A U.S. appeals court has issued a judgment in favor of James O'Keefe, founder of Project Veritas, regarding his undercover reporting activities.

A federal appeals court has determined that the Justice Department under the Trump administration unlawfully bypassed Senate confirmation in appointing Sigal Chattah as Nevada's top federal prosecutor.

A federal appeals court has given the green light for the Trump administration to reinstate directives that could subject hundreds of thousands of migrants to fast-tracked deportation processes.

A divided federal appeals court has determined that the Trump administration acted improperly when it terminated climate funds. The ruling addresses a specific legal challenge to the administration's environmental policies.

A federal appeals court, the Fifth Circuit, has voted to rehear a constitutional challenge to a federal law that prevents felons from possessing firearms, brought by a convicted drug trafficker.

A federal appeals court ruled that New Jersey's bans on assault firearms and large-capacity magazines are unconstitutional, a decision made as the Supreme Court considers similar issues.

A federal appeals court has upheld Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, overturning a previous lower-court ruling on the controversial legislation.

A federal appeals court has allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants throughout the United States, not just near the border.

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration can proceed with replacing a slavery exhibit at a National Park Service site in Philadelphia.

A federal appeals court has rejected Sam Bankman-Fried's final attempt to overturn his conviction, affirming his 25-year prison sentence in one of the largest cryptocurrency fraud cases in history.

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the re-detention of Mahmoud Khalil, 31, providing him a temporary reprieve as his legal team prepares to petition his case to the supreme court.

Calvin Duncan, a newly elected criminal court clerk, was blocked by a federal appeals court from taking office in New Orleans, a position the state aims to eliminate.

A US federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the mail delivery of the abortion pill mifepristone, limiting access to the medication nationwide, which is currently the most common method for the procedure in the US.

A federal appeals court has overturned a previous judge's order, ruling that the high-profile 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center in Florida can continue its operations.

A federal appeals court has denied AI firm Anthropic's attempt to halt the Pentagon's 'supply chain risk' designation, allowing the Department of Defense to continue excluding Anthropic's technology from military contracts due to national security concerns.

Fifteen judges on a federal appeals court in New Orleans participated in a case, with their votes splitting exactly along the partisan affiliations of the presidents who appointed them.

A federal appeals court has denied Donald Trump's request to delay tariff disputes, clearing the way for a lower court to proceed with cases that could involve billions of dollars in refunds to importers.

A federal appeals court has vacated a temporary block on Louisiana's 2024 law requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms, overturning a previous decision that deemed it unconstitutional.

Kalshi's website Thomas Fuller/NurPhoto via Getty Images Nevada regulators sued Kalshi, saying its markets are actually illegal sports gambling. The suit was filed just as the Trump administration sided with prediction markets. Other states have also sued Kalshi, and many legal observers expect the Supreme Court to weigh in. Nevada gambling regulators sued the prediction markets company Kalshi on Tuesday, saying the platform's rapid growth forced their hand. The Nevada Gaming Control Board and the state attorney general sued in Carson City District Court shortly after a federal appeals court rejected a request by Kalshi to stop the state from taking action. The state is seeking an order to stop Kalshi, the country's largest prediction market, from operating what it sees as an unlicensed sports betting operation. "Kalshi has continued to dramatically expand its business, rather than attempting to maintain any kind of status quo," Nevada authorities said in a letter earlier this month. The regulators emphasized that Kalshi has grown rapidly, doing 27 times as much business on Super Bowl Sunday this year compared to the year before. Meanwhile, regulated Nevada gambling operations saw their business shrink, the state said. A Kalshi spokesperson declined to comment on Tuesday afternoon, but the company swiftly asked a federal court to take over the new state case. They argued that only federal law applies to prediction markets, and that the new state enforcement action turns on the same questions that federal courts are already considering. Kalshi has said that its markets are "event contracts," a financial instrument regulated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. The CFTC on Tuesday sided with another events-contracts company that is fighting with Nevada regulators, and its chairman, Michael Selig, filmed a video statement defending the new platforms. "Today, the CFTC is taking an important step to ensure that these markets have a place here in America," Selig said. "To those who seek to challenge our authority in this space, let me be clear: we will see you in court." Economists and political scientists have long been fascinated by prediction markets as a way to channel the so-called wisdom of the crowds. They were generally a niche activity until the 2024 US presidential election, when people wagered millions of dollars on sites like Polymarket. Since the election, sports and cryptocurrency speculation have become the dominant markets. Today, more than 90% of the money that flows through Kalshi's platform is staked on sports-related events, and the growth of platforms like Kalshi has spurred traditional sportsbooks like FanDuel and DraftKings to create their prediction markets to take advantage of the light-touch regulation and lower taxes they offer. Legal battles are pending on the East Coast as well, with regulators in Maryland and New Jersey having clashed with prediction markets. Attorneys and other industry commentators have said they expect the Supreme Court to eventually weigh in on the legality of sports contracts on prediction markets. Read the original article on Business Insider

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a lower court order that would have granted thousands of college athletes an extra year of eligibility. The lawsuit was filed by players who graduated high school in 2022.

