Law & Justice

Three election integrity organizations filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reverse a 9th Circuit ruling that struck down Arizona laws requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, and allowing the state to remove noncitizens from voter rolls before an election. The groups warned that letting the lower court’s decision stand […]

A federal judge has denied former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s bid to escape a civil lawsuit filed by the ex-wife of her married bodyguard, ruling that North Carolina courts have jurisdiction over the alienation-of-affection claim, and that the case can proceed toward trial. U.S. District Judge David A. Bragdon found that nine messages Sinema sent […]

Missouri’s Supreme Court delivered a unanimous ruling Thursday that blocks the state’s Republican-drawn congressional districts from taking effect in the November 2026 general election, ordering instead that voters must first approve the new map in a statewide referendum. The decision overturns a lower court ruling and reinstates the congressional boundaries drawn after the 2020 census, […]

A federal judge in Virginia’s Eastern District issued a preliminary injunction on August 31 blocking enforcement of most of a state law designed to prevent local police departments from working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The ruling in United States v. Commonwealth of Virginia hands the federal government a significant win in its escalating […]

Maine’s highest court has affirmed a lower court order granting a father final decision-making power over whether his daughter attends her mother’s evangelical church, a ruling that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court and reshape how courts handle religious disputes between divorced parents. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that Matthew Bradeen, the girl’s […]

A federal judge in Maryland issued a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s August executive order that sought to narrow birthright citizenship for children born to foreign terrorists, employees of foreign governments, and others acting on behalf of hostile nations. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman, appointed by former President Joe Biden in 2021, ruled the […]

A federal judge appointed by President Biden dismissed the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against California over the state’s policy of allowing biological males to compete in girls’ high school sports, not because the policy is lawful, but because the federal government allegedly failed to follow the right paperwork procedure before threatening to pull billions in […]

The Ohio Supreme Court has denied Mackenzie Shirilla’s motion for reconsideration, closing her last door at the state level to challenge her conviction for driving nearly 100 mph into a brick building and killing two people in 2022. Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy issued a terse order rejecting Shirilla’s bid. The full text of the […]

A federal judge appointed by Barack Obama has issued a 14-day temporary restraining order blocking key portions of a new U.S. Postal Service policy governing the mailing of outbound ballots, just days before North Carolina county election boards were set to begin shipping absentee ballots for the 2026 midterms. Election law experts say the judge’s […]

A Biden-appointed federal judge has dismissed the Department of Justice’s lawsuit challenging California’s policy of allowing biological male athletes who identify as female to compete on girls’ school sports teams, handing the Trump administration a procedural defeat that leaves the state’s rules intact and $44.3 billion in federal education funding untouched. U.S. District Judge Cynthia […]