October 11, 2019 Appeals court blocks Ohio ban on Down syndrome abortions A divided federal appeals court on Friday ruled Ohio cannot enforce a 2017 law banning abortions when medical tests show the baby has Down syndrome.
August 30, 2019 Lawsuit by families of Charleston church shooting victims can proceed: court A federal appeals court ruled Friday that a lawsuit against the federal government over a faulty background check that allowed a South Carolina man to purchase a handgun that he used to kill nine people at a historically black church in Charleston can go forward.
January 17, 2019 Texas can bar Planned Parenthood from Medicaid, appeals court panel rules A federal appeals court Thursday vacated a lower court's order prohibiting Texas from eliminating Planned Parenthood from the state's Medicaid program.
January 31, 2018 Sen. Bob Menendez will not face new trial in bribery case, feds say Federal prosecutors have decided not to retry Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., whose bribery case ended in a mistrial in November.
December 22, 2017 Court throws out Trump's appeal to keep transgender people from enlisting in military A federal court on Thursday struck down the Trump administration’s appeal to keep transgender recruits from joining the U.S. military in January – just 11 days before the police is set to take effect.
November 22, 2017 Lovers inadvertently featured on 'Rob Gronkowski erotica' book lose lawsuit A federal appeals court this week turned away a lawsuit by an unnamed married couple who claimed their likeness was improperly used for a self-published piece of erotic fiction that deals with a woman’s infatuation with New England Patriots player Rob Gronkowski.
October 24, 2017 Federal court clears way for immigrant teen to get abortion A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for a 17-year-old immigrant held in federal custody to obtain an abortion.
October 20, 2017 Christian videographer: Let's live together in peace instead of silencing those with whom we disagree Ten months ago, my husband and I filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Minnesota law that would require our small business to celebrate same-sex marriages if we enter into the marriage industry at all.
October 6, 2017 Hawaii wants to challenge third version of Trump travel ban A federal judge on Friday said he would give Hawaii an opportunity to make its case that it should be allowed to challenge the Trump administration's latest travel ban.
