Andrew Left Securities Fraud Trial Opens in Los AngelesMay 18, 2026Legal NewsAndrew Left's criminal securities fraud trial opened May 11 in Los Angeles, putting activist short-selling commentary on trial for the first time in a federal courtroom.
2nd Circuit Questions Combs Sentence Built on Acquitted ConductMay 18, 2026Legal NewsThe 2nd Circuit heard arguments April 9 on whether Sean Combs' 50-month sentence improperly relied on conduct a jury rejected, raising a nationally divisive sentencing doctrine.
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on FIFRA Preemption of Roundup Tort ClaimsMay 18, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court heard arguments April 28 in Monsanto v. Durnell, weighing whether FIFRA preempts Roundup failure-to-warn claims affecting 65,000 pending cases.
Supreme Court Justices Signal Skepticism Over Birthright Citizenship OrderMay 18, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court heard arguments April 1 in Trump v. Barbara, with multiple justices skeptical of the administration's 14th Amendment domicile theory on birthright citizenship.
Supreme Court Divided on TPS Terminations Affecting 350,000 Haitians and SyriansMay 18, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court heard two hours of argument April 29 over whether TPS terminations for 350,000 Haitians and 7,000 Syrians are judicially reviewable, with a ruling due by July.
Trump Seeks 2nd Circuit Stay in Carroll Defamation Case Ahead of SCOTUS PetitionMay 18, 2026Legal NewsTrump asked the 2nd Circuit on May 6 to stay its en banc denial in the Carroll defamation case, citing Westfall Act and immunity grounds ahead of a SCOTUS petition.
D.C. Circuit Panel Presses DOJ on Law Firm Executive OrdersMay 18, 2026Legal NewsThe D.C. Circuit grilled DOJ lawyers May 14 over executive orders targeting Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, and Susman Godfrey, signaling skepticism of the government's position.
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Colorado Preschool Religious Liberty and Texas Gun CasesMay 17, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court granted cert in a Colorado Catholic preschool exclusion case and a Texas gun possession case for its 2026-27 term, and summarily reversed a D.C. conviction ruling.
Supreme Court Locks In Louisiana VRA Redistricting Map for 2026 ElectionsMay 17, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court refused to reverse its expedited VRA ruling in Callais v. Louisiana, locking in a redistricting deadline as Justice Jackson renewed her dissent.
Second Circuit Grills Both Sides on Acquitted-Conduct Sentencing in Combs AppealMay 17, 2026Legal NewsThe Second Circuit heard nearly two hours of argument in Sean Combs' Mann Act sentencing appeal, pressing both sides on whether acquitted conduct was improperly weighed.