Second Circuit Hears Combs Challenge to Sentence Based on Acquitted ConductJune 5, 2026Legal NewsA Second Circuit panel grilled both sides April 9 over whether Sean Combs's 50-month Mann Act sentence improperly rested on conduct the jury rejected at trial.
NRSC v. FEC Awaits SCOTUS Ruling on Party Coordination LimitsJune 5, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court is weighing whether federal limits on coordinated party-candidate spending violate the First Amendment, with a ruling due before summer recess.
Supreme Court Weighs Presidential Power to Remove Fed GovernorJune 5, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court is set to rule on whether Trump can fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook without cause, a decision that could reshape monetary policy independence.
Supreme Court to Rule on Transgender Athlete Bans From Idaho and West VirginiaJune 5, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court is poised to decide by end of June whether transgender sports bans in Idaho and West Virginia violate Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause.
Supreme Court Set to Rule on Mail-Ballot Postmark Deadline in Watson v. RNCJune 5, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court is poised to rule in Watson v. RNC on whether states may count postmarked-by-Election-Day mail ballots, affecting 14 states before the 2026 midterms.
Supreme Court Weighs Whether Geofence Warrants Violate the Fourth AmendmentJune 5, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court heard arguments April 27 in Chatrie v. United States, the first major digital-privacy Fourth Amendment case since 2018, with a decision due by late June.
Supreme Court Poised to Gut Independent Agency Protections in Trump v. SlaughterJune 5, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court is expected to rule by end of June in Trump v. Slaughter, a case that could overturn Humphrey's Executor and eliminate independence protections for federal agency commissioners.
Supreme Court Strips Presidential Tariff Authority Under IEEPAJune 5, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that IEEPA does not authorize presidential tariffs, voiding the legal basis for Trump's global trade regime and demanding a statutory rebuild.
SEC Disgorgement Standard Expands After Supreme Court Resolves Circuit SplitJune 5, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's June 4, 2026, ruling in Sripetch v. SEC eliminates the investor-loss requirement for disgorgement, reshaping enforcement leverage in every federal circuit.
Supreme Court Clears Alabama’s Rejected Map for 2026 MidtermsJune 5, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 6-3 emergency order lets Alabama use a map lower courts found racially discriminatory, blocking a second majority-Black district for 2026 midterms.