Federal Courts Keep Jurisdiction to Confirm Arbitral Awards After FAA StayMay 17, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court held unanimously that federal courts retain jurisdiction to confirm or vacate arbitration awards after issuing a Section 3 FAA stay, resolving a circuit split.
Supreme Court Opens Freight Brokers to State Negligent-Hiring SuitsMay 17, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that the FAAAA does not preempt state negligent-hiring claims against freight brokers, opening the industry to multistate tort liability.
Federal Circuit Stays Section 122 Tariff Ruling, Duties Remain in EffectMay 17, 2026Legal NewsThe Federal Circuit stayed a Court of International Trade ruling invalidating Section 122 tariffs, keeping a 10% import surcharge in effect while appeal proceeds.
Supreme Court Accelerates Louisiana Voting Rights Ruling, Clearing Path to RedistrictingMay 17, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court voted 6-3 to immediately activate its April 29 Louisiana racial-gerrymander ruling, forcing the state to redraw its congressional map before the 2026 midterms.
Supreme Court Stays 5th Circuit Order Restoring Mifepristone Dispensing RulesMay 17, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court stayed a 5th Circuit order that would have ended mail-order mifepristone access, with Thomas invoking the Comstock Act in a notable dissent.
Supreme Court Holds Donor-List Subpoena Confers Standing on NonprofitMay 16, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court held April 29 that a subpoena demanding a nonprofit's donor list causes a present First Amendment injury, resolving a key standing dispute.
Supreme Court Preserves State Trucking Claims, Clarifies Post-Arbitration JurisdictionMay 16, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court ruled unanimously in two May 14 decisions: one preserves state trucking-broker negligence claims; the other keeps district courts in play after FAA arbitration stays.
Supreme Court Strips Presidential Tariff Authority Under IEEPAMay 16, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 6-3 IEEPA ruling voids the legal basis for $170 billion in presidential tariffs, unleashing thousands of refund suits and forcing a statutory pivot.
Conservative Supermajority Signals End of Independent Agency Protections at SCOTUSMay 16, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's conservative supermajority signaled Dec. 8 it may overrule the 90-year precedent protecting independent agency heads from presidential removal.
Supreme Court Justices Challenge Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Theory at ArgumentMay 16, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court heard arguments April 1 in Trump v. Barbara, with Roberts, Kavanaugh, and Gorsuch all challenging the administration's novel birthright citizenship theory.