Supreme Court Backs Pension Fund in ERISA Withdrawal Liability RulingMay 23, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court ruled pension funds may apply post-measurement-date actuarial assumptions to withdrawal liability calculations, resolving a circuit split and raising employer exposure.
Supreme Court Allows Helms-Burton Suits Against Cruise Lines Over Havana PortMay 23, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that cruise lines can be sued under Helms-Burton for using Cuba's confiscated Havana port, vacating the Eleventh Circuit and remanding.
ATF Final Rule Redefines Machine Gun After Supreme Court Bump Stock RulingMay 22, 2026Legal NewsATF's May 2026 final rule rewrites the federal machine gun definition following the Supreme Court's Cargill bump stock ruling, setting new enforcement lines.
Supreme Court Heads Into Final Weeks With Landmark Cases UnresolvedMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court has roughly 15 to 20 cases still pending, including Trump v. Slaughter, birthright citizenship, and mail-ballot deadline disputes, with the next opinion day set for May 28.
Supreme Court Weighs TPS Terminations Affecting 356,000 ImmigrantsMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court heard argument April 29 on whether DHS's termination of TPS for 356,000 Haitian and Syrian nationals is lawful and judicially reviewable.
Supreme Court Denies Virginia Democrats’ Bid to Revive Redistricting AmendmentMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court denied Virginia Democrats' emergency bid to revive a voter-approved redistricting amendment, locking in the 2021 congressional map for 2026 midterms.
Supreme Court Stays Fifth Circuit Order Restoring Mifepristone In-Person RequirementMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court stayed the Fifth Circuit's May 1 order reimposing in-person mifepristone rules, preserving telehealth access nationwide while appeals proceed. Thomas and Alito dissented.
Supreme Court Remands Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban for Strict Scrutiny ReviewMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court remanded Colorado's conversion therapy ban to the Tenth Circuit with strict-scrutiny instructions, placing similar laws in 24 jurisdictions at legal risk.
Superseding Indictment Targets CJNG Successor Figure ‘El JardineroMay 21, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury in Washington DC expanded charges against CJNG leader Audias Flores Silva, adding meth trafficking and money laundering after his April 2026 capture in Mexico.
Supreme Court Rewrites VRA Section 2, Requires Proof of Intentional DiscriminationMay 19, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais replaces the VRA's results-based standard with an intent requirement, rewriting 40 years of voting-rights precedent.