Third Circuit Panel Dismisses Lawsuit Against New Jersey Gun Liability Law
A three-judge panel for the Third Circuit dismissed a lawsuit against New Jersey’s gun liability law Thursday.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Cheerleader’s First Amendment Snapchat Case Headed for SCOTUS
A teen who was suspended from cheerleading for a vulgar post on Snapchat will now have her lawsuit against her high school heard by SCOTUS.
President Trump Flips Control of First Federal Appeals Court
President Donald Trump flipped the first federal appeals court to Republican control on Tuesday, when the Senate confirmed Judge Paul Matey to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Senate Confirms Trump’s Judicial Nominees Despite Democrats’ Opposition
Senate Republicans delivered a series of victories to President Donald Trump this week, confirming four federal appeals judges and two trial judges, with more expected soon.
McConnell Advances Six Judicial Nominees, Base and Republicans Push for More
Senate Republicans confirmed one federal judge on Thursday and set the stage to confirm five more judges next week, including to federal appeals courts across the nation.
SCOTUS Declines Review of Central American Women Asylum Case
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case filed by over 20 Central American women who petitioned to have their claims of asylum heard from an independent judge. The women claim they came to the U.S. illegally because they needed protection.
Second Amendment Returns to Supreme Court in Peruta and Binderup
The Second Amendment is virtually certain to be argued before the Supreme Court this fall, as the justices receive two petitions only days apart asking them to apply the right to keep and bear arms.
Sen. Menendez Faces Federal Corruption Trial, Unless Supreme Court Intervenes
WASHINGTON—Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) has lost his final opportunity for a federal appeals court to spare him from multiple corruption indictments, leaving him with only the hope of an intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court to avoid a trial on 22 felonies that could send him to prison for years.
