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Latest News in Appellate

  • February 20, 2026

    Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump's Emergency Tariffs

    The International Emergency Economic Powers Act doesn't authorize President Donald Trump to impose tariffs, the U.S. Supreme Court said Friday in a 6-3 majority opinion striking down duties he imposed on countries across the world under the law and upholding lower court rulings that determined his actions unlawful.

  • February 19, 2026

    5th Circ. Pauses Order Scrapping FTC Merger Filing Overhaul

    The Fifth Circuit on Thursday granted the Federal Trade Commission's emergency motion to pause a Texas federal judge's ruling that threw out the agency's overhaul of premerger reporting requirements.

  • February 19, 2026

    Judge Denies Mylan And Aurobindo's Bid To Escape Trial

    A Connecticut federal judge has once again rejected generic-drug makers' bid to escape a multistate lawsuit accusing them of engaging in an overarching antitrust conspiracy, saying the evidence supports the need for a jury trial on whether the companies colluded to fix prices and divvy up markets for dozens of generic drugs.

  • February 19, 2026

    Cisco Warns Justices Of 'Serious Risks' In China Torture Case

    Cisco has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to toss a suit alleging that the tech company aided the Chinese government's allegedly unlawful torture of Falun Gong members, saying a green light would pose "serious risks" to foreign relations and foreign policy.

  • February 19, 2026

    Ohio Justices Shield Lenders From COVID-Era Class Claims

    The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state resident can collect damages from Quicken Loans for the company's failure to report within 90 days that his mortgage had been paid off, but reversed a trial court's certification of a class of individuals who experienced the same issue, finding an amended state law prohibits the action.

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