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Latest News in Appellate

  • July 09, 2026

    2nd Circ. Won't Halt Payout Of Trump's $5M To E. Jean Carroll

    The Second Circuit refused to halt an order requiring Donald Trump to pay a $5 million jury verdict finding he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll, while the New York district judge who issued the order explained it was time for Trump "to 'do equity'" and pay up.

  • July 09, 2026

    Ohio Justices Say Juries Can Sort Out Carbon-Copy Counts

    A divided Ohio Supreme Court held that in cases where a criminal defendant faces multiple carbon-copy charges in an indictment, jury instructions are not required to assign specific unique conduct to each count in order for a jury to convict.

  • July 09, 2026

    7th Circ. Upholds Ill. Ban On AR-15s, High-Capacity Magazines

    The Seventh Circuit on Thursday upheld an Illinois state law banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, reversing a lower court that deemed it unconstitutional and holding that restrictions on highly lethal, military-style weapons are "consistent with the principles that underpin our nation's tradition of firearm regulation."

  • July 09, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Doubts $9M Atty Fees Without Dismissal Attempt

    A Federal Circuit panel didn't seem swayed Thursday that ChromaDex's patent infringement suit against Elysium Health had any merit, but the judges struggled to understand why Elysium never tried to dismiss a case it believed was so weak.

  • July 09, 2026

    9th Circ. Spurns Doxo's Bid To Arbitrate Class Action

    The Ninth Circuit backed a Washington district court's decision to deny online bill-pay service Doxo Inc.'s bid to arbitrate class claims that it deceived customers by not disclosing fees upfront, saying the company waited too long and litigated too much before pushing for arbitration.

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