A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's strategy of leaving interim prosecutors in place to lead U.S. attorney's offices, marking the second such decision against circumventing congressional approval.

A federal appeals court has ruled that Florida's ban on children attending drag shows is constitutional, clearing the way for the DeSantis-backed law. The decision allows the state to restrict minors from certain drag performances.

A Trump-appointed judge has joined a ruling against the administration's mandatory immigrant detention policy, further deepening a divide among federal appeals courts on the issue.

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that allows for the release of audio tapes involving former President Joe Biden. The court's decision on July 20 went against Biden's attempt to prevent their injunction.

This is the first time a federal appeals court has struck down a state ban on such weapons

A federal appeals court has ruled that convicted sex offenders retain a fundamental constitutional right to live with their children. The decision has sparked debate regarding the balance between parental rights and public safety.

A federal appeals court has overruled a Biden judge, reviving the Trump administration's nationwide expedited removal policy, which allows for fast-track deportations of eligible undocumented immigrants.

A federal appeals court has affirmed Ohio's right to enforce a law requiring social media companies to obtain parental consent for children's use, allowing the state to implement measures limiting minors' engagement with social media platforms.

Transgender service members who sued to block their separation from the US military have secured a legal victory at a federal appeals court, allowing them to continue serving, in a major reversal for the Trump administration's policy.

A federal appeals court has released a 'Schoolhouse Rock' style video on YouTube to explain its functions, featuring a monkey on a rocket and judges with glow sticks.

A federal appeals court has ruled that lawmakers may continue to conduct unannounced inspections of immigration detention centers, declining to halt an order requiring the Department of Homeland Security to permit such visits.

A federal appeals court ruling has temporarily restricted telemedicine access to the abortion drug mifepristone, but another drug remains fully available and effective for early pregnancy termination.

A federal appeals court has issued an order temporarily pausing a Food and Drug Administration regulation that had expanded access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail, following a lawsuit initiated by the state of Louisiana.

A divided federal appeals court on April 24 allowed Texas to enforce a state law that permits the arrest and prosecution of individuals for immigration offenses.

A federal appeals court has declared a nearly 158-year-old ban on home distilling unconstitutional. The ruling was made on April 10, overturning a long-standing prohibition.

Sean Combs' Diddy's lawyers are ready to convince judges in the federal appeals court that the music mogul was treated unfairly at the trial that sent him to prison and that, based on the First...

A federal appellate court agreed to reinstate a $656 million judgment against Palestinian authorities.

A federal appeals court has issued a ruling concerning the SAVE student loan repayment plan, a decision that is expected to impact millions of student loan borrowers across the country.

A federal appeals court ordered the end to the SAVE plan, the Biden-administration era program used by millions of student loan borrowers.

Court lifted injunction on law requiring display of religious text in every public school classroom A federal appeals court cleared the way on Friday for a controversial Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, allowing the state to enforce a law that was previously found to be unconstitutional. The US fifth circuit court of appeals voted 12-6 to lift a preliminary injunction on the law after most the judges found that it was prem...

