Category: Legal Pulse

Legalize Comedy? Disney Fights Trump Administration’s FCC in Federal Court Over First Amendment Claim

Written by: Henry Szuchman On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, a federal court heard arguments in a significant legal challenge between The Walt Disney Company and the Trump administration over the… Read more »

Stay or Grant: How Courts Are Handling Motions for Attorney’s Fees from Immigration Habeas Petitioners  

Written by: Milena de Avila  On June 29, 2026, The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in Montoya Palacios v. Liggins. As of September 1, 2026, the Southern… Read more »

The Conditions of Federal Funding After Landor: Can Congress Draft “Appropriate Relief” Without Losing the States?

Written by: Emily McConnell  In late June 2026, the Supreme Court issued a seemingly small opinion with broad implications for statutes enacted under the Spending Clause. Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections looks narrow,… Read more »

From Constitutional Attack to Statutory Combat: The Next Wave of Medicare Drug-Price Litigation

By: Jimmie L. Bullock  Background  On May 18, 2026, the Supreme Court declined to review six pharmaceutical manufacturers’ challenges to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (MDPNP). For nearly three years, manufacturers had… Read more »