San Francisco Jury Convicts STOP AI Protester on All Four CountsJune 11, 2026VerdictsA San Francisco jury convicted Wynd Sethe Kaufmyn on all four counts tied to the 2025 STOP AI blockade of OpenAI's offices, with sentencing set for June 22, 2026.
Seventh Circuit Splits With Other Circuits on Press Access to ExecutionsJune 9, 2026Legal NewsA divided Seventh Circuit panel ruled Indiana's limits on press access to executions do not violate the First Amendment, widening a circuit split ripe for Supreme Court review.
Supreme Court Poised to Strike Coordinated Party Spending LimitsJune 9, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court is set to rule on whether coordinated party spending limits violate the First Amendment, a decision that could reshape campaign finance before the 2026 midterms.
Supreme Court Declines Review in Hunter Biden Laptop Impersonation SuitJune 9, 2026Law and PolicyThe Supreme Court denied cert in Morris v. Ziegler on June 1, 2026, keeping alive a California civil lawsuit over alleged impersonation tied to Hunter Biden's laptop.
SPLC Moves to Dismiss Federal Indictment, Citing Vindictive ProsecutionJune 8, 2026Law and PolicyThe SPLC filed a motion to dismiss a federal indictment unsealed in April 2026, alleging the Trump DOJ brought charges as political retaliation in violation of the First Amendment.
Second Circuit Hears Combs Challenge to Sentence Based on Acquitted ConductJune 5, 2026Legal NewsA Second Circuit panel grilled both sides April 9 over whether Sean Combs's 50-month Mann Act sentence improperly rested on conduct the jury rejected at trial.
NRSC v. FEC Awaits SCOTUS Ruling on Party Coordination LimitsJune 5, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court is weighing whether federal limits on coordinated party-candidate spending violate the First Amendment, with a ruling due before summer recess.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Animal Cruelty Depictions LawMay 30, 2026Dossiers, Pit Bull Litigation
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 Reverses D.C. Circuit, Restores Immigration Judges’ Speech RestrictionsMay 29, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court reversed the D.C. Circuit on May 26, siding with the Trump administration's policy requiring immigration judges to obtain prior approval before public speeches.