SEC Ends 54-Year Ban on Public Denials in Enforcement SettlementsMay 28, 2026Legal NewsThe SEC rescinded its 54-year-old no-deny settlement rule, freeing defendants to publicly dispute allegations after settling enforcement actions, effective May 21.
Third Circuit En Banc Denies Khalil Rehearing; ACLU Seeks Supreme Court ReviewMay 28, 2026Legal NewsThe Third Circuit's 6-5 en banc denial in Mahmoud Khalil's deportation case sends the First Amendment immigration dispute toward the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Unanimously Reverses Fourth Circuit in Immigration Judges’ Speech CaseMay 28, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Fourth Circuit for deciding an immigration-judge speech case on unraised grounds, restoring dismissal of the union's First Amendment claims.
Supreme Court Sends Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban Back Under Strict ScrutinyMay 27, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court ruled Colorado's conversion therapy ban must survive strict scrutiny, remanding to the Tenth Circuit in a decision that threatens 24 similar state laws.
Supreme Court Vacates Fourth Circuit Ruling on Immigration Judges’ Speech PolicyMay 27, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court unanimously vacated a Fourth Circuit ruling that revived immigration judges' challenge to a federal speech pre-approval policy, citing party-presentation error.
DOJ Settles Lawsuit Alleging Biden Administration Coerced Twitter to Censor SpeechMay 24, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ settled a First Amendment lawsuit alleging the Biden administration coerced Twitter to suppress conservative speech, with Trump-era officials framing it as viewpoint discrimination.
Sean Combs Loses $100 Million Defamation Suit Against NBC Over DocumentaryMay 24, 2026Law and PolicyA New York judge dismissed Sean Combs' $100 million defamation suit against NBC, ruling his own federal sentencing admissions negated his reputational-harm claim.
Supreme Court Raises the Bar for Conversion Therapy Bans NationwideMay 23, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court remanded Colorado's conversion therapy ban to the 10th Circuit under strict scrutiny, placing similar laws in 23 states and DC at risk.
Judge Dismisses Comey Case, Finding Prosecutor Illegally AppointedMay 23, 2026Legal NewsA federal judge dismissed criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling the special prosecutor was unconstitutionally appointed under the Appointments Clause.
Trump Signals Supreme Court Bid to Block $83 Million Carroll Defamation JudgmentMay 23, 2026Legal NewsTrump's lawyers plan a Supreme Court petition invoking presidential immunity to challenge the $83 million Carroll defamation verdict, a first-of-its-kind civil immunity claim.