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Appeals court blocks Fearless Fund from awarding grants to Black women

A panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled Monday that an Atlanta-based venture capital firm should be temporarily blocked from issuing grants reserved for Black women-owned businesses, saying that doing so would likely discriminate against business owners of other races.

Jun 4, 2024 12:50 PM CDT

Judge rejects request to restrict Trump’s speech on FBI, says motion was faulty

U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon on Tuesday denied a request from federal prosecutors that she order Donald Trump to stop making incendiary claims about law enforcement personnel, saying the government should have more thoroughly consulted with Trump’s attorneys before coming to her.

May 29, 2024 9:59 AM CDT

Employer health plan’s exclusion for gender-affirming care violates Title VII, 11th Circuit rules

A federal appeals court has ruled that a health insurance provider can be liable for denying gender-affirming care to transgender people under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

May 14, 2024 12:48 PM CDT

University is ‘incubator of bigotry,’ say 13 federal judges boycotting its grads

Thirteen federal judges, all of them appointees of former President Donald Trump, have announced that they won’t hire clerks who graduate from Columbia University or Columbia Law School.

May 7, 2024 10:57 AM CDT

Judge Cannon shoots down Trump’s presidential records act claim

U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to have his charges of mishandling classified documents dismissed on the grounds that a federal records law protected him from prosecution.

Apr 4, 2024 2:15 PM CDT

Accused of ‘overly harsh’ management style, federal judge agrees to counseling

A federal judge has acknowledged an “overly harsh” management style and agreed to take remedial training after a law clerk complained about abusive and harassing conduct, according to a Dec. 15 order released this week.

Mar 28, 2024 10:30 AM CDT

Cannon tells lawyers to weigh if Trump conduct can’t be reviewed by courts

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified-documents case issued an unusual order late Monday regarding jury instructions at the end of the trial—even though she has not yet ruled on when the trial will be held, or a host of other issues.

Mar 19, 2024 2:30 PM CDT

Appeals court blocks Florida ‘Stop Woke Act,’ says it’s a ‘First Amendment sin’

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a ruling that blocked Florida from enforcing a law, backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, that restricts how private companies teach diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Mar 5, 2024 10:15 AM CST

Justice Thomas hires clerk accused of sending racist text; was she set up by rogue employee?

A graduate of the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School will be clerking for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, despite a prior allegation that she sent a racist text while working at a conservative group.

Feb 26, 2024 9:51 AM CST

Florida can’t enforce law blocking real estate purchases by Chinese citizens against 2 plaintiffs, court rules

A federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida law barring real estate purchases by Chinese citizens can’t be enforced against two plaintiffs while their court challenge continues.

Feb 6, 2024 1:05 PM CST

Supreme Court doesn’t stop nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block the execution of a death row inmate who claims that he would be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment if Alabama tries to execute him again—this time using nitrogen hypoxia.

Jan 25, 2024 10:26 AM CST

Florida prosecutor ousted by DeSantis gets chance to prove First Amendment claims

Ousted Hillsborough County, Florida, State Attorney Andrew Warren is getting a chance to seek reinstatement on First Amendment grounds as a result of a federal appeals court’s ruling Wednesday.

Jan 11, 2024 8:53 AM CST

Racist remarks about Obamas didn’t constitute workplace harassment, appeals court rules

A Black nurse who heard her white co-workers make racist statements about the Obamas and about their patients did not establish a hostile-work-environment claim, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Oct 10, 2023 10:13 AM CDT

Supreme Court to consider laws that block social media from removing certain content and users

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide the constitutionality of laws in Florida and Texas that prevent large social media companies from banning political candidates or restricting content based on viewpoint.

Sep 29, 2023 2:00 PM CDT

Write-in candidate with 2 law degrees sues to keep Trump off the ballot; different challenge tossed

A law grad with a campaign website and a plan to launch a write-in presidential candidacy has filed several lawsuits contending that former President Donald Trump is barred from running under the 14th Amendment.

Sep 5, 2023 10:12 AM CDT

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