A provision of the American Rescue Plan Act which would have prevented states from using pandemic relief funds to offset new tax cuts cannot be enforced and violates the spending clause of the U.S. Constitution, a unanimous panel of the 11th Circuit ruled on Friday. Read more»
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A federal appeals court ruled Friday that an Arizona-based, for-profit Christian university breached contractual obligations by failing to provide a doctoral student with the necessary requirements to complete their degree program. Read more»
The Supreme Court declined on Thursday to get involved in a legal battle over classified documents recovered from the home of former President Donald Trump, clearing the way for the criminal investigation now underway into Trump’s retention of government records. Read more»
Former President Trump’s court battle over records he claims to have declassified was dealt another blow by the Eleventh Circuit this week, and some legal experts doubt the former president will get the legal recourse he seeks. Read more»
Arizona for-profit college lied about requirements for doctorate program, student tells 11th Circuit
The 11th Circuit heard oral arguments Thursday over whether Grand Canyon University - a for-profit university based in Phoenix - misleads students into believing they can get a doctorate degree after completing just 60 credit hours. Read more»
Alabama's H.B. 56 has made the state deeply inhospitable to all immigrants. As U.W. Clemon, Alabama’s first black federal judge, recently put it: In Alabama, “the Hispanic man is the new Negro. … It’s a sad thing to say.” Read more» 5
A federal appeals court panel has blocked Alabama from enforcing some controversial provisions of its new immigration law, in response to requests from the U.S. Justice Department and a coalition of human rights groups. Read more» 1