Divided appeals court rules Trump administration’s ban on transgender military service is unconstitutional

Washington — A divided federal appeals court ruled Monday that the Trump administration’s policy banning transgender individuals from serving in the military is likely unconstitutional. A panel of three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit split 2-1 in finding that the ban rolled out by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth … Read more

Supreme Court rejects appeals from drugmakers over Medicare price negotiations

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals from pharmaceutical companies that object to negotiating Medicare drug prices with the federal government. The justices did not comment in leaving in place rulings from the federal appeals court in Philadelphia that dismissed the drug manufacturers’ claims. The negotiation program was created as part of the … Read more

Appeals court pauses Trump’s $83 million payment to E. Jean Carroll pending Supreme Court action

A federal appeals court ruled this week that President Donald Trump doesn’t need to pay an $83 million defamation award to writer E. Jean Carroll until the Supreme Court either reviews the case or decides to pass on it. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The … Read more

Trump asks appeals court to pause ruling in E. Jean Carroll case pending a Supreme Court decision

President Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to pause its ruling rejecting his challenge to E. Jean Carroll’s $83 million defamation case against him as he looks to take the case to the Supreme Court. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Trump asked the … Read more

Circuit court must consider whether deputies were to blame in man’s death, appeals court says

The Mississippi Court of Appeals has reversed a judge’s ruling that Rankin County deputies bore no blame for the 2021 death of Damien Cameron after witnesses said one deputy sat on Cameron’s back while another kneeled on his neck. In a ruling Tuesday, the appeals court revived the civil lawsuit and sent it back to … Read more

Why appeals courts are splitting over releasing immigrants on bond

For nearly 30 years, people arrested by immigration enforcement officials inside the United States could typically live freely as they waited for the results of their immigration cases. Under the Trump administration, officials have tried to keep them locked up as part of its major deportation campaign. The legality of that approach is now hotly … Read more

Supreme Court temporarily blocks appeals court ruling on abortion pill, restores wider access to drug

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme  Court on Monday temporarily blocked a federal appeals court ruling that would have sharply restricted access to the abortion pill, restoring, for now, the ability of patients to obtain the drug through telehealth, mail and pharmacies. The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito temporarily allows … Read more

Federal appeals court blocks mailing of abortion pills in ruling with nationwide effect

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the mailing of the abortion pill mifepristone under current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules, a move the court acknowledged would “as a practical matter, have a nationwide effect,” and one that sets up a likely Supreme Court battle over … Read more

Federal appeals court rules that abortion drugs cannot be sent by mail

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Federal appeals court rules that abortion drugs cannot be sent by mail 02:05 UP NEXT Boost Your Mood With These Energizing Habit Stacks 04:05 Trump pulls Casey Means’ nomination for surgeon general 03:04 Patient battles to get heart … Read more

Appeals court blocks mailing of abortion pill mifepristone in U.S.

A federal appeals court on Friday restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking mailing of prescriptions of mifepristone. A panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is requiring that the abortion pill be distributed only in person at clinics. “Every abortion facilitated … Read more