Recent Updates
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Supreme Court temporarily extends women's access to a widely used abortion pill
Consumer Rights 05/13/2026The Supreme Court is leaving women's access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect.Justice Samuel Alito's order Monday allo...
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Appeals Court rejects Anthropic in dispute with Trump administration
Consumer Rights 04/09/2026A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to block the Pentagon from blacklisting artificial intelligence laboratory Anthropic in a decision that differed from the conclusions reached in another judge's ruling on the same issues.The U.S. Court of ...
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Trump is at the Court as it hears arguments over his bid to limit birthright citizenship
Consumer Rights 04/02/2026The Supreme Court is taking up one of the term's most consequential cases, President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not Americ...
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TikTok’s algorithm to be licensed to US joint venture led by Oracle
Consumer Rights 09/22/2025Tech giant Oracle will spearhead U.S. oversight of the algorithm and security underlying TikTok’s popular video platform under the terms of a deal laid out this week by President Donald Trump’s administration. All the final details still ...
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Idaho Supreme Court won’t weigh legality of child marriage
Consumer Rights 10/18/2022A legal loophole in Idaho that allows parents of teens to nullify child custody agreements by arranging child marriages will remain in effect, under a ruling from the state Supreme Court on Tuesday.In a split decision, the high court declined to deci...
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Reality TV’s Josh Duggar gets 12 years in child porn case
Consumer Rights 05/25/2022Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was sentenced Wednesday to about 12 1/2 years in prison after he was convicted of receiving child pornography.Duggar was also convicted of possessing child pornography in December, but U.S. District Judge Timothy Br...
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Judge Calls Trump Request in Wisconsin Lawsuit 'Bizarre'
Consumer Rights 12/04/2020A judge hearing President Donald Trump's federal lawsuit seeking to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin said Friday that the president's request to “remand” the case to the GOP-controlled Legislature to pick new electors was &l...
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High court sides with Crow tribe member in hunting dispute
Consumer Rights 05/19/2019The Supreme Court is siding with a member of the Crow tribe who was fined for hunting elk in Wyoming's Bighorn National Forest.The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Clayvin Herrera. He argued that when his tribe gave up land in present-day Montana a...
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Justice Clarence Thomas’ moment may finally have arrived
Consumer Rights 05/03/2019Clarence Thomas has been a Supreme Court justice for nearly three decades. It may finally be his moment.Many Americans know Thomas largely from his bruising 1991 confirmation hearing, when he was accused of sexual harassment charges by former employe...
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Court rejects Ghosn’s request to attend Nissan board meeting
Consumer Rights 03/08/2019A Japanese court has rejected a request by former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, released on bail last week, to attend the Japanese automaker’s board meeting on Tuesday.Nissan dismissed Ghosn as chairman after his Nov. 19 arrest, but he remains ...
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Family's fight for liquor license leads to Supreme Court
Consumer Rights 01/12/2019Doug and Mary Ketchum chose Memphis, Tennessee, as a place to live with their disabled adult daughter because it has clearer air than their former home in Utah.That was the easy part. Their decision to support themselves by buying a liquor store has ...
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Supreme Court sets high bar for medical device lawsuits
Consumer Rights 11/23/2018The tiny balloon was supposed to stretch open a blocked artery on Charles Riegel's diseased heart. Instead, when the doctor inflated the balloon, it burst.The patient went on life support but survived. His lawsuit against the manufacturer of that art...