Trade Court Issues Nationwide IEEPA Tariff Refund Order After Supreme Court RulingMay 25, 2026Legal NewsJudge Richard Eaton's CIT order requiring CBP to refund IEEPA tariffs for all importers tests whether a specialized trade court can dodge SCOTUS's universal-injunction limits.
Supreme Court Poised to Curtail Independent Agency Removal ProtectionsMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court is days away from ruling in Trump v. Slaughter, a case that could let the President fire independent agency heads at will and overturn a 90-year precedent.
Federal Circuit Stays CIT Order Striking Down Section 122 TariffsMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Federal Circuit stayed the CIT's May 7 order voiding the 10% Section 122 tariff, keeping CBP collections intact for most importers until the appeal resolves.
Supreme Court Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs, Citing Major Questions DoctrineMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court struck down IEEPA-based tariffs on Feb. 20, invoking the major questions doctrine and forcing the Trump administration to seek new trade authority.
Federal Judge Strikes Trump Third-Country Deportation Policy as UnlawfulMay 25, 2026Legal NewsA federal judge in Boston issued a final merits ruling that Trump's third-country deportation policy violates immigration law and due process, setting up a likely Supreme Court return.
Supreme Court Poised to Issue Rulings on Citizenship, Removal Power, and Trans SportsMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court has four major sets of cases left to decide before late June, touching birthright citizenship, removal power, transgender sports, and gun rights.
Supreme Court Weighs Federal Preemption of Roundup Failure-to-Warn ClaimsMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court heard arguments April 27 on whether federal pesticide law blocks state failure-to-warn suits over Roundup, with more than 3,900 federal cases hanging in the balance.
Massachusetts Court Halts Five Trump Directives on Wind and Solar PermittingMay 25, 2026Legal NewsA Boston federal judge blocked five Trump administration directives restricting wind and solar permitting, finding them arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to the APA.
Tennessee State Court Hears Emergency Arguments Over Memphis-Splitting MapMay 25, 2026Legal NewsA Tennessee state panel heard emergency injunction arguments over a map that splits Memphis's majority-Black district, as a federal judge consolidates three parallel challenges.
States Secure Antitrust Verdict Against Live Nation; Breakup LoomsMay 25, 2026Legal NewsA federal jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster liable for unlawful monopoly maintenance; 33 states rejected the DOJ's $280M settlement and won at trial.