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 […]
Redditors Air Grievances Over US News Law School Rankings
Shortly after U.S. News & World Report released its “Best Law Schools” rankings late Monday night, scores of people flocked to Reddit to air grievances and raise questions […]
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 […]
Miley Cyrus Flowers, Drake v. UMG, Mariah Carey & More Music Law News
This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all […]
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. […]
Trump Administration Drops Lawsuits Over State Immigration Laws — Justia News — March 17, 2025
During the administration of former President Joseph Biden, politicians in some states grew concerned over the federal government’s position on immigration. Certain states felt that they needed to […]
Disney Wins Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over “Moana” — Justia News — March 12, 2025
On Monday, March 10, 2025, a jury in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, returned a verdict finding that Disney’s film “Moana” did not infringe on […]