Combs Appeals Panel Weighs First Amendment Defense to Mann Act ConvictionsMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Second Circuit heard Sean Combs argue his Mann Act convictions are shielded by the First Amendment and that his sentence relied on acquitted conduct.
DOJ Appeals After Trade Court Strikes Section 122 Global TariffsMay 22, 2026Legal NewsDOJ filed a notice of appeal one day after the Court of International Trade struck down Trump's Section 122 global tariffs in a 2-1 ruling, teeing up Federal Circuit review.
SCOTUS Set to Conference on Dershowitz CNN Defamation PetitionMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court is set to conference on Dershowitz's $300M CNN defamation petition, which asks the justices to overturn New York Times v. Sullivan's actual malice standard.
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.
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 Hands Cruise Lines Major Defeat in Cuba Confiscation CaseMay 21, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that cruise lines face Helms-Burton Act liability for using confiscated Cuban port facilities, reinstating up to $440 million in claims.
Supreme Court GVR in Alabama Redistricting Case Revives Gerrymandered MapMay 19, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's GVR in Allen v. Caster vacates special-master remedial maps and sends Alabama's redistricting case back to a lower court, leaving the legislature's challenged map in place for 2026.
States Sprint to Redraw Maps After Supreme Court Guts VRA Section 2May 19, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's Callais ruling gutted VRA Section 2, triggering immediate map rewrites in Florida, Tennessee, and Alabama, and canceling a Mississippi special session.
Second Circuit Hears Combs Appeal Over Record Mann Act SentenceMay 19, 2026Legal NewsThe Second Circuit heard oral arguments in Sean Combs' Mann Act appeal, with his defense challenging a 50-month sentence as the highest ever for the offense and arguing the judge penalized conduct the jury rejected.
Supreme Court Vacates Alabama VRA Remedy, Remands Under CallaisMay 19, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court vacated Alabama's court-ordered VRA remedial map and remanded under Louisiana v. Callais, threatening to restore a GOP-drawn map for 2026 elections.