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•Supreme Court denied California GOP request to block new congressional map in one-sentence order with no public dissents

Supreme Court Allows California Democratic Redistricting Map to Stand

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Republican challenge to California's new congressional redistricting map that is designed to give Democrats five additional seats in the House of Representatives. The one-sentence order came two months after the Court allowed Texas to use a similar partisan map favoring Republicans.

•New California map expected to give Democrats five additional House seats through redistricting

Legal News

•CK Hutchison filed ICC arbitration against Panama challenging Supreme Court ruling that declared port concession unconstitutional

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CK Hutchison Launches ICC Arbitration Against Panama Over Port Ruling

Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings has initiated international arbitration proceedings against Panama after the country's Supreme Court declared its subsidiary's concession to operate Panama Canal ports unconstitutional. The legal challenge threatens to complicate a $23 billion global port sale and escalates tensions amid U.S.-China geopolitical competition.

•The dispute threatens a $23 billion global port sale involving BlackRock and other major investors

Regulatory

•DHS reversed a 30-year policy protecting schools from immigration enforcement without explanation in 2021

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Minnesota Schools Sue DHS Over Immigration Crackdown on Campuses

Two Minnesota school districts and a teachers union filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, challenging a policy change that allows immigration enforcement in and around schools for the first time in 30 years. The lawsuit stems from concerns over plummeting attendance as parents fear sending children to school during 'Operation Metro Surge.'

•Operation Metro Surge deployed 3,000 agents to Twin Cities, causing widespread fear and plummeting school attendance

Federal Circuit

•Justice Jackson questioned whether excluding discriminatory Black Codes undermines the Bruen historical test for gun regulations

Justice Jackson Challenges Gun Rights Historical Test in Hawaii Case

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson questioned whether the Supreme Court's historical approach to gun regulations adequately accounts for discriminatory laws like post-Civil War Black Codes during oral arguments in Wolford v. Lopez. The case challenges Hawaii's law requiring property owner consent for licensed gun carry in public establishments.

•Hawaii's law requires property owner consent for licensed gun carry in public establishments

•47 people were executed in 2025, the highest total since 2009

Supreme Court Denies All Death Penalty Stays as Executions Hit 16-Year High

The United States executed 47 people in 2025, marking the highest annual execution total since 2009, with the Supreme Court denying every single request to postpone executions. The surge was driven by the Trump administration's pro-death penalty stance and Florida's dramatic increase in executions.

•Supreme Court denied all 34 emergency stay applications without disagreement in most cases

•Judge Ana C. Reyes extended TPS for 353,000 Haitian migrants, finding Trump administration's withdrawal likely illegal

Federal Judge Extends Deportation Protections for 353,000 Haitians

U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes extended temporary protected status for approximately 353,000 Haitian migrants Monday night, ruling that the Trump administration's withdrawal of these legal protections was likely illegal. The judge also rebuked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for characterizing Haitian migrants as criminals.

•Court rebuked DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for characterizing Haitian migrants as criminals, citing contradictory government data

Regulatory

•Settlement expected to reduce patient out-of-pocket drug costs by up to $7 billion over 10 years

FTC Secures $7 Billion Settlement with Express Scripts Over Insulin Pricing

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a landmark settlement with Express Scripts, one of the nation's largest pharmacy benefit managers, requiring fundamental changes to business practices that allegedly inflated insulin prices. The agreement is expected to drive down patient out-of-pocket costs by up to $7 billion over 10 years while bringing millions in new revenue to community pharmacies annually.

•Agreement resolves FTC lawsuit alleging Express Scripts artificially inflated insulin prices through anticompetitive rebating practices

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Comedians Settle Copyright Lawsuit Against Pandora Over Streaming Rights

A group of prominent stand-up comedians including Bill Engvall and Lewis Black, along with estates of George Carlin and Robin Williams, have settled their copyright infringement lawsuit against Pandora Media. The case centered on claims that the streaming service used their comedy routines without proper licensing for the underlying literary works.

•High-profile comedians and estates settled consolidated copyright lawsuit against Pandora over streaming rights

•Dispute involved streaming comedy routines without proper licensing for underlying written joke content

Federal Circuit

•Fifth Circuit judges appeared divided on Trump policy denying bond hearings to immigrants who entered without lawful admission

Fifth Circuit

Fifth Circuit Split on Trump Immigration Detention Policy at Oral Arguments

A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals appeared divided during oral arguments over a Trump administration policy that denies bond hearings to all noncitizens in deportation proceedings who entered the U.S. without lawful admission. The case centers on conflicting interpretations of federal immigration statutes governing detention.

•Case involves interpretation of competing federal statutes § 1225 and § 1226 with different detention requirements