Court says Trump illegally blocked clean energy grants to Democratic states
The Trump administration illegally cancelled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants, targeting states that voted Democratic in 2024 and violating equal protection.
Appeals court mulls upholding ruling striking down Pentagon's HIV enlistment ban
The Fourth Circuit reinstated the military's ban on enlisting people living with HIV while it reviews an appeal challenging the ban's constitutionality and medical basis.
Federal Appeals Court Affirms: NC Cannot Prosecute Voters Under Racist Law
A Jim Crow-era North Carolina law criminalizing voting by some people with felony convictions violates the Equal Protection Clause and cannot be enforced.