Texas asked the Fifth Circuit on Monday to revive its lawsuit over the constitutionality of its law banning sanctuary cities, even though the appellate court has already allowed the legislation to go on the books.
Read moreTossing claims from a Connecticut lawmaker, a judge said he lacked jurisdiction to decide whether Governor Dannel P. Malloy usurped legislative authority by deciding unilaterally to fund a toll study.
Read moreA class must amend their suit against Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos over her changes to Title IX guidance on sex discrimination, a federal judge ruled Monday, dismissing the suit without prejudice for lack of standing.
Read moreA Massachusetts zoo must face Endangered Species Act claims over its treatment of two Asian elephants in the collection, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Read moreAn Eighth Circuit panel on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a Satanist’s challenge to Missouri abortion laws based on her religious beliefs, finding she lacked standing because she wasn’t pregnant when she sued.
Read moreA federal judge indicated Thursday she would toss a lawsuit accusing the U.S. government of violating the Constitution by funding religious groups that care for unaccompanied immigrant children and trafficking victims but deny them access to abortions and contraception.
Read moreKentucky Governor Matt Bevin does not have legal standing to sue Medicaid recipients who challenged the state’s requirements that people work to receive benefits, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Read moreA nature photographer who was sued over the ownership of “monkey selfie” photos is now asking the Ninth Circuit not to abolish the rights of animals to take people like him to court.
Read moreLOS ANGELES (CN) – A Ninth Circuit panel ruled Thursday the relative of an Egyptian composer lacked legal standing to
Read moreAttorneys for the president urged a federal judge Monday to dismiss the emoluments clause challenge he faces from nearly 200 members of Congress, insisting that none of the arguments raised by rafts of legal historians, constitutional law scholars and others salvage the suit.
Read moreOne of several emoluments clause challenges faced by President Donald Trump received lift-off Wednesday with a federal judge finding that Maryland and Washington, D.C., have standing to sue.
Read moreTwo separate rulings released Tuesday by the Ohio Supreme Court dealt a serious blow to the state’s abortion providers, including revoking the medical license of the last abortion provider in the northwest part of the Buckeye State.
Read moreAttorneys for Ohio and a Cleveland abortion clinic argued Tuesday before the state’s high court over whether the clinic has standing to challenge abortion restrictions that were tacked on to the state budget.
Read moreThe 21.5 million federal employees whose personal information was compromised by the Office of Personnel Management data hack have no legal recourse, a federal judge ruled, saying immunity forecloses their negligence and privacy claims.
Read moreU.S. citizens living abroad, joined by Sen. Rand Paul, lack standing to challenge the Treasury Department’s new taxes on their foreign bank accounts, the Sixth Circuit ruled Friday.
Read moreThe Fifth Circuit on Thursday dealt a blow to LGBT-rights activists in Mississippi when it ruled in favor of the state’s so-called religious-freedom law, finding the plaintiffs don’t have standing to sue.
Read morePunting an issue that has divided 10 federal appeals courts, the Supreme Court voiced confusion Monday about what relief is being sought by a developer trying to intervene in a takings case.
Read morePutting rumors of a first-day recusal to rest, Justice Neil Gorsuch remained quiet Monday as an attorney who championed for his confirmation addressed the bench.
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