A new California law that is supposed to help movie actors hide their ages from the public almost certainly violates the First Amendment and may not be enforced for now, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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A federal judge in Chicago ruled that a blind man can bring a discrimination suit against McDonald's Corp. over the company's alleged policy of excluding pedestrians from its drive-thru windows.
A federal appeals court on Thursday struck down most of Floridaâs Firearm Ownersâ Protection Act, ruling that physicians have a constitutional right to talk to patients about the dangers of firearms, record firearm ownership in medical records.
A federal appeals court in New York on Thursday dealt a serious legal blow to an effort to make radio broadcasters pay performance royalties to oldies rock bands.
The presidentâs national-security judgments are subject to review by federal judges, an appeals court ruled, as it blessed parts of a lawsuit challenging the Trump administrationâs ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries, while reserving judgment on others.
The legal struggle over President Donald Trumpâs immigration order is likely to extend beyond the coming appeals ruling and advance to the Supreme Court, and even then it could take a number of different paths.
Plaintiffs have flooded the courts with legal challenges in the 10 days since President Trumpâs executive order on immigration. But for the moment, one lawsuit looms above all others, a case brought by Washington state and Minnesota filed last week in Seattle federal court.
President Trump vowed to repeal a ban on churches engaging in political campaigning, while his administration also was exploring other steps to expand religious rights, including increased protections for individuals, organizations and employers acting on their faith.
As a U.S. district judge in Seattle, James L. Robart typically handles federal cases affecting businesses and individuals in Washington state. But on Friday, Judge Robart expanded his reach, ordering a halt to President Trumpâs recent executive order on immigration and refugees.
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