Jury to Weigh OpenAI’s Fate After Musk Trial Closing ArgumentsMay 27, 2026Legal NewsA nine-member advisory jury began deliberating May 14 on the statute of limitations threshold in Musk v. OpenAI, with up to $150 billion in disgorgement at stake.
Federal Jury Bars Musk’s OpenAI Claims on Limitations GroundsMay 27, 2026Legal NewsA federal jury in Oakland found Musk's claims against OpenAI and Sam Altman time-barred; Judge Gonzalez Rogers dismissed the case; Musk vows to appeal.
Supreme Court Fast-Tracks Callais Finality, Forcing Louisiana Primary PostponementMay 27, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court immediately finalized its Louisiana redistricting ruling, blocking May 16 primaries and signaling tighter procedural control over election-law cases.
Supreme Court Strikes Louisiana’s Second Majority-Black District as Racial GerrymanderMay 27, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais holds that Louisiana's remedial majority-Black district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, reshaping VRA redistricting law nationwide.
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.
Supreme Court Conservative Majority Signals End of Humphrey’s ExecutorMay 27, 2026Legal NewsAll six conservative justices signaled they would gut Humphrey's Executor at December 2025 arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, threatening FTC and agency independence.
SCOTUS Grants Title IX Employee Case, Remands VRA Suits After CallaisMay 27, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's May 19 order list adds a Title IX employee discrimination case to the 2026-27 term and remands two VRA suits under the new Callais framework.
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.
Supreme Court Dismisses Hamm v. Smith, Leaving Atkins IQ Standards UnresolvedMay 27, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court dismissed Hamm v. Smith as improvidently granted, leaving federal courts without guidance on how to weigh cumulative IQ scores in Atkins capital cases.
Weinstein Retrial Ends in Mistrial; Nine Jurors Favored AcquittalMay 25, 2026Legal NewsNine of twelve jurors favored acquittal in Harvey Weinstein's third New York rape retrial before a mistrial was declared, complicating prospects for a fourth prosecution.