The Court's modifications to the rules are usually based on recommendations from the Judicial Conference of the United States, the federal judiciary's internal policy-making body. Although federal courts are required to apply the substantive law of the states as rules of decision in cases where ...
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A third case pending in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Properties of the Villages, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, No. 5:24-CV-00316) also challenges whether the FTC can lawfully prohibit employers from enforcing non-compete restrictions, ...
High Court Weighs Nationwide Injunctions The justices are considering whether to limit the authority of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions that have blocked key parts of the Trump agenda until they can be heard in court. Laura MannweilerMay 15, 2025 Capitol...
On November 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule raising the salary thresholds for being exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The ruling applies
On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States inRoyal Canin U.S.A., Inc., et al. v. Wullschleger et al., upheld the Eighth Circuit’s decision, holding that when a plaintiff amends their complaint and deletes the federal-law claims that give a...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a Trump-era Environmental Protection Agency rule change that allowed for the sale of a 15% ethanol gasoline blend in the summer months.
A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims substantially broadens the reach of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Non-Manufacturer Rule (NMR) to all federal procurements that require the provision of manufactured supplies, regardless of whether the procurement also...
A federal appeals court abruptly paused a major climate disclosure rule adopted by the SEC, in a blow to the Biden administration's climate agenda.
The court said that the Trump administration's "public charge" rule could be implemented while it is challenged in court, nullifying an order from a federal judge that blocked the rule nationwide. The 5-4 vote was split along ideological lines with the five conservative judges...