Ninth Circuit Refuses to Rehear Oak Flat Mining Case as Eleven Judges Say Court Got It Wrong
The denial clears the way for a copper mine to destroy a Western Apache sacred site, though separate writings call for Supreme Court review.
Ninth Circuit Says Withdrawn Bankruptcy Appeals Are Final Under § 1291, Splits With Sister Circuits
A 2-1 panel ruled that a district court judgment on a withdrawn adversary proceeding can be immediately appealed even while core bankruptcy matters continue.
Sixth Circuit Rules Kalshi's Sports Contracts Aren't Swaps, Reviving State Gambling Enforcement
The appeals court affirmed Ohio's denial of a preliminary injunction and vacated Tennessee's grant, holding that prediction market contracts are not protected from state gaming laws.
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Second Circuit Rules Hedge Fund Principals Owe Self-Employment Tax on $141.5 Million
Appeals court adopts functional test for 'limited partner' status, holding that founders who run the business cannot escape the 15.3% tax.
Fourth Circuit Rules Stingray Tracking Is a Search but Grants Officers Immunity
A federal appeals court holds for the first time that cell-site simulators require a warrant, then shields the detectives who used one without one.
Supreme Court Revives Modified Voter-Verification System Weeks Before Midterms
A 6-3 stay order holds that IIRIRA's 'notwithstanding' clauses likely override the Privacy Act and Social Security Act to allow SSA data sharing with DHS.
Sixth Circuit Says Kentucky's Opioid Suit Against PBMs Belongs in Federal Court
The appeals court held that pharmacy benefit managers' integrated federal and commercial negotiations support removal under the federal officer statute.
Federal Circuit Holds Impossible Patent Claims Can Be Definite, But Still Fail Enablement
The appeals court reversed an indefiniteness ruling, clarifying that scientific impossibility goes to enablement, not claim scope.
Sixth Circuit Revives First Amendment Suit Over Parking Citations Issued to Political Activist
Panel declines to extend Hartman and Nieves probable-cause rules to minor civil enforcement actions like parking tickets.
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D.C. Circuit Upholds Pentagon Blacklist of AI Maker Anthropic Over Safety Guardrails
Anthropic's refusal to allow 'all lawful uses' of its Claude AI for the military qualifies as a supply chain risk, the court held.
10th Circuit Revives Boilermakers' Pension Claims, Says Missing Deadline Notice Bars Defense
The appeals court ruled that plan administrators who fail to tell claimants how long they have to sue cannot later invoke that deadline against them.
Eleventh Circuit Revives Alabama Bail Class Action, Limits Schultz Ruling on Mid-Suit Policy Changes
A certified class saves challenges to Randolph County's prior bail practices from mootness despite mid-litigation policy swap.
Fifth Circuit Affirms $825,000 Sanction Over Withdrawal Motion Filed Two Days Before Depositions
Panel finds clear and convincing evidence that fund filed baseless claim, then tried to escape discovery while preserving claims for another forum.
Ninth Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Hospital Officials Who Denied Nurse's Vaccine Exemption
A divided panel ruled that no clearly established law in 2021 gave a healthcare worker a Free Exercise right to a religious exemption from a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Seventh Circuit Affirms Hospital's COVID Vaccine Firing, Maps Post-Groff Hardship Evidence
Split panel holds Cook County's CDC-grounded affidavits overcame pharmacist's religious challenge where she offered no evidence masking was a reasonable alternative.
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Ninth Circuit Refuses to Rehear Oak Flat Mining Case as Eleven Judges Say Court Got It Wrong
Ninth Circuit Says Withdrawn Bankruptcy Appeals Are Final Under § 1291, Splits With Sister Circuits
Sixth Circuit Rules Kalshi's Sports Contracts Aren't Swaps, Reviving State Gambling Enforcement
Second Circuit Rules Hedge Fund Principals Owe Self-Employment Tax on $141.5 Million
Fourth Circuit Rules Stingray Tracking Is a Search but Grants Officers Immunity