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Supreme Court rejects Trump birthright citizenship order, allows transgender sports bans
The high court handed President Trump a stinging defeat by rejecting his move to restrict birthright citizenship, while also letting states ban transgender student athletes from women's sports teams and striking down more campaign finance limits.
Federal judge trims Westport discrimination suit, allows claims to proceed
A federal judge trimmed claims in a Westport discrimination suit by Black-owned businesses but let key civil rights claims proceed in Kansas City.
SCOTUS News: 4th Amendment extended to cellphone location data
The Supreme Court ruled police conduct a Fourth Amendment search when obtaining Google geofence location data, reshaping digital privacy law.
Justices let $5M civil verdict stand against Trump in Carroll case
The Supreme Court declined to hear Donald Trump's appeal, leaving intact a $5 million civil judgment in E. Jean Carroll's assault and defamation case.
Supreme Court says police need a warrant to obtain Google location data
The Supreme Court ruled police generally need a warrant to obtain Google location history, strengthening Fourth Amendment digital privacy rights.
High court expands Trump’s power over the federal bureaucracy
The Supreme Court ruled President Trump may remove independent agency leaders without cause, overturning a 90-year-old constitutional precedent.
Supreme Court endorses grace periods for mail-in ballots
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws allowing timely mailed ballots received after Election Day to be counted, reversing a lower court ruling.
Federal court remands dispute over insurance funds to state court
A Missouri federal court remanded an insurance coverage dispute involving Liberty Mutual, construction defects and diversity jurisdiction to state court.
SCOTUS News: State concealed-carry restriction violates 2nd Amendment
The U.S. Supreme Court rules Hawaii’s private-property gun carry restriction violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments, expanding concealed-carry rights.
Supreme Court expands Second Amendment rights, eyes more gun cases
The U.S. Supreme Court expanded Second Amendment rights, striking down a Hawaii gun law and narrowing federal firearm restrictions for marijuana users.
$2.1M settlement reached for five educators injured in work-trip crash
Five Head Start educators injured in a Missouri work-trip crash secured a $2.1 million settlement through multiple underinsured motorist insurance claims.
SCOTUS News: Court rules customs agents can turn back asylum seekers
The Supreme Court ruled aliens in Mexico have not “arrived” in the U.S. for purposes of having a right to apply for asylum under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act.
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