Federal judge rules 72-hour notice required to ACLU in Iraq detainee transfer case
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Department of Defense must give the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) 72 hours notice before transferring an American detained abroad in order to allow for a legal...
The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in Trump v. Hawaii , a challenge to the latest version of the so-called travel ban. The court agreed to consider the following questions presented [cert. petition,...
Supreme Court hears arguments in overtime pay, Sixth Amendment cases
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Wednesday: one concerning overtime-pay, and another concerning constitutional protections to criminal defendants. The first case, Encino Motorcars v. Navarro , asks the court two questions. First, whether...
Guantánamo inmates claim indefinite detention due to Trump's hostility toward Muslims
Eleven Guantánamo inmates filed a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday claiming that their indefinite detention is due to President Donald Trump's anti-Muslim stance. The...
India Supreme Court to reconsider law criminalizing homosexuality
The Supreme Court of India agreed Monday to re-examine Section 377 , which criminalizes sex between people of the same sex. In its order, the court noted that, "social morality also changes from age to...
Federal judge orders release or bond hearings for detained Iraq immigrants
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration must release or conduct bond hearings for 1,444 detained Iraqi immigrants. In a followup to his July...
Commonwealth Court finds no 'judicially manageable' standards in Pennsylvania redistricting case
A judge on Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court on Friday ruled that those challenging the state's 2011 congressional map in League of Women Voters v. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania failed to provide a sufficient standard for determining...
Supreme Court adds Maryland redistricting case to merits docket
The US Supreme Court on Friday added a Maryland redistricting case, Benisek v. Lamone, to its merits docket on Friday, along with six other cases . While the case was previously being considered on...
SCOTUS adds Maryland redistricting, tribal immunity, five other cases to docket
The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in seven cases. In Benisek v. Lamone , the Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to Maryland's 2011 electoral map. The petitioners allege that...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Monday, including a Tenth Amendment challenge to a federal sports betting prohibition. The first case, Christie v. NCAA , was brought by the governor of New Jersey, challenging...
