Supreme Court Defers Trump-Carroll Cert. Petition for 11th TimeMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court has rescheduled Trump's $5 million Carroll cert. petition 11 times, as a DOJ substitution maneuver in the related $83.3 million case complicates the Court's path.
Federal Jury Rejects Musk’s OpenAI Claims as Time-Barred; Appeal VowedMay 22, 2026Legal NewsA federal jury found Elon Musk's OpenAI lawsuit time-barred after less than two hours. Judge Gonzalez Rogers dismissed all claims; Musk vows a Ninth Circuit appeal.
Federal Judge Orders White House to Preserve Records, Rejecting DOJ Unconstitutionality ClaimMay 22, 2026Legal NewsJudge John Bates issued a 54-page preliminary injunction requiring White House staff, DOGE, and the NSC to preserve records under the Presidential Records Act, overriding a DOJ memo calling the law unconstitutional.
Supreme Court Freezes 5th Circuit Order Blocking Mail-Order MifepristoneMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court indefinitely froze a 5th Circuit ruling that would have ended mail-order mifepristone access, as Alito and Thomas dissented and the Comstock Act emerged as a new front.
Supreme Court Vacates Mississippi and North Dakota Redistricting Orders Post-CallaisMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court issued a pair of summary orders on May 18, 2026, vacating lower-court redistricting rulings in Mississippi and North Dakota that had...
Supreme Court Invalidates Louisiana’s Second Majority-Black District in VRA RulingMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais narrows VRA Section 2 remedies, invalidating a majority-Black district and triggering Southern redistricting moves.
Federal Judge Blocks Texas SB 4 State Deportation Law on Preemption GroundsMay 21, 2026Legal NewsA federal judge in Austin blocked Texas SB 4's state-run deportation provisions, ruling the law is preempted by federal immigration authority under the Supremacy Clause.
Ninth Circuit Hears Fee Dispute After Kroger-Albertsons Merger CollapseMay 21, 2026Legal NewsThe Ninth Circuit weighed whether grocery consumers who challenged the Kroger-Albertsons merger can recover attorney fees after regulators, not their lawsuit, blocked the deal.
J&J Toxicologist Deposition Reveals No Evidence Asbestos Report Reached FDAMay 21, 2026Legal NewsA J&J toxicologist testified he found no evidence the company shared an asbestos-in-talc report with the FDA, a development that could reshape mass-tort settlement strategy.
Third Circuit Strips Federal Court Access for Mahmoud Khalil’s Deportation FightMay 21, 2026Legal NewsThe Third Circuit ruled 2-1 that Mahmoud Khalil must exhaust immigration court remedies before accessing federal court, setting circuit precedent on habeas access.