The Latest Breaking News from District Court

Two federal judges in Texas and Kentucky ruled against the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) greenhouse gas emissions rule, which would require states to set goals to reduce vehicle emissions. Judge James Wesley Hendrix of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled on March 27, 2024,…

From Judge Linda Parker's opinion Thursday in U.S. v. Markovitz (E.D. Mich.); the defendant is the author of Topless Prophet: The True Story of America's Most Successful Gentleman's Club Entrepreneur, though the criminal case appears unrelated to the book: Charles Blackwell initiated this miscellaneous action to unseal the sentencing memoranda…

The walls are closing on universal, non-party injunctions against state laws.

Trial in U.S. District Court examines contractor's resignation over detainee mistreatment concerns at Abu Ghraib prison.

Neighborhood character, three-judge district court panels, and a moldy office.

Trial in Libby, Montana against BNSF Railway for asbestos exposure-related lung cancer deaths and ongoing legal battles.

Judges Oldham and Higginson disagree about where a case belongs: NDTX or DDC.

Gerald Goines' lawyers argued that the indictment did not adequately specify the underlying felony of tampering with a government document.

Following the Supreme Court's remand to the Tenth Circuit, which in turn led to the remand to district court, Chief Judge Philip Brimmer (D. Colo.) rendered the following order Tuesday: It is ORDERED that plaintiffs are the prevailing parties in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b). Plaintiffs and their…

Marist Youth Care to pay $300K fine for out-of-home-care fail

Defendants jailed for terms between four and seven years after being found guilty of rioting.