The Latest Breaking News from the 4th Circuit

Supreme Court asked to weigh political ad rates

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to step into a lower court dispute over television advertising rates paid by political candidates and joint fundraising committees weeks before the midterm elections. The application asked the justices to set aside a 2-1 ruling issued Wednesday by the U.S. Court…

Roll Call · 17h ago

The DOJ Challenges Virginia's 'Assault Firearm' Law and California's Glock Ban

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon argues that both laws are unconstitutional because they prohibit arms in common use for lawful purposes.

Reason · Jul 6

Supreme Court Sides With Donald Trump in Battle Over Silencing Immigration Judges

Donald Trump's administration has won a procedural round at the US Supreme Court in its fight with federal immigration judges over a policy limiting what they can say in public.

International Business Times UK · May 27

West Virginia court declines to answer whether opioids distribution can cause public nuisance

West Virginia’s Supreme Court has declined to answer a question in a landmark lawsuit over whether the distribution of opioids can cause a public nuisance

The Independent UK · May 12, 2025

US asks Supreme Court to halt order to undo deportation error - Roll Call

The U.S. asked the Supreme Court to intervene Monday to block a lower-court order to return an immigrant deported to El Salvador.

Roll Call · Apr 7, 2025

Supreme Court to hear case over Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding - Roll Call

The Supreme Court will hear a case about South Carolina's effort to block Medicaid funding from use at Planned Parenthood facilities.

Roll Call · Dec 18, 2024

Supreme Court Punts on Racial Discrimination Case

The Supreme Court's refusal to hear Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence v. The School Committee for the City of Boston is bad news for equality under the law.

Reason · Dec 11, 2024

The ACLU of South Carolina is Suing To Publish Interviews With a Death Row Inmate

South Carolina bans all media interviews with incarcerated people, a policy the state's ACLU chapter says is the most restrictive in the country and infringes on its First Amendment rights.

Reason · Oct 10, 2024

Judges wrestle with latest Supreme Court gun rights opinion - Roll Call

The Supreme Court’s latest opinion on gun rights has not eliminated the disagreement among judges in those challenges, legal experts say.

Roll Call · Sep 18, 2024

2 Contradictory Decisions on AR-15 Bans Reflect Clashing Views of Supreme Court Precedents

Does the Second Amendment allow the government to ban guns in common use for lawful purposes?

Reason · Aug 14, 2024