Federal Appeals Court Upholds Freeze on Travel Ban
Summary: A federal appeals court has allowed for the freeze on the travel ban to continue on the basis of…
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Trump Still Can’t Get Travel Ban Passed
Summary: Another federal appeals court has upheld the block on President Trump’s travel ban. A lower ruling blocking the Trump…
Appeals Court Rules Former AIG CEO Had No Legal Right to Challenge Bailout
Summary: After the government and former CEO were unhappy with the original ruling, an appeals court has completely flipped the…
Federal Appeals Court Agrees, Assault Weapons Not Protected by Second Amendment
Summary: A federal appeals court upheld a lower ruling that the listed assault weapons and ammunition magazine limits of a…
Court Unanimously Upholds Freeze on Travel Ban
Summary: The federal appeals court did rule in favor of Trump’s executive order, continuing the hold on the travel ban.…
‘Contraceptive Mandate’ Sent Back to Lower Courts
Summary: The highly controversial ‘contraceptive mandate’ has been sent back to the lower courts to be decided by the Supreme…
Court Says Unearned Military Medals Can Be Worn by Anyone
Summary: Wearing military medals and lying about earning military medals is no longer considered an illegal act by a federal…
U.S. Senate Confirms First Gay Federal Appeals Court Judge
On Tuesday, the US Senate confirmed Todd Hughes as a judge for the US Court of Appeals for the Federal…
Order Blocking Sharia Law Ban in Oklahoma Affirmed by Appeals Court
A ruling has been upheld by a federal appeals court that blocked the implementation of an Oklahoma law that bars…
Quick Appeal Sought by Obama Administration in Health Care Ruling
The recent ruling made by Judge Vinson in Florida is now being asked by the Obama administration to be appealed…
Obama Looks West for Potential Supreme Court Justice
Federal appeals court Judge Sidney Thomas of Montana was granted the first formal interview by President Obama Thursday in his…
Former DHS Secretary Chertoff Joins Covington & Burling
Former Department of Homeland Security secretary and federal appellate court judge Michael Chertoff is joining Covington & Burling's white-collar defense…