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Latest News in Appellate

  • February 13, 2026

    Criminalizing Officials' Speech Erodes Trust In Justice System

    Federal prosecutors reportedly investigating whether Minnesota officials’ public statements illegally impeded immigration enforcement is a dangerous overextension of obstruction law that would criminalize dissent and sow public distrust in law enforcement, say Marc Levin and Khalil Cumberbatch at the Council on Criminal Justice.

  • February 13, 2026

    Texas Well Operator Responsible For Worker Injury Costs

    An appellate court in Texas ordered an oil well operator to compensate contractor Total Energy for a worker injured on-site, finding that an agreement with a separate midstream company required the operator to cover the cost of litigation.

  • February 13, 2026

    CareDx Seeks High Court Review Of $45M False Ad Case

    Transplant diagnostics company CareDx has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Third Circuit decision that erased a nearly $45 million jury award against rival Natera in a false advertising case, arguing the appeals court is the only one that forbids juries from inferring consumer deception when determining damages.

  • February 13, 2026

    DOJ Suit Alleges Harvard Withholding Admissions Data

    The Trump administration hit Harvard University with a suit Friday claiming that the college has illegally withheld data necessary to determine whether it is following the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling outlawing affirmative action in admissions.

  • February 12, 2026

    Colo. Appeals Panel Backs Ex-Director's $3.36M Jury Award

    A Colorado appellate court panel affirmed on Thursday a $3.36 million jury verdict in favor of a natural gas marketing company ex-trading director, but denied him the $10 million in statutory penalties he sought, saying an earlier version of the Colorado Wage Claim Act applied.

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