Regions Bank Pays $4.9 Million to Settle PPP Loan Forgiveness Fraud ClaimMay 29, 2026Law and PolicyRegions Bank agreed to pay $4.9 million to resolve DOJ allegations it improperly approved forgiveness of an ineligible PPP loan under the False Claims Act.
DOJ Sues Four States Over Refusal to Issue Undercover License PlatesMay 29, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ sued Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington on May 28, 2026, over state policies denying undercover license plates to ICE and CBP agents.
Supreme Court Justices, Including Trump Nominees, Challenge Birthright Citizenship OrderMay 28, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court heard arguments in Trump v. Barbara on April 1, with all three Trump appointees among the justices voicing skepticism about the birthright citizenship order.
Supreme Court Schedules Eleventh-Hour Carroll Conference After Repeated DelaysMay 28, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court placed Trump's $5M Carroll cert petition on conference for May 28 after 11 reschedulings, as justices weigh coordinating it with the $83.3M defamation case.
Capitol Police Officers Sue to Block Trump’s $1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization FundMay 28, 2026Legal NewsTwo Jan. 6 officers sued in federal court to block Trump's $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, the first known challenge to the IRS-settlement-based payout mechanism.
DOJ Files Title VI Lawsuit Against University of California Over UCLA AntisemitismMay 28, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ sued the University of California on May 26, 2026, alleging Title VI violations over UCLA's response to antisemitic conduct during 2024 campus protests.
DOJ Charges Raúl Castro With Murder Over 1996 Cuban ShootdownMay 28, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ unsealed a superseding indictment charging former Cuban President Raúl Castro with murder over Cuba's 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue planes.
Sean Combs Sentencing Appeal Puts Acquitted-Conduct Issue Before Second CircuitMay 27, 2026Law and PolicyThe Second Circuit grilled attorneys over whether a federal judge improperly used acquitted conduct at sentencing in Sean Combs' Mann Act case, signaling a close call.
DOJ Indicts Former Cuban President Raúl Castro Over 1996 Plane ShootdownMay 27, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging former Cuban President Raúl Castro with murder and conspiracy over the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown that killed four.
Federal Trade Court Voids Section 122 Tariffs; Federal Circuit Stays OrderMay 27, 2026Legal NewsThe Court of International Trade voided Trump's Section 122 universal tariff in a 2-1 ruling; the Federal Circuit stayed the order pending appeal, with a July 24 expiration looming.