Supreme Court Vacates VRA Redistricting Wins in Mississippi and North DakotaMay 19, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court vacated VRA Section 2 redistricting wins in Mississippi and North Dakota, remanding both under Callais and drawing a dissent from Justice Jackson.
2nd Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing in Carroll-Trump Westfall Act FightMay 18, 2026Legal NewsThe 2nd Circuit's en banc denial in Carroll v. Trump clears the path for a Supreme Court petition on whether the Westfall Act shields a president from personal defamation liability.
5th Circuit Orders Nationwide In-Person Mifepristone Dispensing, Prompting Emergency SCOTUS ActionMay 18, 2026Legal NewsA 5th Circuit panel reversed a district court stay and ordered nationwide in-person-only mifepristone dispensing, triggering emergency Supreme Court intervention in May 2026.
xAI Appeals to 9th Circuit to Kill California AI Disclosure LawMay 18, 2026Legal NewsxAI filed its 9th Circuit opening brief May 15 seeking to block California's AB 2013, which requires AI developers to disclose training-data summaries, on First and Fifth Amendment grounds.
Second Circuit Presses Both Sides on Acquitted-Conduct Sentencing in Combs AppealMay 18, 2026Legal NewsThe Second Circuit grilled prosecutors and Sean Combs's defense over whether acquitted racketeering conduct inflated his 50-month Mann Act sentence, with no ruling issued.
2nd Circuit Stays $83 Million Carroll Judgment Pending Supreme Court ReviewMay 18, 2026Legal NewsThe 2nd Circuit paused Trump's $83 million Carroll defamation payment pending a Supreme Court petition, conditioning the stay on a $7.46 million bond increase.
D.C. Circuit Hears Zaid Security Clearance Challenge Alongside Law Firm CasesMay 18, 2026Legal NewsThe D.C. Circuit heard Mark Zaid's security clearance challenge alongside law firm executive order cases, testing whether courts can review politically motivated revocations.
2nd Circuit Questions Combs Sentence Built on Acquitted ConductMay 18, 2026Legal NewsThe 2nd Circuit heard arguments April 9 on whether Sean Combs' 50-month sentence improperly relied on conduct a jury rejected, raising a nationally divisive sentencing doctrine.
D.C. Circuit Panel Presses DOJ on Law Firm Executive OrdersMay 18, 2026Legal NewsThe D.C. Circuit grilled DOJ lawyers May 14 over executive orders targeting Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, and Susman Godfrey, signaling skepticism of the government's position.
Second Circuit Grills Both Sides on Acquitted-Conduct Sentencing in Combs AppealMay 17, 2026Legal NewsThe Second Circuit heard nearly two hours of argument in Sean Combs' Mann Act sentencing appeal, pressing both sides on whether acquitted conduct was improperly weighed.