Federal court rules Ohio can restrict children’s use of social media
Ohio can implement a law requiring social media companies to obtain parental consent before allowing children under 16 to use their platforms, a federal court ruled.
DOJ misconduct complaint against federal judge gets tossed
A federal appeals court judge has dismissed a judicial misconduct complaint by the U.S. Justice Department against a federal judge.
Appeals court sides with parent group in fight over school pronoun policy
A divided federal appeals court ruled against an Ohio school district in a case over its gender pronoun policies.
6th Circuit plans 1 session for 5 gay marriage cases
A federal appeals court will hear arguments in gay marriage fights in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee in a single session, setting the stage for historic rulings in each state.
Snow day for Maryland courthouses
The wheels of justice have skidded to a halt due to the wintry weather at the following federal and state courthouses in Maryland, which closed Tuesday.
Charles C. Haynes: High court, high stakes for religious freedom
A church-state dispute about employment discrimination argued before the U.S. Supreme Court this week doesn’t have the headline appeal of culture-war battles over “prayer in school” or crèches in courthouse […]
Summary judgment can’t be appealed post-trial
A defendant who lost a motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity cannot appeal the denial of summary judgment post-trial, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in resolving a […]
It’s no secret: ‘Tarnished’ Victoria wins trademark suit
The name was changed eight years ago, and even a Supreme Court victory in 2003 didn’t bring it back. Now, a federal judge has ordered “Victor’s Little Secret” to remain […]
Fire the fiancé?
An employer can’t fire a worker for filing a discrimination charge, but is her fiancé fair game? Our biweekly sister paper, Lawyers USA, has an article on the 6th Circuit’s […]