How Bhattacharya's NIH Is Rethinking China, DEI, And High‑Risk Labs Authored by Jeff Louderback, Jan Jekielek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), For decades, scientists have looked at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as an agency that publishes papers, according to Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2026. Irene Luo/The Epoch Times Under President Donald Trump’s second term, the emphasis for NIH funding has shifted to “provable, testable hypotheses, not ideological narratives,” he said, which is resulting in widespread reforms to the agency. Bhattacharya, who obtained both a doctorate in economics and a medical degree from Stanford University within three years of each other, outlined changes that the NIH has implemented in his first year as the agency’s director and talked about his vision for the next three years in an interview with Epoch Times Senior Editor Jan Jekielek. The NIH has been instrumental in medical advances for decades, Bhattacharya said, but in the 21st century, it became “much more of a staid institution, not willing to take intellectual risks.” During the same time, the agency “was willing to take risks on dangerous gain-of-function and other social agendas, like DEI, that it had no business really engaging in.” “I think the NIH now, under my leadership, under President Trump’s leadership, and under what Secretary [Robert F.] Kennedy is looking over … is focused on actually addressing the chronic health problems of this country, reversing the flatlining of life expectancy, and making good on its mission ... research that improves the health and longevity of the American people, and the whole world,” he said. One of the 13 agencies managed by the Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the largest supporter of biomedical research globally, providing 85 percent of all biomedical research funding worldwide, according to Bhattacharya. It funds about $50 billion in scientific research via grants to hundreds of thousands of researchers at academic institutions and hospitals, he said. The NIH is not an agency that makes decisions or policies about public health directly, Bhattacharya said, noting that he intends to “remove the politicization of science that has existed for decades.” The National Institutes of Health Gateway Center in Bethesda, Md., on June 8, 2025. During President Donald Trump’s second term, National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said the agency “is focused on actually addressing the chronic health problems of this country.” Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters/File Photo Political Agendas Over the past 15 to 20 years, the NIH has incorporated political rather than scientific agendas, Bhattacharya told The Epoch Times. “Probably the most prominent example of this is DEI—diversity, equity and inclusion,” he said. “If you were a researcher outside the NIH, the ticket to getting sort of extra, relatively easy funds was to promise to do DEI research. Looking into it, much of that research had no real scientific basis at all. I don’t even characterize this as science.” As an example, Bhattacharya used a project that studied the question: “Is structural racism the root reason why African Americans have worse hypertension results than other races?” “The problem with that hypothesis is that there’s no way to test it,” he said. “If structural racism is the cause, then what control group can you have to test the idea that that is true? ... None of that actually translated over to better health for anybody, much less for African Americans. “Scientists of the country understand that if they want NIH support, they need to propose projects that have the chance of improving the health of people rather than achieving some ideology that should not belong at the NIH.” The NIH has redirected its funding since Trump took office for his second term. That includes allocating funds for “early career scientists,” Bhattacharya said. President Donald Trump (C) speaks as National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya (2nd L) looks on during a press conference at the White House on May 12, 2025. The NIH redirected its funding priorities after Trump began his second term. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Funding Changes There should be “fundamental changes” with the way the NIH funds educational institutions, Bhattacharya said, and he intends to work with Congress “to make [this] happen.” On Jan. 5, a federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration cannot reduce the amount of money the NIH pays grant recipients for indirect costs, including administration and facility maintenance. The ruling applies to three lawsuits filed by the attorneys general of Massachusetts and 21 other states, as well as hospitals, schools, and the associations that represent them. The NIH published a guidance document in February 2025 to limit how much grant funding could flow to research institutions to cover their indirect costs. These are costs that cannot be directly attributed to an individual research project and include expenses related to funding equipment, facilities, and research staff. The guidance document states that these indirect costs could not exceed 15 percent of funding for direct research costs, regardless of the costs incurred at universities. The NIH stated that Johns Hopkins, Yale, and Harvard charged in excess of 60 percent for indirect costs, even though they had billions of dollars in endowments. Attorneys for those who filed suit said small universities don’t have such large endowments and that if the guidance took effect, there would be many layoffs, stalled clinical trials, and laboratory closures. “If you don’t have amazing scientists who can win the grants, you’re not going to get the facility support. But in order to attract excellent scientists to your institution, you have to have excellent facilities. It’s the kind of Catch-22 that guarantees that our funding from the NIH is going to be concentrated in relatively few institutions,” Bhattacharya said. Scientists at schools such as the University of Alabama, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of Kansas deserve access to funding like Stanford and Harvard, he said. A researcher studies skin wound healing in a lab at the University of Illinois Chicago in Chicago on March 5, 2025. On Jan. 5, a federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration could not limit the percentage amount the National Institutes of Health pays grant recipients for indirect costs, including administrative expenses and facility maintenance. Scott Olson/Getty Images Dealing With China The NIH must be “very careful about how we fund research relationships with China, especially post-pandemic,” Bhattacharya said. “The U.S. invested in the Chinese biomedical research enterprise. Almost every single top Chinese biomedical research scientist of note was funded in some part by the NIH. Many were trained in the United States, so we invested heavily in that,” he said. “Post-pandemic, and especially given the geopolitical circumstances we are in now, it looks, in retrospect, like it wasn’t all that wise an investment.” The NIH must implement more secure measures with foreign research, he said, referencing the collaboration with the Wuhan Institute of Virology. “In the case of Wuhan, what happened was that the NIH funded … Eco Health Alliance, which had a sub-award relationship with the Wuhan Institute of Virology,” Bhattacharya said. “When the pandemic happened, and the NIH had an interest in getting the lab notebooks of what exactly was studied in Wuhan, the Eco Health Alliance essentially delayed reporting at all about what it knew had happened,” Bhattacharya said. “They ultimately said, ‘Oh, well, we don’t control Wuhan Institute of Virology. We can’t get the lab notebooks.’” He noted that the NIH “funded research in collaboration with China that was actually quite dangerous and may indeed have led to the pandemic.” Under Bhattacharya, the NIH now has more stringent auditing processes with domestic and foreign institutions. “If it is NIH-funded, then [the domestic and the foreign institutions] have to have direct auditing relationships united with the NIH,“ he said. ”Then the NIH can shut off money to the foreign institution, if it’s not cooperating. ... It’s called a sub-project system. It’s one of the first things that I did.” Read the rest here... Tyler Durden Thu, 02/19/2026 - 21:45

