Supreme Court Unanimously Reverses Fourth Circuit in Immigration Judges’ Speech DisputeMay 29, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Fourth Circuit in a dispute over immigration judges' speech rules, invoking the party-presentation principle and siding with the Trump administration.
Supreme Court Set to Rule on Presidential Removal Power and Independent Agency FateMay 29, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court is expected to rule before July in Trump v. Slaughter on whether presidents may fire FTC commissioners at will, potentially ending 90 years of agency independence.
8th Circuit Vacates FCC Digital Discrimination Rules Under Loper BrightMay 28, 2026Legal NewsThe Eighth Circuit vacated the FCC's digital-discrimination broadband rules, finding the agency exceeded its statutory authority and misapplied disparate-impact theory.
Supreme Court Unanimously Reverses Fourth Circuit in Immigration Judges’ Speech CaseMay 28, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Fourth Circuit for deciding an immigration-judge speech case on unraised grounds, restoring dismissal of the union's First Amendment claims.
Supreme Court Conservative Majority Signals End of Humphrey’s ExecutorMay 27, 2026Legal NewsAll six conservative justices signaled they would gut Humphrey's Executor at December 2025 arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, threatening FTC and agency independence.
Supreme Court Poised to Curtail Independent Agency Removal ProtectionsMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court is days away from ruling in Trump v. Slaughter, a case that could let the President fire independent agency heads at will and overturn a 90-year precedent.
Supreme Court Weighs TPS Terminations Affecting 356,000 ImmigrantsMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court heard argument April 29 on whether DHS's termination of TPS for 356,000 Haitian and Syrian nationals is lawful and judicially reviewable.
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.
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."
Judge McMahon Permanently Enjoins DOGE’s $100M NEH Grant CancellationsMay 19, 2026Legal NewsJudge Colleen McMahon permanently blocked DOGE's cancellation of 1,400-plus NEH humanities grants, ruling ChatGPT-assisted targeting constituted unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.