May 05, 2025
The Fourth Circuit on Monday seemed poised for another split on letting the government share citizens' personally identifiable information with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, with a line of questioning that parroted their earlier division over pausing the trial court's injunction blocking DOGE from accessing that data.
April 30, 2025
Spring has sprung for appellate arguments over the White House's pruning and shearing of agencies, part of a bountiful circuit calendar in May, when appeals courts will also tend to defamation drama involving a pro golfer, antitrust suits against drugmakers and hotels, and a nine-figure patent verdict against Apple Inc.
April 08, 2025
A split Fourth Circuit panel paused Monday a ruling blocking the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive information on millions of Americans held by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Personnel Management, while a dissenting judge disagreed "with all the energy an old judge can muster."