The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in a delinquent taxpayer case that it is lawful for the IRS to secretly summons the bank records of third parties. In other words, the nation’s highest court recognized that the Internal Revenue Service is not required to notify third parties who are not under investigation when seeking a…
Supreme Court Rules IRS Can Secretly Grab Bank Records of Outside Parties
FBI Improperly Used Surveillance Program to Spy on Jan. 6 Suspects
The FBI abused its surveillance powers while spying on suspects in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol and Black Lives Matter protesters, a federal court said in a newly unsealed ruling. FBI agents flaunted standards the agency developed for the Section 702 program, which enables spying on Americans and others, more than 278,000…
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Amgen in Patent War
In a closely watched patent battle, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled against California-based drugmaker Amgen, affirming a lower court’s decision that Amgen’s French rival Sanofi didn’t infringe on patents on a cholesterol-lowering antibody drug. The long-running feud involves two rival drugs: Praluent, developed by Sanofi and New York partner Regeneron and greenlit…
Montana Judge Grants Planned Parenthood’s Request for Temporary Block on 2nd Trimester Abortion Ban
A Montana judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a 15-week “dismemberment” abortion ban just hours after it was enacted. District Judge Mike Menahan granted a request by Planned Parenthood of Montana for a temporary restraining order on the enforcement of the law on May 18 after the organization argued it is unconstitutional. Menahan set a hearing to consider a…
Supreme Court Dismisses Republican States’ Title 42 Case as Moot
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a suit brought by a group of Republican attorneys general, who sought to keep in place the emergency Title 42 measure implemented by the Trump administration, which expired last week. The high court’s Thursday ruling (pdf) ended Title 42, the emergency measure that the Trump administration implemented in…
Supreme Court Rules Against Andy Warhol’s Estate in Copyright Dispute
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of a photographer who claimed her intellectual property rights were violated by Andy Warhol’s eponymous foundation when it published multiple stylized prints he made based on her photo of the iconic musician Prince. Warhol, a painter, print-maker, and multimedia artist, died in 1987 at age 58. Prince, who was…
Supreme Court Rules Against Andy Warhol Foundation in Copyright Dispute
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of a photographer who claimed her intellectual property rights were violated by Andy Warhol’s eponymous foundation when it published multiple stylized prints he made based on her photo of the iconic musician Prince. Warhol, a painter, print-maker, and multimedia artist, died in 1987 at age 58. Prince, who was…
Pro-Life Activist Suspects Intimidation Tactic After FBI Agents Visit Her Parents’ Home
May 18, 2023
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A pair of FBI agents visited the home of the parents of pro-life activist Elise Ketch last month in an incident that was caught on her mother’s Ring doorbell camera. The FBI visit took place on April 18 and the video from the encounter was first published by the Daily Signal on Wednesday. Ketch, who…
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Twitter, Google, and Facebook in Liability Case over User-Posted Content
May 18, 2023
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The Supreme Court unanimously sided with Twitter, Google, and Facebook, finding in a pair of decisions on May 18 that the Silicon Valley giants are shielded from liability for content posted by users. The lawsuits arose after Islamic terrorist attacks claimed victims’ lives overseas. Their families argued that the Big Tech companies were liable because…
Appeals Court Seems Skeptical of Biden Admin Arguments in Favor of Abortion Pill
May 17, 2023
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A federal appeals court appears skeptical of Biden administration arguments given on May 17 that a lower court ruling overturning a decades-old U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of abortion pill mifepristone was wrongly decided. The case is one of many that have followed in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in June…
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