Legal Times

Associate Becomes Kidney Donor to Law Firm Partner

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:59:59 EST

After sending out a firmwide plea to find a kidney donor, Thompson Coburn land use partner Bernie Citron got connected with regulatory associate Hope Watson.

Meet the Federal District Judge Overseeing James Comey's New Criminal Case

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:44:55 EST

U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan has presided over thousands of controversies as an Article III judge, including a high-profile terrorism conspiracy case where she handed down hefty prison sentences years before being assigned to the 2026 federal criminal case charging former FBI Director James Comey with unlawfully threatening to kill...

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6th Circuit Probes First Amendment Challenge to IRS Donor Disclosure Rule

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:26:22 EST

The Internal Revenue Service is appealing a lower court's conclusion that the requirement implicates the First Amendment right of association and can be justified only if the government can show that the required disclosure is narrowly tailored to achieving a compelling governmental interest.

Supreme Court Doubtful It Can Review Decisions Ending Temporary Protected Status

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:52:02 EST

The Supreme Court leaned toward throwing out legal challenges to the Trump administration's decisions to end temporary immigration protections for hundreds of thousands of Syrian and Haitian nationals.

Supreme Court Says Pro-Life Pregnancy Group Can Sue Over Subpoena for Donor Information

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:45:25 EST

Writing for the unanimous court, Justice Neil Gorsuch said First Choice Women's Resource Centers has established a "present injury" to its First Amendment right to association sufficient to establish standing to sue in federal court.