Judge Mehta’s Google Default Ban Reshapes Search Market DistributionJune 10, 2026Legal NewsJudge Mehta's April 2026 remedy order bans Google default payments; Apple, Samsung, and Mozilla must deploy choice screens as compliance monitoring begins in September 2026.
DOJ Opens Civil Rights Review of Four California School Districts Over Gender PoliciesJune 9, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ Civil Rights Division opened a compliance review of four California school districts, including San Francisco Unified, over gender ideology policies on June 8, 2026.
Cleveland Clinic Agrees to 20-Year Gender Care Ban for Minors in DOJ SettlementJune 9, 2026Law and PolicyCleveland Clinic agreed to a 20-year ban on gender-related treatments for minors and a $308,000 penalty in a DOJ and Ohio AG settlement.
DOJ Shifts to Criminal Subpoenas in Gender-Affirming Care InvestigationJune 9, 2026Legal NewsDOJ has escalated its transgender care investigation by issuing grand jury subpoenas to hospitals, raising Fifth Amendment stakes and prompting some providers to halt services.
DOJ Wire-Fraud Case Against SPLC Draws Expert SkepticismMay 18, 2026Legal NewsDOJ charged the SPLC with wire fraud and money laundering over informant payments. Legal experts question whether the theory can survive pretrial scrutiny.
SPLC Enters Not Guilty Plea on Federal Fraud ChargesMay 17, 2026Legal NewsThe SPLC pleaded not guilty May 8 to 11 federal counts of wire fraud and money laundering tied to a covert paid-informant program in white supremacist groups.
# SPLC CEO Pleads Not Guilty; Defense Flags Broader Charges AheadMay 14, 2026Legal NewsBryan Fair, CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center, pleaded not guilty May 7 to 11 federal counts; defense counsel says a superseding indictment is expected.