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.
Supreme Court Immediately Finalizes Callais Redistricting Ruling for 2026 CycleMay 21, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court has taken the unusual step of immediately finalizing its mandate in *Louisiana v. Callais*, the April 29 ruling that struck down...
BIA Fast-Tracked Khalil Deportation Order Amid Judge RecusalsMay 21, 2026Legal NewsA Times investigation found the BIA fast-tracked Mahmoud Khalil's deportation order with multiple judge recusals and signs of White House-level coordination, his attorneys allege.
Supreme Court Weighs TPS Terminations for 350,000 Haitians and SyriansMay 21, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court heard arguments April 29 on TPS terminations for 350,000 Haitians and Syrians, with a ruling that could block judicial review of all 13 pending terminations.
Supreme Court Stays 5th Circuit Order Reinstating Mifepristone Dispensing RequirementMay 21, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court blocked a 5th Circuit order that would have reinstated in-person mifepristone dispensing rules, with Thomas invoking the Comstock Act in dissent.
Supreme Court Vacates Voting Maps in Mississippi and North Dakota Under CallaisMay 21, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court issued a pair of unsigned GVR orders on May 18, vacating lower court decisions in redistricting challenges from Mississippi and North...
DC Circuit Panel Questions Pentagon’s AI Blacklisting AuthorityMay 21, 2026Legal NewsThe D.C. Circuit grilled DOJ lawyers over the Pentagon's supply chain blacklisting of Anthropic, with one judge calling the move a "spectacular overreach."
Jury Rejects Musk’s OpenAI Claims on Statute-of-Limitations GroundsMay 21, 2026Legal NewsA federal jury dismissed all of Elon Musk's claims against OpenAI and Sam Altman as time-barred, leaving charitable trust and nonprofit conversion questions unresolved on appeal.
Capitol Officers Sue to Block Trump’s $1.8B Anti-Weaponization FundMay 21, 2026Legal NewsTwo Jan. 6 Capitol officers filed the first lawsuit targeting Trump's $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund, invoking the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause and challenging Congress's spending power.