The Latest Breaking News from District Court

Rapper G Herbo pleads guilty to using stolen credit cards to pay for private jets, luxury cars, stay at Jamaican villa

G Herbo, whose real name is Herbert Wright III, signed a plea deal Wednesday in federal court in Boston, admitting wire fraud and lying to federal agents.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 20, 2023

District Court Strikes Down Race Preference in USDA's and SBA's Contracting Schemes

From Judge Clifton Corker's opinion today in Ultima Servs. Corp. v. U.S. Dep't of Agric. (E.D. Tenn.) [UPDATE: link fixed]: This case concerns whether, under the Fifth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection, Defendants the United States' Department of Agriculture ("USDA") and the Small Business Administration ("SBA") may use a "rebuttable…

Reason · Jul 19, 2023

District Court Injunction Sets off Fireworks

Episode 467 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

Reason · Jul 10, 2023

Just The Facts, Ma'am

The importance of the trial records in Students for Fair Admissions and 303 Creative

Reason · Jul 4, 2023

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Suing the TSA, unsecured explosives, and basic grammar.

Reason · Jun 30, 2023

Conservative Fort Pierce jury pool could bode well for Trump defense, but is it that simple?

ORLANDO, Fla. — For now, former President Donald J. Trump, indicted for hoarding classified government documents at his South Florida home, is scheduled to go on trial in U.S. District Court in Fort Pierce, a venue that many observers view as a potentially favorable place because of its politically conservative…

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 26, 2023

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

David Sosa has some important thoughts. And so does David Sosa. As well as David Sosa. Also, David Sosa.

Reason · Jun 23, 2023

Gov.-DeSantis-Suspended Tampa Prosecutor Andrew Warren's State-Law Challenge Fizzles on Timeliness Grounds

The federal law challenge, which was rejected by the District Court, is still on appeal to the Eleventh Circuit.

Reason · Jun 22, 2023

Court rules in favour of transgender woman at Wyoming sorority

A sorority being sued because its University of Wyoming chapter admitted a transgender woman seeks to dismiss the lawsuit, saying sorority rules allow the woman's membership and a court can't interfere with that

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

Man accused of sending messages about Russian embassy burning down walks free as case collapses

Dublin District Court heard that the 'injured party is not engaging with us and has informed us he will not be attending today, so we are not in a position to proceed'

Irish Mirror · Jun 19, 2023