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Groundbreaking Move: First Openly Transgender Lawyer to Defend Trans Youth at Supreme Court

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Washington, D.C. – In a landmark moment for the LGBTQ+ community, Chase Strangio, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), is set to become the first openly transgender attorney to present a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. On December 4, Strangio will argue on behalf of transgender minors, their families, and a medical professional in a challenge against Tennessee’s prohibition on gender-affirming care for minors. Strangio, 41, serves as the co-director of the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project and has been pivotal in key LGBT rights cases, including the landmark 2015 decision … Read more

Supreme Court to Deliver Landmark Ruling in Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy, A Potent Closure to an Opioid Saga

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Washington, D.C. — The United States Supreme Court is poised to deliver its decision on the bankruptcy case of Purdue Pharma LP, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing battle against the opioid epidemic, a crisis responsible for over 750,000 deaths between 1999 and 2022. This forthcoming opinion is expected to address numerous legal and ethical issues surrounding one of the most notorious pharmaceutical giants in recent history. Purdue Pharma, widely criticized for its role in the opioid crisis, sought bankruptcy protection to manage the wave of lawsuits alleging it aggressively marketed OxyContin despite knowing … Read more

U.S. Supreme Court to Tackle Judicial ‘Shopping’ in Landmark EPA Regulation Case

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Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court is set to deliberate on a legal phenomenon that some critics term “judge shopping,” where litigants seek out courts believed to be favorable to their case. The practice involves a strategic selection of venues seen as more likely to provide sympathetic judicial ears to specific legal challenges. This method has been employed to varying extents by both ends of the ideological spectrum. However, recent strategies deployed by business sectors, conservative factions, and several republican state attorneys general have predominantly homed in on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, spanning … Read more

Supreme Court Rejects Michael Cohen’s Appeal in Lawsuit Against Donald Trump, Ending Legal Battle

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Michael Cohen, a former attorney for Donald Trump, thereby closing the legal chapter on his lawsuit against the former president. Cohen’s lawsuit claimed that his 2020 reincarceration was a retaliatory act orchestrated by Trump’s administration in response to his plans to publish a book that criticized Trump. Cohen, who was previously sentenced to a three-year term for multiple federal offenses related to his service for Trump—including lying to Congress—was initially released to home confinement as COVID-19 escalated. However, his return to prison followed his … Read more