Mahdawi, arrested last year during US citizenship interview, says he is ‘grateful to the court for honoring the rule of law’ An immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a 34-year-old Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist who was arrested by federal agents last year during a US citizenship interview in Vermont. Lawyers for Mahdawi gave details of the decision in a court filing on Tuesday with a federal appeals court in New York, which had been reviewing a ruling that led to his release from immigration custody in April. Continue reading...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision that upheld the display of the Ten Commandments, bringing the long-standing legal battle to the nation's highest court.

The 5th Circuit Federal Appeals Court has restored key parts of Texas Senate Bill 1, which governs mail-in voting and voter assistance, after rejecting challenges from plaintiffs.

A US federal appeals court ruled that the EPA likely acted unlawfully in attempting to cancel Biden-era clean energy grants, dealing a blow to the Trump administration's efforts.

A federal appeals court has once again rejected the US government's proposed $100,000 fee for new H-1B work visas, upholding a lower court's decision and stating the government failed to prove its authority to impose the charge.

A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's attempt to re-detain a pro-Palestinian Georgetown scholar. This follows similar rulings in other federal appeals courts regarding pro-Palestinian campus activists.

A federal appeals court has issued a landmark decision, rejecting New Jersey's bans on AR-15 rifles and high-capacity magazines.

A federal appeals court has upheld Illinois' controversial ban on semiautomatic guns, often referred to as 'assault weapons.' The ruling affirms the state's ability to restrict these types of firearms.

A federal appeals court has rejected the Environmental Protection Agency's attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that sets stringent standards on deadly soot pollution from industrial sources, leaving the current regulations in place.

The US Supreme Court rejected 98-year-old Judge Pauline Newman's request to return to active duty on a federal appeals court, following her suspension due to doubts about her fitness.

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for Texas authorities to enforce key parts of a law allowing state officials to arrest and deport individuals suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

A federal appeals court has reinstated a $655.5 million judgment against the Palestinian Authority and PLO, more than two decades after American families sued over attacks from the Second Intifada. This decision reopens the fight for victims of the conflict.

Louisiana has asked the Supreme Court to halt access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail, following a federal appeals court's temporary block of an FDA regulation that expanded its availability.

A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone.

A federal appeals court has denied Donald Trump's request to rehear his appeal, upholding the $83 million jury award to E. Jean Carroll. This decision significantly narrows Trump's legal options, potentially leading to a Supreme Court appeal.

A federal appeals court has ruled that the state of Texas may order public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.

A federal appeals court has rejected AI company Anthropic's attempt to prevent the Department of War from blacklisting its artificial intelligence technology amidst an ongoing dispute, with a Chinese state media outlet also reporting on the court's decision.

A federal appeals court in Washington ruled that the Pentagon can designate artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, a significant development for AI policy and national security.

Universal Music Group has strongly opposed Drake's appeal in a lawsuit concerning Kendrick Lamar's diss track "Not Like Us," stating that the rapper's legal arguments are not supported by law. UMG asserts that the lawsuit should not be revived by a federal appeals court.

A federal appeals court has ruled that elementary students possess First Amendment protections, reviving a lawsuit concerning a first-grade student disciplined over a Black Lives Matter drawing.

Federal appeals court delivers legal victory for Trump administration's immigration enforcement in Chicago, lifting restrictions on Operation Midway Blitz.

A federal appeals court has lifted a block on a Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, sparking constitutional debate.

A federal appeals court has sided with the Pentagon, reinstating the U.S. military's ban on HIV-positive individuals from enlisting.