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WASHINGTON (CN) — A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday froze a federal judge’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s effort to widely bar transgender people from serving in the military, finding the judge afforded “insufficient deference” to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s judgment. In a 2-1 decision led by two Trump appointees, the appeals panel stayed …
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a $5 million verdict that found President-elect Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and later defaming magazine writer E. Jean Carroll. This is a developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available. https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-rebuked-appeals-court-e-jean-carroll-case-2007465 BREAKING: A federal court has rejected Trump’s appeal of the E. Jean …
Aug 6 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected arguments by gun rights advocates that Maryland’s ban on assault-style rifles such as AR-15s was unconstitutional, despite a 2022 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that expanded gun rights. The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on a 10-5 vote held, opens …
https://archive.ph/N2l6J The homeowner was warned by the city multiple times, and he responded by saying he doesn’t see how the city can tell him what to do with his property. Then he tried to create an LLC as if that would put him above the law. Whining that the $55k fine would bankrupt him didn’t …
FIRE secures yet another First Amendment legal victory, this time for the Young Americans for Freedom chapter at Clovis Community College when the school’s administration removed their anti-communist flyers and rejected their request to post pro-life flyers, claiming both were “inappropriate or offensive.” h/t Greg Lukianoff
A federal court on Monday upheld a new Florida law that prevents biological males from competing in female sports, ruling that the state has a legitimate interest in “protecting and promoting athletic opportunities for girls.” The law was signed in 2021 by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the wake of a series of controversies around …