







OPINION AND ORDER by Judge Sara E Hill , ruling on motion(s)/document(s): #47 Granted (Re: 47 Opposed MOTION to Suppress ) as to Melisa Susan Kyle (kjp, Dpty Clk)
Order – #123 in Withers v. City of Aberdeen (N.D. Miss., 1:24-cv-00218) – CourtListener.com
SANCTIONS ORDER. Attorneys Kathryn Young Williams and Kathleen M. Wilson's PHV admission is REVOKED; Attorneys Mark C. McClinton and Shauncey Hunter Ridgeway are DISQUALIFIED from further participation in this case. Motions for Leave to File 112 , 113 terminated as moot. Signed by Senior Judge Sharion Aycock on 6/8/2026. (jtm)
Susan Collins Confirms Two More Anti-Choice Judges - Maine Democratic Party
Susan Collins just voted to confirm Tony Mattivi and Anthony Powell to lifetime seats on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.

Justices Rule Police Do Not Have a Constitutional Duty to Protect Someone (Published 2005)
Supreme Court rules that police do not have constitutional duty to protect person from harm, even woman who obtained court-issued protective order against violent husband which made arrest mandatory for violation; decision overturns ruling by federal appeals court in Colorado; it had permitted lawsuit to proceed against town of Castle Rock, whose police failed to respond to woman's pleas for help after her estranged husband violated protective order by kidnapping their three children, whom he eventually killed; in another ruling, Supreme Court rebukes US Court of Appeals in Cincinnati for reopening death penalty appeal, on basis of newly discovered evidence, after Supreme Court had ruled on matter; 5-to-4 decision involves convicted murderer Gregory Thompson (M)
Texas Age Verification Law Upheld: U.S. Supreme Court Balances Free Speech and Child Protection in the Digital Age | Data Matters Privacy Blog
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, a groundbreaking decision with significant implications for online content regulation. The Court upheld […]

Exhibit Public Redacted Memorandum of Law – #1587, Att. #1 in The New York Times Company v. Microsoft Corporation (S.D.N.Y., 1:23-cv-11195) – CourtListener.com
LETTER addressed to Judge Sidney H. Stein from Davida Brook dated September 17, 2026 re: Public, Redacted Version of News' Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law. Document filed by Daily News LP, The Center for Investigative Reporting, Inc., The Intercept Media, Inc., The New York Times Company, Ziff Davis, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Public Redacted Memorandum of Law)Filed In Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al..(Brook, Davida) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

The Key Cases Impacted by Supreme Court Chevron Deference Ruling — ProPublica
One recent Supreme Court decision is already rippling through dozens of key lower court cases involving everything from airline fees to gun sales to abortion access, affecting people’s lives in important — and sometimes contradictory — ways.

DOJ Withdraws NY Times Subpoenas After Judge Notices It Never Bothered To Follow The Rules For Subpoenaing Reporters
Just last week we had the story of the Trump DOJ issuing very questionable subpoenas of NY Times journalists while trying to track down who leaked information to those reporters regarding the poten…

Complaint – #1 in Ganger v. Ross (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-04231) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against Gregory Bovino, John Doe Federal Agent 1-10, Thomas D. Homan, Corey R. Lewandowski, Todd Lyons, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Jonathan Ross (filing fee $ 405, receipt number AMNDC-13314193) filed by Rebecca Good, Brent Ganger. No summons requested. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet) (Riach, Kevin) (Entered: 10/01/2026)
Complaint – #1 in Ganger v. United States (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-04230) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against United States of America (filing fee $ 405, receipt number AMNDC-13314140) filed by Rebecca Good, Brent Ganger. No summons requested. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet) (Riach, Kevin) (Entered: 10/01/2026)
38 state AGs sign amicus brief supporting Mass. in Kalshi lawsuit | Arizona Capitol Times
The brief outlines that Kalshi continues to operate in states even where sports betting is illegal.

California Enacts SB 574, Nation’s First Law Governing Attorneys’ Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence | Insights | Ropes & Gray LLP
California's SB 574, signed Sept. 30, 2026 and effective Jan. 1, 2027, is the first state law setting standards for attorneys' use of generative AI.

From Haymarket to Prairieland: How dissent has unleashed the long arm of the law
The Prairieland sentencing has dark historical parallels, Kim Kelly writes. But we can change the end of the current story.

The Danger of Keeping Score | On the Media | WNYC Studios
Last Friday, the Washington state Attorney General sued Kalshi, the prediction market platform where users can place bets on real world events, such as the number of deportations this...

Spanberger quietly kills Youngkin-era transgender rulemaking effort
“There’s no legal authority to move forward with rulemaking and prior administrations may have tried to create lanes and we’re not doing that,” Gov. Abigail Spanberger said.

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The Sargent at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.