By Jimmy Hoover | March 4, 2024
"[T]he Constitution makes Congress, rather than the States, responsible for enforcing Section 3 [of the Fourteenth Amendment] against federal officeholders and candidates," the high court stated in its unsigned "per curiam" opinion.
By Avalon Zoppo | February 28, 2024
The Jockey Club of New York rejected the racing registration for "Malpractice Meuser," pointing to a rule forbidding horse names "designed to harass, humiliate, or disparage a specific individual." The club believed the horse was named after a lawyer who specializes in equine law.
By Mason Lawlor | February 28, 2024
"As our recent decision in Williams makes clear, a district court abuses its discretion in approving a class action settlement when the named plaintiffs lack Article III standing to pursue injunctive relief, yet the district court considers the injunctive relief when determining whether the settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate," Judge Elizabeth L. Branch wrote the 12-page opinion for the circuit's panel.
By Avalon Zoppo | February 23, 2024
"Your argument does nothing for me," Judge James Loken said of the states' rights contention. "I don't see where this is a Tenth Amendment case."
By Jane Wester | February 22, 2024
The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, accuses child protective services workers of using "coercive tactics" to enter and search families' homes.
By Jimmy Hoover | February 22, 2024
The gun rights group has made a "plausible claim" that a state offical "violated the First Amendment by coercing regulated entities to terminate their business relationships" with the NRA, U.S Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar wrote to the justices.
By Jimmy Hoover | February 21, 2024
The justices unanimously said the Constitution's prohibition on double jeopardy bars a retrial.
By Jimmy Hoover | February 8, 2024
Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel Alito Jr. warned of the prospect of political retaliation by other states seeking to disqualify the Democratic nominee for president as an insurrectionist.
By Riley Brennan | February 7, 2024
"Unlike burning a flag, wearing a medical mask—or refusing to do so—is not the type of thing someone typically does as 'a form of symbolism,'" Third Circuit Judge Thomas L. Ambro said.
By Jimmy Hoover | February 6, 2024
"We're talking about whether one branch of government will find that one of the leading candidates for executive office, for the highest office in the land, is not going to be on the ballot," said law professor Alexander Reinert.
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