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Supreme Court: Schools Can Determine Eligibility for Sports Based on Biological Sex
These male athletes had the nerve to claim the laws violated their rights under Title IX, which was passed to protect FEMALES. A WIN FOR FEMALES!! The Supreme Court holds that schools can determine el...
Supreme Court sides with GOP states on anti-trans sports ban
As Republican states and the federal government passed more restrictive laws, the high court set itself as the final arbiter of transgender rights.
SCOTUS declines Trump appeal of $5M E. Jean Carroll verdict
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear President Donald Trump’s appeal of a $5 million judgment finding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, ending his effort ...
Saks Exits Bankruptcy
This is just one of the stories making headlines in fashion.The postSaks Exits Bankruptcyappeared first onAbove the Law.
Supreme Court Weighs In on Unitary Executive Theory
Sarah Isgur and David French break down the latest Supreme Court opinions regarding unitary executive theory, mail-in voting, and the Fourth Amendment. The Agenda: — Unitary executive theory gets test...
Man who fraudulently received $32 million business tax refund check sentenced to 3 years in prison
DAYTON, Ohio – An Atlanta-area man who was found guilty of wire fraud and theft of public funds following a March bench trial was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 36 months in prison.
Report: Sen. Ruben Gallego Faces DOJ Probe Over Campaign Spending
The Senate Ethics Committee dismissed an inquiry into those allegations against Gallego on Monday. The DOJ has launched an investigation into Sen. Ruben Gallego’s (D-AZ) campaign spending, according t...
Challenge to prison tobacco ban goes up in smoke at Europe’s rights court
The grounds for dismissal raise a question: If inmates don't follow up with complaints once they're released, how can courts fairly address questions about conditions in detention?
Rights group condemns Mali armed forces and allied militias for violence against civilians
Human Rights Watch on Monday criticized Islamist armed groups, allied militias, and Malian armed forces who have committed “serious abuses of human rights against civilians” amidst an insurgency of vi...
Morning Docket: 06.30.26
* Hogan Lovells Cadwalader makes its premiere tomorrow, with plans for growth on the horizon. [Bloomberg Law News]* A little lost in the Supreme Court shell game yesterday, the Court quietly snuffed o...
Opinions for Tuesday, June 30
On Tuesday, the court released its opinions in Trump v. Barbara , NRSC v. FEC , West Virginia v. B.P.J. , and Little v. Hecox . Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. Note: A login...
Chinese national pleads guilty to narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and material support to terrorism in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation
Chinese national Wenshen Xu pled guilty to conspiring to import cocaine into the United States, conspiring to launder money derived from drug trafficking, and to providing material support to a design...
European Commission Adopts Feudal Approach to Air Conditioning Distribution
LET THEM EAT ICE: The elite bureaucrats on the upper floors allowed to enjoy cool air, while staff on lower floors are encouraged to enjoy more traditional options. Regular readers know I spend a fai...
Birthday stories
In coming days, the nation will throw a grand party. Underneath the fireworks will be the stories of Americans living through times that disturb the dream of liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Australia moves to strengthen under-16 social media ban amid evidence of enforcement concerns
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Monday that his government was introducing legislation to strengthen the country’s ban on social media accounts for children under 16. Albanese ...
The final four
The court has indicated that today will be the final opinion announcement day of the term. We will be live blogging beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT. The court has four cases left to decide: Trump v. Barbar...
Member of violent home invasion robbery crew sentenced to 25 years in prison
Seattle – One of the members of an armed robbery crew that carried out a series of home invasion robberies in 2022, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 25 years in prison for rack...
ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED TO 120 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED COERCION AND ENTICEMENT OF A MINOR
William Alexander Ruiz-Ponce, age 28, of Honduras, who is present in the United States without authorization, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison following his conviction for attempted coerc...
The last grants of the 2025-26 term?
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here . Every summer, before the justices ...