transfer of certain semiautomatic firearms. The law generally applies to semiautomatic […]
Trump Administration Free to Fire Federal Employees — Justia News — April 9, 2025
On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that a lower-court judge likely lacked jurisdiction to order probationary federal employees be […]
Supreme Court Weighs Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood — Justia News — April 3, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in a case that could have significant implications for Medicaid funding and the ability of states to determine which healthcare […]
New York Court Clerk Rejects Texas Judgment in Abortion Case — Justia News — March 31, 2025
Texas has a near-total ban on abortion with only a few narrow exceptions. Toward the end of last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York […]
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Appeal in Climate Change Lawsuit — Justia News — March 26, 2025
On Monday, March 24, 2025, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear Juliana et al. v. United States of America, a lawsuit brought by 21 young people […]
Federal Appeals Court Rules Art Generated Solely by AI Cannot Be Copyrighted — Justia News — March 20, 2025
A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has reaffirmed that artificial intelligence (AI) systems cannot be considered authors under U.S. […]