5th Circuit Orders FDA to Reinstate Mifepristone In-Person RequirementMay 6, 2026Law and PolicyThe Fifth Circuit ordered the FDA to reinstate in-person mifepristone dispensing on May 1, 2026; the Supreme Court stayed the ruling three days later.
Oklahoma State Student Wins $2.55 Million Strip-Search Settlement Against StillwaterMay 6, 2026Law and PolicyFormer OSU student Claire Hosterman settled her federal civil rights lawsuit against Stillwater, Oklahoma for $2.55 million over a 2022 strip search by male jail officers.
Two Chinese Nationals Charged in New York Over Industrial-Scale Meth Facility ExportMay 6, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors charged two Chinese nationals with conspiring to export an industrial-scale methamphetamine facility capable of producing 900 pounds per day.
Extradited Chinese National Faces Federal Hacking Charges Over COVID-19 Research TheftMay 6, 2026Law and PolicyChinese national Xu Zewei appeared in Houston federal court after extradition from Italy on a nine-count indictment alleging state-directed COVID-19 research hacking.
Apple Faces $250 Million Settlement Over iPhone 16 AI Advertising ClaimsMay 6, 2026Law and PolicyApple faces a $250 million proposed settlement in a federal class action alleging the iPhone 16's Apple Intelligence AI features were falsely advertised to consumers.
Alito Issues One-Week Stay Blocking Fifth Circuit Mifepristone RulingMay 6, 2026Law and PolicyJustice Alito issued a one-week administrative stay on May 4, 2026, blocking a Fifth Circuit ruling that would have banned mail-order mifepristone access nationwide.
Kagan Rejects Apple’s Bid to Pause Epic Games Contempt OrderMay 6, 2026Law and PolicyJustice Kagan denied Apple's emergency stay request, keeping the company under a contempt finding in its App Store dispute with Epic Games as commission-rate litigation resumes.
Thirty Charged in Decade-Long Law Firm Insider Trading ConspiracyMay 6, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors in Boston charged 30 people, including lawyers from top firms, in a decade-long insider trading conspiracy tied to M&A deal data.
DOJ Sues Denver to Invalidate 37-Year-Old Assault Weapons BanMay 6, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ sued Denver on May 5, 2026, to overturn a 1989 assault weapons ban, marking one of the first actions by the department's new Second Amendment Section.
American Express Pays $17.5 Million to Settle Merchant Anti-Steering Class ActionMay 5, 2026Law and PolicyAmerican Express agreed to a $17.5 million class action settlement over anti-steering rules that allegedly blocked merchants from promoting cheaper payment rivals.