Lt. Gov. Patrick Targets Texas School Library Books With 2,200-Title Removal List
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has targeted Texas school library books with a list of almost 2,200 titles he wants removed from public school shelves, pressing the…
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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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Manchester Baseball Bat Arrest Clears Officer After Viral Footage Furore
The Greater Manchester Police has confirmed that the Manchester baseball bat arrest that sparked widespread online criticism on 9 August 2026 involved no officer misconduct, after…
Florida Court Denies AirTag Stalking Pseudonymity Despite Other Courts’ Rulings
A federal judge in the Northern District of Florida has refused to grant AirTag stalking pseudonymity to a plaintiff suing Apple Inc., declining to follow rulings…
Restatement Third Drops Duty to Relinquish Rights in Self-Defence Law
The American Law Institute (ALI) has removed a long-criticised provision from US tort law's self-defence framework: the duty to relinquish rights as an alternative to using…
South Charleston Beekeeping Ban Heads to West Virginia’s Highest Court
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has agreed to hear a challenge to the South Charleston beekeeping ban, placing a question of state preemption law…
Justice Jackson’s Trump v. California Dissent Delayed the Court by Weeks
The Trump v. California dissent filed by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson stretched a Supreme Court emergency matter to nearly a month, raising questions about whether the…
AI Authorship in Federal Appellate Opinions Detected Across Dozens of 2026 Rulings
Josh Morrow, a partner at Lehotsky Cohn LLP and a graduate of Harvard Law School, has published findings suggesting that AI authorship in federal appellate opinions…
Occupational Licensing Burden Falls Hardest on Low-Income Workers, New Index Finds
The occupational licensing burden pressing down on American workers remains stubbornly wide, with roughly one in five employed people still required to hold a government-issued licence,…
Flock Safety Database Error Leaves Milwaukee Driver at Gunpoint on I-94
A Flock Safety database error placed an innocent motorist at the wrong end of police firearms on Interstate 94 in Brookfield, Wisconsin, after Milwaukee police failed…
Trump Invokes Section 338 Tariffs on Canada, Drawing Fresh Legal Challenges
Section 338 tariffs on Canada, announced on 20 July 2026 and due to take effect from 22 August 2026, represent the Trump administration's latest and most…
How AI Is Reshaping Scholarly Voice Development in Law Schools
The question of AI and scholarly voice development in legal academia has moved from conference speculation to institutional policy, as law schools grapple with whether generative…
Ben & Jerry’s Lawsuit Survives in Part as Judge Dismisses Seven of Ten Claims
A federal judge has allowed the Ben & Jerry's lawsuit against its corporate parents to proceed on two key grounds while dismissing seven of the ten…
How a Fishing Trip Became Yates v United States at the Supreme Court
Yates v. United States, decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 2015, began not in a courtroom but on the Gulf of Mexico…
UN Targets Terrorism Victims Online Re-traumatisation With New Digital Safety Push
A new United Nations initiative addressing UN terrorism victims online re-traumatisation was unveiled on 21 August, the annual International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to…
High School Law Review Publishes Volume II with Essays on Loper Bright and ICWA
The National National Constitution Center-affiliated High School Law Review has released its second volume, featuring thirteen student-authored essays spanning administrative law, First Amendment doctrine, and the…
Haiti TPS Deportation Ruling Triggers First Removal Flight to Cap-Haïtien
The Haiti TPS deportation ruling handed down by the US Supreme Court has produced its first direct consequence: a charter flight carrying over 160 individuals landed…
Federal Court Vacates 75-Country Visa Ban as Beyond Secretary Rubio’s Lawful Authority
A federal judge in New York has struck down the 75-country visa ban imposed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, ruling that the policy was 'patently…
Virginia v. Black Ruling Began with a 1998 Klan Rally in Virginia
The Virginia v. Black ruling, one of the Supreme Court's most consequential First Amendment decisions of the early 2000s, traces its origins to 22 August 1998,…
Ukraine Drone Civilian Casualties Break Records as UN Chief Demands IHL Accountability
Ukraine drone civilian casualties reached their highest monthly level since the opening weeks of the full-scale invasion in July 2026, the UN's top humanitarian official warned…
Clean Water Act Permit Denial Halts 265-Home Utah Subdivision Over an Irrigation Ditch
A Clean Water Act permit denial has brought a 265-home subdivision in Box Elder County, Utah, to a complete standstill, after the United States Army Corps…
Jason Arday Cambridge Resignation Exposes Institutional and Media Failure
The Jason Arday Cambridge resignation has crystallised a set of questions that extend well beyond one academic's misconduct: how did a university of Cambridge's standing promote…
NYC Delivery Protection Act Puts Amazon and City Hall on Collision Course
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has thrown his support behind the NYC Delivery Protection Act, a bill that would require Amazon and other large delivery…
DOJ Finds Systemic Sexual Abuse at California Women’s Prisons Spanning 25 Years
The United States Department of Justice has concluded there is reasonable cause to believe that California women's prisons at Chowchilla and Chino have subjected incarcerated women…
Car Accident Claims: When Does It Make Sense to Hire a Lawyer vs. Handling It Alone?
Not every car accident needs a lawyer. That's worth saying upfront, because a lot of legal content skips past it. Some accidents are straightforward enough that…
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