Courthouse News Service

Feds ask Ninth Circuit to lift block on school mental health grants cuts

The Department of Education want a decision by the end of the week for guidance on how disburse money already appropriated ...
Government Executive

DOJ says lower court ruling would ‘wreak havoc’ on the civil service absent Supreme Court intervention

A federal judge was set to review whether Trump has neutered civil service laws, but the Supreme Court has paused that effort while it considers the administration's request.
Courthouse News Service

Ninth Circuit blocks Trump's bid to slash school mental health funding

The grants at issue were created to address a shortage of mental health professionals in high-need areas following deadly ...

‘Shocked’: Chicago appeals judge rips lower court’s ruling to release immigration arrestees

A federal appeals judge on Tuesday had blunt criticism for a lower court judge’s order to release hundreds of immigrants on ...
JD Supra

Ninth Circuit Applies Lower Standard for Pleading Scienter Under § 14(e) of Securities Exchange Act Even as to Opinions

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled last week that the securities-law requirement to plead a “strong inference” of scienter does not apply to claims under § 14(e) of the Securities ...
JD Supra

Tenth Circuit Hears Challenge to Lower Court’s Ruling on High-Powered Magnets

Continuing the Zen Magnets saga, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) faces a challenge to a rule banning products containing small, high-powered, separable magnets. CPSC has asserted that ...
The Citizen

Raffensperger Praises Eleventh Circuit for Securing Polling Precincts from Outside Influence

Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger today applauded the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ...