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Supreme Court will review Colorado ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether a Colorado ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors—which aims to change sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling—violates the First Amendment.

Mar 10, 2025 1:38 PM CDT

Supreme Court will decide whether family can sue over mistaken raid by FBI SWAT team

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether the U.S. Constitution prevents a family from suing the FBI for its mistaken 2017 SWAT team raid of their Atlanta home.

Jan 28, 2025 11:49 AM CST

11th Circuit allows release of Trump Jan. 6 special counsel report

A federal appellate court has cleared the way for the Justice Department to publicly release special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 election, although the timing of that release remains unclear.

Jan 9, 2025 8:55 PM CST

Tween’s parents can’t sue video chat service for child porn and sex trafficking, 11th Circuit rules

Parents who alleged that their 11-year-old daughter was tricked and threatened into making child pornography can’t sue an online service that randomly places people into video chat rooms, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Dec 16, 2024 12:00 PM CST

Who may be on Trump’s Supreme Court short list? Senate win aids judicial picks

President-elect Donald Trump could get a chance to appoint two U.S. Supreme Court justices if Justice Clarence Thomas, 76, and Justice Samuel Alito, 74, decide to retire.

Nov 6, 2024 3:12 PM CST

Moms for Liberty wins constitutional challenge to school board’s comments policy

A federal appeals court has ruled for Moms for Liberty, a conservative parental rights group, in its challenge to a Florida school board policy that allows the presiding officer to interrupt meeting comments that are “personally directed,” “abusive” or “obscene.”

Oct 10, 2024 1:09 PM CDT

2 federal judges who boycotted Columbia law grads didn’t commit misconduct, review panel says

Two federal judges who said they wouldn’t hire future law grads from Columbia University did not commit misconduct, according to a review panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Atlanta's judicial council.

Sep 17, 2024 10:10 AM CDT

Trump-appointed appeals judges are ‘superstars’ based on 3 measures, study says

Are federal appeals judges appointed by former President Donald Trump disproportionately “superstars in a tournament of judges”? The answer is yes, a new study says, based on three measures used in the past by the study authors.

Sep 12, 2024 3:01 PM CDT

11th Circuit rules for athletic association that refused to allow pregame prayer over PA system

A federal appeals court has ruled against a private Christian school alleging that its First Amendment rights were violated when the Florida High School Athletic Association rejected its request to broadcast a pregame prayer over the public address system.

Sep 4, 2024 10:09 AM CDT

With Trump indictment, appeal, Jack Smith launches final pre-election moves

Special counsel Jack Smith is trying to nurse back to health cases with potentially fatal ailments: in Florida, a set of charges dismissed by a highly skeptical Trump appointee; in D.C., a case of alleged election obstruction that the nation’s highest court has already amputated once, and may do so again.

Aug 30, 2024 12:25 PM CDT

Supreme Court will review Colorado ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors

Supreme Court will decide whether family can sue over mistaken raid by FBI SWAT team

11th Circuit allows release of Trump Jan. 6 special counsel report

Tween’s parents can’t sue video chat service for child porn and sex trafficking, 11th Circuit rules

Who may be on Trump’s Supreme Court short list? Senate win aids judicial picks

Moms for Liberty wins constitutional challenge to school board’s comments policy

2 federal judges who boycotted Columbia law grads didn’t commit misconduct, review panel says

Trump-appointed appeals judges are ‘superstars’ based on 3 measures, study says

11th Circuit rules for athletic association that refused to allow pregame prayer over PA system

With Trump indictment, appeal, Jack Smith launches final pre-election moves

Judge Cannon tossing Trump’s case raises risk for acting prosecutors

When does DEI training discriminate against white people? Courts will decide

Misconduct complaint tossed against federal judges who pledged not to hire clerks from Columbia

Special counsel will appeal dismissal of classified documents case against Trump

Federal judges weigh need for new guidance after clerk accused of racist statements

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