An Arkansas federal judge denied a preliminary injunction to an apartment complex owner alleging that three local governments caused repeated flooding of its property, holding that equitable relief is unavailable in federal takings cases where just compensa...
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in an emergency stay application testing whether President Trump lawfully removed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook — and whether any court can do anything about it if he did not.
The justices pressed both sides hard on whether Hawaii's default-consent rule is a Second Amendment violation or simply a property-law choice states are free to make.
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in a dispute over whether New Jersey Transit, a state-created public corporation, shares in New Jersey's sovereign immunity and can therefore require injured plaintiffs to sue only in New Jersey courts.
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that could determine whether West Virginia's law restricting girls' sports teams to students whose biological sex is female violates Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause — with justices pressing hard on the...
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case testing whether Idaho's law barring transgender women from competing on women's school sports teams can be challenged on an individual, as-applied basis under the Equal Protection Clause.
Louisiana parishes suing oil companies over coastal damage are fighting to keep those cases in state court, while Chevron and other petitioners argue that wartime federal contracts entitle them to a federal forum under the Federal Officer Removal Act.
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could reshape how courts assess intellectual disability claims by death-row inmates, with the justices sharply divided over whether multiple IQ scores must be evaluated holistically or whether states may apply...
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is asking the justices to strike down federal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with their candidates, arguing the restrictions cannot stand alongside the Court's recent First Amendme...
The justices pressed both sides hard on whether a 90-year-old precedent shielding agency heads from presidential removal should be overruled — and what would fall with it.
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could determine whether nonprofit organizations can challenge government subpoenas for donor information in federal court before a state court orders compliance.
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could determine whether federal prisoners may invoke the compassionate release statute to seek sentence reductions based on alleged trial errors or sentencing unfairness — not just the illness and aging claims...
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could determine whether state prison officials face personal liability for religious-liberty violations — and whether a ruling either way would destabilize dozens of federal statutes.
The Supreme Court heard nearly three hours of argument over whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act gives the President authority to impose worldwide tariffs — or whether that power belongs exclusively to Congress.
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could determine whether state tort claims against military contractors are preempted when injuries arise from combat operations on a foreign battlefield.
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case asking whether courts may apply fugitive tolling to extend federal supervised release terms when a supervisee absconds — a doctrine the petitioner says Congress deliberately left out of the Sentencing Reform Act.
The justices pressed both sides hard on whether a state pre-filing requirement can survive contact with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.