Supreme Court Weighs Executive Power to Revoke TPS for Hundreds of ThousandsMay 16, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court heard 90-plus minutes of argument over whether courts can review TPS terminations affecting 350,000 Haitians and 7,000 Syrians, with a ruling due by summer.
Altman Takes the Stand, Denies Nonprofit Promise to MuskMay 16, 2026Legal NewsOpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified for four hours in the Musk trial, denying he promised to keep the company nonprofit and accusing Musk of trying to destroy it.
Closing Arguments End in Musk v. Altman; Advisory Jury Deliberates May 18May 16, 2026Legal NewsClosing arguments concluded May 14 in the federal trial pitting Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman over allegations that...
Virginia Supreme Court Voids Voter-Approved Redistricting Amendment, SCOTUS Declines to InterveneMay 16, 2026Legal NewsVirginia's Supreme Court voided a voter-ratified redistricting amendment on procedural grounds, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene, locking in current district lines for 2026.
Supreme Court Vacates Alabama Redistricting Injunction Under Callais StandardMay 16, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court on May 11 vacated a lower court injunction that had required Alabama to use a court-drawn congressional map containing two majority-Black...
Supreme Court Strips Freight Brokers of Federal Preemption Shield in Tort CasesMay 16, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court ruled unanimously on May 14, 2026, that the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 does not preempt state common-law...
Supreme Court Stays Fifth Circuit Order on Mifepristone Dispensing RulesMay 16, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court stayed a Fifth Circuit order reinstating in-person mifepristone rules, preserving telehealth access while signaling Comstock Act tensions ahead.
Second Circuit Hears Combs Appeal on Acquitted-Conduct Sentencing DoctrineMay 15, 2026Legal NewsSean Combs asked a federal appellate panel on April 9 to reduce his sentence, arguing that the district court improperly enhanced his guidelines calculation...
Supreme Court Enters Final Stretch With 33 Decisions PendingMay 15, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court has 33 decisions pending as the term enters its final weeks, with landmark rulings on birthright citizenship, agency removals, and TPS designations imminent.
Supreme Court Order Restores Struck-Down Alabama Map, Forcing Special PrimaryMay 15, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court vacated the injunction blocking Alabama's 2023 congressional map, forcing a special primary mid-cycle and raising stakes for Voting Rights Act enforcement across the South.