Legal News

  • Native Americans Face Voting Hurdles as Election Looms

    When Jennifer Juan attempted to cast her ballot in Arizona’s state primary in July, she spent an hour sorting through documents to convince poll workers of her eligibility. This challenge reflects a widespread issue for many Native American voters like Juan. As a registered voter on the Tohono O’odham Nation reservation, Juan lacks a physical…

  • Munn v. Illinois (1877): A Landmark Case in State Regulation of Private Enterprises

    In a pivotal moment for economic regulation in the United States, the Supreme Court’s decision in Munn v. Illinois (1877) affirmed the authority of states to regulate private industries that serve the public interest. This case stemmed from Illinois legislation enacted in 1871, which established maximum rates that private companies could charge for storing and…

  • Musk Loses Bid to Move Case Over $1 Million Voter Prizes

    A U.S. judge on Friday denied Elon Musk’s request to transfer a Pennsylvania lawsuit regarding his $1 million voter prize initiative to federal court, sending the case back to state court. It remains uncertain whether this decision will impact Musk’s plan to continue awarding money until the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge…

  • SCOTUS Rebuffs Republicans on Pennsylvania Provisional Ballots

    The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Republican effort on Friday to block the counting of provisional ballots from voters in Pennsylvania who made mistakes on their mail-in ballots. This decision could impact thousands of votes in the upcoming presidential election. The justices denied an emergency request from the Republican National Committee and the Republican Party…

  • Supreme Court Girds For Rush of Election-Related Litigation

    Following the 2020 election, Donald Trump and his allies launched a barrage of legal cases to challenge the outcome. After facing losses in lower courts, some of these cases reached the U.S. Supreme Court, where Trump hoped the conservative justices would side with him. They did not; the court opted not to hear his appeals,…

  • Trump Sues CBS Over Kamala Harris ’60 Minutes’ Interview

    Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, filed a lawsuit against CBS on Thursday over an interview with his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, that aired on “60 Minutes” in early October. According to the court filing, the lawsuit claims the segment misrepresented Harris’s responses regarding the war between Israel and Hamas. The complaint, submitted in federal…

  • Prosecutors Reject Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Leak Claim, Demand for Accusers’ Names

    Prosecutors have rejected Sean “Diddy” Combs’ claims that government agents leaked evidence to undermine his defense against criminal sex trafficking charges. In a federal court filing in Manhattan on Wednesday night, prosecutors stated that Combs is “grasping at straws” in his assertion of being victimized by leaks, including a 2016 hotel surveillance video showing him…

  • Louisiana Sued Over Law Classifying Abortion Pills as Controlled Substances

    A group of healthcare providers and others filed a lawsuit against Louisiana on Thursday to block a law that classifies mifepristone and misoprostol—drugs used for medication abortion—as controlled substances. The law, signed by Governor Jeff Landry in May, designates these drugs as Schedule IV substances, which the government tightly regulates due to their potential for…

  • Legal Attacks are Slowing SEC Rulemaking in Crucial Election Year

    Rulemaking at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slowed significantly after a rapid start under President Joe Biden. The agency now faces a challenging legal landscape marked by adverse court decisions that restrict its oversight of the $27 trillion private funds industry, criticize its economic rationale for new share buyback disclosures, and limit…

  • Diddy’s Legal Troubles Echoes R. Kelly’s Case And Highlights Accountability and Systemic Change

    Diddy’s current legal troubles, which include serious allegations such as sex trafficking, forced labor, and various forms of abuse, can draw some parallels to the notorious case of R. Kelly. Like Diddy, R. Kelly faced multiple accusations related to sexual misconduct and exploitation, culminating in a highly publicized trial that brought to light the systemic…