Tracking lawsuits against government agencies, unconstitutional policies, and civil rights violations. From First Amendment cases to federal agency disputes follow the legal casess shaping American rights.
President Donald Trump sued the IRS and Treasury Department in January 2026 for at least $10 billion, claiming the agency failed to stop the unauthorized leak of his tax returns during his first administration. Now, the department that is supposed to defend the IRS in court is considering settling the case — and the money…
The Trump administration is facing a legal showdown with Minnesota after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint against the state and its Attorney General, Keith Ellison, on May 4, 2026, in a direct attempt to kill Minnesota’s six-year-old climate fraud lawsuit against the fossil fuel industry. Ellison’s office sued Exxon Mobil, Koch Industries,…
Virginia is at the center of a fast-moving redistricting legal fight that reached the U.S. Supreme Court on May 11, 2026. Virginia Democrats asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive the voter-approved redistricting amendment struck down by the Supreme Court of Virginia, escalating the fight over the state’s congressional map to the nation’s highest court…
The Alabama congressional redistricting case is a years-long legal fight over whether the state’s congressional map illegally strips Black voters of fair political representation — and on May 11, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court handed Alabama a major win. Field Detail Case Name Allen v. Milligan Lawsuit Filed 2022 Defendant State of Alabama Alleged Violation…
United States vs. James Comey is a federal criminal case in which the U.S. Department of Justice charged former FBI Director James B. Comey with two felony counts for allegedly threatening the life of President Donald Trump through a since-deleted Instagram post. A trial date of July 15, 2026 has been set in the Eastern…
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has become the most frequent dissenter on the Roberts Court — and in the 2024–25 term, she went further than any of her colleagues, including fellow liberals, by repeatedly filing solo opinions that no other justice would sign. In her third term on the court, Jackson wrote more than 24 opinions…