Courts & Law
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Federal appeals rules in favor of employee who was fired after refusing COVID vaccination
Weiss, a fully remote worker, initially received approval for her exemption from Kaiser Permanente's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but Kaiser later revoked it after questioning her about her faith and medical history.
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Trump admin drops UPenn subpoena seeking to identify potential victims of antisemitism
The EEOC agreed not to enforce the subpoena and the university agreed to file a stipulation of dismissal, asking the court to end the case.
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Trump administration withdraws NYT reporter subpoenas in Qatari-gifted Air Force One probe
The Justice Department has defended the issuance of subpoenas in the effort as trying to target the leakers, who are revealing classified information, and not journalists who are reporting the stories.
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Prosecutors accuse Smartmatic executive of bribing Venezuelan election official with luxury home
The transfer was allegedly completed between April and July 2019, after the company supposedly ended its business in Venezeula.
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Brazil's Supreme Court orders former President Jair Bolsonaro to be placed under house arrest
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled that the former president violated the court order by posting content on his son’s social media channels.
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Jury orders Tesla to pay $243 million in damages after fatal crash
The federal jury found that the company's technology was partly to blame for the crash, even though the driver had admitted he was distracted by his cellphone before hitting a couple.
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Appeals court sides with Trump on stopping union bargaining for federal workers
Six unions, including the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), had obtained an injunction that was issued by U.S. District Judge James Donato, a lower court judge.
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Appeals court upholds order placing limits on ICE operations in Los Angeles
The federal judge issued the restraining order after a lawsuit was filed by individuals claiming they had been detained by immigration officers without a valid reason.
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Justice Kavanaugh defends crowded emergency docket, warns against releasing too many opinions
The Supreme Court has seen a giant wave of challenges and emergency appeals on its emergency docket since President Donald Trump took office in January.
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Supreme Court to consider whether race-based voting districts are constitutional
The Supreme Court on Friday asked attorneys in the case to consider whether, in seeking to comply with the 1965 voting rights law, the state violated the Constitution's 14th and 15th Amendments.
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Federal judge says he will decide whether Habba can lead prosecutions in New Jersey
Judge Matthew Brann ruled in a 27-page opinion that he would consider Habba's legal authority seriously after defendant Julien Giraud, Jr., who is facing federal gun and drug charges in New Jersey, asked the judge to throw out the case over questions about the legality of Habba's position.
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Appeals court rules private text messages were public record
The ruling came in Midwest Environmental Advocates v. Prehn, a case involving whether former Natural Resources Board Chair Frederick Prehn had unlawfully withheld public records that included text messages with then-Gov. Scott Walker regarding Prehn’s plans to remain in office after his term.
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Justice Department to settle Judicial Watch lawsuit over Biden audio tapes for $10K
Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit for the audio recordings of his interview with Hur in March 2024, and the audio recordings were eventually leaked and released this past May.