Recent Updates
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Judge orders 30-year prison sentence for key figure in Minnesota food fraud
Supreme Court News 11/01/2026A Minnesota restaurant owner has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for his role in a massive fraud scheme that stole millions of dollars from a government-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.Salim Said, the operator...
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US bans imports from 3 Chinese biotech companies over forced labor allegations
Supreme Court News 10/30/2026The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will block imports from Chinese biotechnology firm BGI Group and two of its affiliates, citing alleged links to forced labor in Xinjiang, China's far-western ethnic region.Beginning Thursday, U.S. ...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wall
Supreme Court News 10/27/2026The Trump administration on Wednesday filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to set aside a lower court order that has stopped construction of border barriers through the Big Bend region of Texas.The order is ...
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Jerry Sandusky appears remotely ahead of federal bid for new trial
Supreme Court News 09/09/2026Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky appeared in court remotely Tuesday where he said he agreed with his lawyers not to go forward with testimony from an accuser who wants to recant allegations that Sandusky sexually abused him y...
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Court lets White House continue construction on Trump's $400 million ballroom
Supreme Court News 09/02/2026A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for President Donald Trump as he flexes unprecedented executive power and remakes the capital in his ima...
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Man convicted in murder-for-hire killing of Microsoft manager on Florida road
Supreme Court News 08/27/2026A man accused of arranging the fatal shooting of a Microsoft design manager on a Florida road was convicted Wednesday in a murder-for-hire scheme that followed years of a stormy child custody arrangement between the victim and his wealthy ex-wife.Jar...
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25 states sue over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old ones
Supreme Court News 08/05/2026Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.The United States last month imposed double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and...
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Washington tourist pleads not guilty in Hawaiian monk seal rock case
Supreme Court News 06/01/2026A tourist from Washington state pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges accusing him of hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal and was ordered to stay away from Hawaii beaches.Igor Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, w...
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Supreme Court Blocks California Transgender Student Disclosure Law
Supreme Court News 03/03/2026The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.The order blocks for now a ...
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Google, Meta, push back on addiction claims in landmark social media trial
Supreme Court News 02/15/2026Jurors in a landmark social media case that seeks to hold tech companies responsible for harms to children got their first glimpse into what will be a lengthy trial characterized by dueling narratives from the plaintiffs and the two remaining defenda...
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Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated books
Supreme Court News 09/08/2025Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.The landmark settlement, if approved by a judge as s...
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Trump asks Supreme Court to quickly take up tariffs case and reverse ruling
Supreme Court News 09/04/2025The Trump administration took the fight over tariffs to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the justices to rule quickly that the president has the power to impose sweeping import taxes under federal law.The government called on the court to rever...