January 22, 2025 Colorado court rules elephants at zoo cannot pursue their release because they are not human Five elephants at a Colorado zoo do not have the legal right to pursue their release because they are not human, according to the Colorado Supreme Court.
January 21, 2025 Medical schools 'skirting' SCOTUS ruling rejecting race in admissions: report A new report conducted by Do No Harm is sounding the alarm on medical schools allegedly "skirting" a 2023 Supreme Court ruling rejecting the use of race-based factors in admissions.
January 21, 2025 Trump failed to deliver 'Day 1' promise to grant clemency to Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road President Trump did not pardon or commute the prison sentence of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, despite his promise on the campaign trail to commute his sentence on "day one."
January 18, 2025 NY Times reporter roasted after 'unitary executive theory' flub in Trump OMB nominee story A New York Times reporter stepped into controversy this week when critics say he fundamentally misunderstood a constitutional law doctrine.
January 18, 2025 Vermont accused in lawsuit of tracking pregnant women considered unsuitable to be mothers Vermont’s child welfare agency used baseless allegations to secretly investigate a pregnant woman and win custody of her daughter before the baby's birth, according to a lawsuit.
January 18, 2025 Florida hotel discriminated against Arab American group after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack against Israel, DOJ says A Florida hotel owner reached an agreement with the DOJ, which accused the hotel of discrimination after it canceled a planned conference for an Arab American group.
January 17, 2025 Biden's last-minute constitutional change slammed by legal experts: 'Cynical and irrelevant' Legal experts called President Biden's announcement that the 28th Amendment was officially law "cynical and irrelevant" as well as "an embarrassingly pandering moment."
January 17, 2025 Jury finds CNN committed defamation against Navy veteran, settlement reached on punitive damages Zachary Young alleged CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan on the "black market" during the Biden administration's military withdrawal from the country in 2021.
January 16, 2025 CNN defamation trial: Jury remains undecided as deliberation carries into second day Jurors remain undecided in the high-stakes CNN defamation trial as deliberation will carry into a second day after mulling over the case for nearly six hours.
January 16, 2025 CNN defamation trial: Closing arguments made as jury begins to deliberate lawsuit against network Lawyers on both sides delivered impassioned closing arguments on Thursday as Zachary Young’s high-profile defamation lawsuit against CNN heads to the jury.
