Recent Updates
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California voters reject measure to tax the wealth of billionaires
U.S. Court News 11/11/2026California voters have turned down Proposition 40, which would have made the state the first in the nation to tax the net worth of billionaires, after a bitter ballot campaign that drew enormous spending from tech leaders determined to block the tax....
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Justice Department drops bid to force California to set aside disputed ballots
U.S. Court News 11/08/2026The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday asked a federal court to dismiss its own lawsuit seeking to stop California from counting about 20,000 ballots that the department claimed were sent to noncitizens, until the voters' immigration status could b...
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 more years in prison
U.S. Court News 11/05/2026A Hong Kong court on Thursday handed prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong an additional 10-year prison term under the national security law imposed by Beijing, a ruling critics say reflects the sweeping crackdown on the city's once-vibrant de...
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Judge orders 30-year prison sentence for key figure in Minnesota food fraud
U.S. Court News 11/01/2026A Minnesota restaurant owner has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for his role in a massive fraud scheme that stole millions of dollars from a government-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.Salim Said, the operator...
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US bans imports from 3 Chinese biotech companies over forced labor allegations
U.S. Court News 10/30/2026The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will block imports from Chinese biotechnology firm BGI Group and two of its affiliates, citing alleged links to forced labor in Xinjiang, China's far-western ethnic region.Beginning Thursday, U.S. ...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wall
U.S. Court News 10/27/2026The Trump administration on Wednesday filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to set aside a lower court order that has stopped construction of border barriers through the Big Bend region of Texas.The order is ...
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Supreme Court agrees to review a Reconstruction-era ban on distilling spirits
U.S. Court News 10/21/2026The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether Congress had the constitutional authority to impose a ban on distilling spirits in private homes more than 150 years ago.Plaintiffs challenging the prohibition on home distilling claim the 1868 l...
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Supreme Court rejects Roy Moore's push to restore $8.2M defamation verdict
Civil Rights 10/14/2026The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal from former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, leaving intact a ruling that wiped out the $8.2 million defamation verdict he won over a political ad aired during his 2017 U.S. Senate campaign.By de...
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Influencer pleads guilty to criminal impersonation for viral pranks
Legal Outlook 08/30/2026A social media influencer known for posting viral videos of pranks has pleaded guilty to criminal impersonation in Arizona for posing as an employee of businesses in a Phoenix suburb and orchestrating brief but chaotic takeover attempts.The outcome w...
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Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions
U.S. Court News 08/25/2026The Supreme Court opened a path Monday for possible implementation of President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be put in place before the fast-approaching midterm elections.The decisi...
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A pillar of environmental enforcement is targeted by Trump
Legal Outlook 08/08/2026Right-leaning legal activists along with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company have brought sweeping challenges against a cornerstone of legal enforcement in the United States: the right of private groups, people and local governments to ...
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25 states sue over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old ones
Legal Business News 08/05/2026Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.The United States last month imposed double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and...