Constitution

Fourth Circuit creates circuit split over handling of detained pro-Palestinian scholars
The ruling splits from a recent Third Circuit decision that held immigration courts are the only available venue for detainees to challenge their detention, even in cases implicating First Amendment violations.

Europe's tech police fine Google $1 billion over slanted search results
The easy times are over for America's tech giants in Europe. Google was fined $1 billion for giving its own products and apps preferential treatment.

Ripped by judge, DOJ drops subpoenas of New York Times reporters
Justice Department lawyers initially refused to withdraw the requests, despite admitting they were rife with “inadvertent errors.”

Tohono O’odham Nation faces uphill battle in blocking early phases of border wall construction
The nation warns any construction would likely require the blasting of several sacred mountain ranges that span the border between Arizona and Mexico, such as the Baboquivari Mountain.

Florida school board asks 11th Circuit to block subpoenas over book ban
Escambia County School Board members argue that the removal of hundreds of books from school libraries was a legislative decision, not an administrative one.

NXIVM cult leader sues Bureau of Prisons over winter blackout
During a power outage in 2019, NXIVM cult founder Keith Raniere says he suffered injuries in a freezing Brooklyn jail cell while awaiting trial for sex trafficking.

Black activists fight convictions for conspiring to aid Russian propaganda efforts
An 11th Circuit panel will decide whether four affiliates of the African People's Socialist Party were unjustly convicted of conspiring with an unregistered Russian agent to sow discord and spread disinformation in the U.S.

Firearms manufacturer shoots back over AR-15 parody products
The firearms manufacturer claims a stylized cutie-cat “Q” violated its “Q” trademark.




