Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US House Intelligence Committee released its final report absolving the Trump campaign from involvement in Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. In the almost 250-page...
The US House Intelligence Committee released its final report absolving the Trump campaign from involvement in Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. In the almost 250-page report, Republicans concluded that the year-long investigation has produced...
Louisiana senators voted 31-1 Tuesday to approve a bill that would ban abortions at 15 weeks. Mississippi approved a similar 15-week abortion ban in March, drawing an immediate legal challenge. An amendment to the Louisiana bill...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Trump v. Hawaii , challenging the latest version of President Donald Trump's ban on entry to the US from certain Muslim-majority countries. When granting...
The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday vacated the Trump administration's efforts to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects undocumented immigrants who were brought to...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two matters Tuesday: Abbott v. Perez and Animal Science Products v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. . Abbott is two consolidated cases that concern allegations that Texas lawmakers drew...
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Tuesday in Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC that inter partes review, which authorizes the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday in Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC that foreign corporations cannot be used in the US under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) . The plaintiffs in...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases Monday. In Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission the court heard arguments on whether administrative law judges of the Securities and Exchange Commission...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in two cases dealing with the question of whether breaking into a mobile home or other "nonpermanent or mobile structure" constitutes a burglary under the Armed Career...