Texas Ten Commandments Law Heads to SCOTUS After Narrow Appeals Court Win
The Texas Ten Commandments law requiring every public school classroom in the state to display the biblical text is now heading toward a potential Supreme Court…
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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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Baltimore Police False Reports Lead to Officer’s Indictment on Nine Charges
Baltimore police false reports filed by a serving officer have resulted in criminal charges after investigators found he had been fabricating traffic stops to dodge live…
FDA Cigarette Warning Rule Blocked as Fifth Circuit Rules Nine Means Nine
The FDA cigarette warning rule requiring eleven graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging has been blocked at the preliminary stage, after the United States Court of…
Jason Arday Press Freedom: How UK Law Suppressed the Story
The Jason Arday press freedom debate has taken a peculiar turn: the most vocal responses to his death have called for tighter controls on journalism, even…
Border Phone Search Warrant Challenge Filed at US Supreme Court
A border phone search warrant dispute has reached the US Supreme Court, with immigration lawyer George Anibowei filing a petition for certiorari on 14 August 2026…
Texas Secures Discord Age Verification Order Mirroring UK Rules
A Texas state court has ordered Discord age verification measures for users in the state, requiring the messaging platform to replicate the protections it already operates…
ICE First Amendment Lawsuit Reveals Agency Investigated Critic Over Protected Political Speech
A federal ICE First Amendment lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., has exposed how Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated a New York man for sending an angry…
Defamation Prior Restraint Ruling Blocks Injunction Bid by Montana Counsellor
A defamation prior restraint ruling from the US District Court for the District of Montana has denied a Montana counsellor's bid to silence his estranged wife…
Ninth Circuit FVRA Ruling Invalidates Nevada Acting U.S. Attorney Appointment
A unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a Ninth Circuit FVRA ruling on 17 August 2026 holding that the…
Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Orders Face Fresh Legal Challenge
Two new birthright citizenship executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on 6 August are already before the federal courts, less than two months after the…
New Orleans Police Overtime Fraud Nets 350 Charges Against Senior Officer
A senior New Orleans police officer is facing 350 criminal charges arising from an alleged new Orleans police overtime fraud scheme that investigators say ran for…
ACLU Files Texas Ten Commandments Cert Petition in a High-Stakes Gamble
The Texas Ten Commandments cert petition filed by the ACLU landed at the Supreme Court this week, opening what may be the most consequential Establishment Clause…
France Social Media Ban Blocked on Constitutional Grounds as US Lawmakers Tighten Restrictions
France's social media ban for under-15s has been struck down by the country's highest constitutional authority, in a ruling that turns on free expression guarantees enshrined…
Merseyside Police Officer Convicted of Computer Misuse Sentenced to Suspended Term
A former Merseyside Police officer convicted of computer misuse and unlawful data disclosure has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years, after…
When Does a Growing Business Actually Need a Corporate Lawyer?
Most founders don't think about legal support until something forces the issue. A supplier contract falls through, a co-founder wants out, or an investor's term sheet…
Trump’s Rudofsky Eighth Circuit Nomination Reshapes Appellate Landscape
The Rudofsky Eighth Circuit nomination, announced by President Trump via Truth Social, would place a 47-year-old Eastern District of Arkansas judge on a court that could,…
Trump Judicial Review Challenge Repelled by Courts at Every Turn
The Trump judicial review challenge, waged across dozens of federal courtrooms since January 2025, has produced a consistent answer from the bench: presidential authority is not…
Russia Cluster Munition Attack on Kyiv Raises War Crime Concerns
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that the Russia cluster munition attack on Kyiv carried out on 5 August 2026 may constitute a war crime under…
West Bank Settler Violence Displaces Thousands as Fatalities Rise in 2026
West Bank settler violence displaced more than 6,200 Palestinians, including over 3,000 children, between January 2023 and early July 2026, according to OCHA's humanitarian situation report…
De Minimis Exemption Ruling Backs Trump’s IEEPA Power to End $800 Import Threshold
A de minimis exemption ruling by a three-judge panel of the US Court of International Trade has upheld the Trump administration's authority under the International Emergency…
What to Look For in the Best Cloud-Based Storage Options for Court Records
Legal teams may not think about court record storage until something is needed fast — a judge asks for last month’s hearing audio, an attorney requests…
Trump’s FOIA Transparency Record Hits New Low as Administration Dismantles Disclosure Rules
Trump's FOIA transparency record reached a historic low in fiscal year 2025, with the federal government granting fewer than half of all requests (the worst approval…
ICE Shock Gloves Contract Draws Legal Challenge Over Civil Rights
People reports that the ICE shock gloves contract, valued at between $10 million and $20 million, has drawn immediate legal scrutiny from state officials who argue…
Turpin Charlotte Latin Defamation Claim Advances at North Carolina Supreme Court
The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that the Turpin Charlotte Latin defamation claim may proceed to discovery, reversing the Court of Appeals and holding that…
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