Voice Stress Test Defamation Claim Survives Dismissal in Arkansas Federal Court
A voice stress test defamation claim against the licensor of a Computer Voice Stress Analyser has survived the pleadings stage in the Eastern District of Arkansas,…
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Catherine Sadler
Covers US courts, constitutional litigation and civil liberties
Catherine Sadler reports on the courts for Law News, mainly the US federal bench: Supreme Court orders, circuit court rulings and the constitutional challenges that reach them. She follows free speech, immigration and executive power, gun law, policing and surveillance, and the use of AI in court filings.
Her reports are built around the ruling itself: the court, the judges, the case and what the order does. Recent stories include the Supreme Court's 7-2 refusal to revive the USPS mail ballot rule, a New York judge vacating the 75-country visa ban, and the Oklahoma judge referred for discipline over ChatGPT citations. She also covers UK criminal cases, such as the sentencing of a former Merseyside Police officer for computer misuse.
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DSA Designation of ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox Sets Four-Month Compliance Clock
The DSA designation of ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines by the European Commission on 31 August 2026 brings all…
Supreme Court USPS Mail Ballot Rule Blocked for 2026 Midterms in 7-2 Ruling
The Supreme Court of the United States has refused, by 7-2, to stay a lower-court injunction blocking the Supreme Court USPS mail ballot rule that federal…
America First Legal Mounts AB 2624 Free Speech Challenge in Sacramento Federal Court
America First Legal has filed an AB 2624 free speech challenge in Sacramento federal court on behalf of conservative YouTuber Nick Shirley, seeking both a declaratory…
Oklahoma Judge’s ChatGPT Citations Prompt Judicial Discipline Review
A sitting Oklahoma judge's ChatGPT citations to two non-existent cases have closed a criminal investigation but opened the door to judicial discipline proceedings, after the state…
NYC Grocery Store Fines Spark Retaliation Claims Against Mamdani Administration
Immigrant-owned shops in East Harlem at the centre of the dispute over NYC grocery store fines say they have been hit with a surge in sanitation…
Section 338 Tariffs Against Canada Face Major Questions Challenge
The legal case against Section 338 tariffs against Canada is strengthening on two constitutional fronts: the major questions doctrine and the nondelegation doctrine. Both arguments deserve…
Sutton Canary Lecture on Federalism Challenges View That Supreme Court Follows Party Lines
The Sixth Circuit's outgoing chief judge used the 2026 Sumner Canary Memorial Lecture at Case Western Reserve University School of Law to argue, through the lens…
Ream Home Distilling Ban Heads to the Supreme Court
A petition filed with the United States Supreme Court on 20 July 2026 has placed the Ream home distilling ban at the centre of a constitutional…
BART Vaccine Mandate Ruling Upheld as Ninth Circuit Backs $7.8m Jury Award
The Ninth Circuit's BART vaccine mandate ruling has affirmed a jury verdict of $7,824,580 in favour of six former transit workers who were dismissed for declining…
Tenth Circuit Upholds Oklahoma HB 1775 Vagueness Challenge
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has rejected an HB 1775 vagueness challenge, ruling that Oklahoma's restriction on teaching eight race- and…
Data Center Legislation Spreads Across US States as Bipartisan Backlash Deepens
Data center legislation is no longer a fringe concern: within a single week in September 2026, Texas halted environmental permits for new facilities and California's governor…
First Circuit Rules for Bow Parents in Fellers v. Kelley First Amendment Case
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled in favour of four plaintiffs in Fellers v. Kelley (No. 25-1442), a First Amendment challenge…
Missouri Duelling Injunctions Leave Secretary of State Caught Between Two Courts
The Missouri duelling injunctions that placed Secretary of State Denny Hoskins under conflicting court orders for roughly 16 hours have exposed a genuine gap in American…
LGBTQ Classroom Speech Regulation Divides US Courts and Legal Scholars
A new law review essay argues that LGBTQ classroom speech regulation in American public schools has exposed a structural flaw at the heart of First Amendment…
Missouri Redistricting Emergency Stay Granted Twice in 48 Hours by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States granted a Missouri redistricting emergency stay on 10 September, blocking a federal district court order and restoring the state's…
SDNY Court Dismisses Title IX Hostile Environment Claim Over 20-Month Suspension at Mt. Sinai Med School
A federal court in Manhattan has dismissed a Title IX hostile environment claim brought by a medical student who argued that the Icahn School of Medicine…
We Heart Seattle Investigation Opens as State Cites Needle-Handling Rules
Washington State's Department of Labor and Industries has opened a We Heart Seattle investigation, targeting the volunteer organisation that removes used needles, drug paraphernalia, and rubbish…
ATF Ghost Gun Rules Ruled Unconstitutional in Texas Federal Court
A federal judge in Texas has struck down the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' ATF ghost gun rules on two independent grounds, finding the…
Sound of da Police Prosecution Survives Dismissal Bid in New York
A harassment charge rooted in the Sound of da Police prosecution of a Patterson, New York resident has survived a motion to dismiss, with Justice Court…
GdP Vice Chairman Resignation Follows DDR-Era Abuse Allegations
The GdP vice chairman resignation of Sven Hüber on 26 August 2026 has drawn fresh scrutiny to one of Germany's most prominent police union figures, after…
Licence Plate Reader Backlash Mounts as Abbott Freezes $30m in Camera Funding
A licence plate reader backlash is reshaping American surveillance policy at speed, with Republican governors, state legislatures, and now a Senate subcommittee all moving against the…
Jeffco Public Schools Title IX Lawsuit Tests Federal Funding Power
The Jeffco Public Schools Title IX lawsuit, filed on 29 July 2026 in the United States District Court in Colorado, has placed a direct constitutional and…
American Prison Reform Has Repeated Its Mistakes for 250 Years
American prison reform has followed the same dispiriting arc for two and a half centuries: a humanitarian impulse, an institutional failure, and a return to brutality.…
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