Court Rejects Attempt to Hide Trump Tax Returns

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Oct 11, 2019 "We're one stop closer to holding him accountable," said advocacy group Tax March. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Court Rules Against Trump, Keeping Immigration Ban on Hold for Now

By Common Dreams staff Feb 10, 2017 The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sides with a lower court, saying that reinstating the ban—even temporarily—would cause harm. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Colorado Court Says Baker Can’t Refuse to Make Cakes for Gay Couples (Updated)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 14, 2015 Now that gays and lesbians have Supreme Court backing to get married, it's getting harder for wedding-industry workers like Jack Phillips, owner of the Masterpiece Cakeshop in Denver, to refuse to do business with same-sex couples. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Appeals Court Upholds Gay Marriage Bans in Four States

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 7, 2014 A streak of victories for activists fighting to extend gay rights across the country came to an end Thursday when an appeals court upheld same-sex marriage bans in four states and made a Supreme Court battle on the issue likely. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Second Court Rules Against Defense of Marriage Act

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Oct 18, 2012 A federal appeals court in Manhattan became the second court to find that the Defense of Marriage Act -- the law that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman -- is unconstitutional. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NDAA Setback: Latest Court Ruling Paves Way for ‘Indefinite Detention’

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Oct 4, 2012 An appeals court Tuesday extended a temporary stay of a judge's order prohibiting the Obama administration's controversial efforts to put any U.S. citizen the government deems a terrorism suspect behind bars indefinitely without being charged or tried.An appeals court extends the stay of a judge's order blocking the provision. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Court Blocks Graphic Cigarette Warnings

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 25, 2012 In a rare victory for the tobacco industry, a U.S. appeals court has ruled against the Food and Drug Administration’s requirement that cigarette manufacturers adorn their products with pictures of dead and diseased smokers, saying the mandate constituted a violation of free speech. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Judges of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2012 In an August 1996 letter, President Bill Clinton wrote that raising the issue of gay marriage was “divisive and unnecessary” He was right about the first part, but according to a decision by a federal appeals court in Boston this week, he was mistaken about the second” A Boston federal appeals court corrected him this week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: 9th Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt

Staff / Truthdig Feb 10, 2012 Just in time for a certain prefabricated, romance-related holiday that shall remain nameless, we offer you a little valentine (oops!) of our own with a Truthdigger winner who truly brought the love in one inspiring gesture he made in a federal appeals court, of all places. Just in time for V-day, we offer a Truthdigger who brought the love in a federal appeals court, of all places. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rahmbo Has ‘No Doubt’ He Will Prevail

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2011 Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel suffered a major legal setback in his quest to become Chicago's next mayor, but he said Monday, "I have no doubt that we will in the end prevail at this effort." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )