Jul 13, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-07-13

Apple lost a major challenge against EU Digital Markets Act rules this week, marking a significant defeat for Big Tech's resistance to European regulation. Meanwhile, the DOJ seeks en banc review of a Sixth Circuit decision blocking access to Michigan's voter file, and a Florida transgender care lawsuit advances after appellate intervention. --> Apple's EU Loss Signals Tech Giants Face Losing Antitrust War

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Jul 6, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-07-06

The Supreme Court delivered a major victory for immigrant rights this week, striking down President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order in a 6-3 decision. The ruling also rejects the administration's broader constitutional arguments. Separately, a federal appeals court upheld New York's ban on gas appliances in new construction, and California advanced aggressive single-firm monopoly liability legislation targeting Big Tech platforms.

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Jun 29, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-06-29

The Supreme Court issued major rulings this week on immigration and gun rights, delivering significant wins for the Trump administration. Meanwhile, the DOJ's antitrust division faces leadership turmoil as its second chief in five months departed, leaving critical Big Tech cases in limbo.

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Jun 22, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-06-22

The Supreme Court races toward its term-end deadline with major cases still pending on birthright citizenship, Trump's executive power, and mail ballots. Meanwhile, Google filed its opening brief in a landmark antitrust appeal to the D.C. Circuit challenging search monopoly findings, and Amazon faces potential FTC civil penalties over alleged advertiser deception. The week also saw a federal appeals court allow the Trump administration to alter a slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park after reversing a lower court's injunction.

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Jun 12, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-06-12

The Supreme Court heads into its final stretch with major cases still undecided, while EU regulators intensify Big Tech antitrust enforcement by investigating whether Amazon and Microsoft should be designated cloud gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act. Meanwhile, federal appeals courts continue shaping policy on immigration detention and labor disputes.

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Jun 8, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-06-08

The Supreme Court faces a crush of 23 pending opinions as the term races toward its close, with major cases on Trump's executive power, gun rights, and birthright citizenship still undecided. Meanwhile, states scramble to redraw congressional maps following the Court's narrowing of Voting Rights Act enforcement, creating electoral chaos in the South. The FTC appeals its loss in the Meta antitrust case while Microsoft faces potential new scrutiny from regulators.

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Jun 3, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-06-03

The Supreme Court cleared Alabama's pro-Republican voting map this week, while a fair trial ruling emerged Monday. Meanwhile, Microsoft faces potential FTC antitrust scrutiny over cloud and AI services, and 29 states backed the FTC's appeal of Meta's antitrust loss as the agency escalates pressure on Big Tech giants.

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May 29, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-05-29

The Supreme Court handed down three major decisions on May 28, 2026, marking the final stretch of its term. Meanwhile, Google filed a critical appeal of a landmark antitrust ruling against its search monopoly, and EU regulators continue expanding enforcement of the Digital Markets Act against Big Tech's cloud and AI practices.

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May 25, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-05-25

Google's landmark antitrust appeal dominated the legal week, with Alphabet filing at the D.C. Circuit on May 22 to overturn Judge Mehta's ruling that it holds illegal monopolies in search and search advertising — including a challenge to the order requiring data-sharing with rivals. Meanwhile, state attorneys general are flexing fresh enforcement muscles in tech and consumer-protection cases, and the EU continues expanding its Digital Markets Act reach toward cloud and AI services.

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May 20, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-05-20

This week's most consequential legal developments center on the EU's Digital Markets Act enforcement expanding to cloud and AI services, with regulators investigating whether Amazon and Microsoft qualify as gatekeepers — a move that could reshape the digital economy on both sides of the Atlantic. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court enters its final stretch with landmark rulings still pending on birthright citizenship, transgender athlete bans, and gun rights, and state attorneys general are increasingly stepping into the antitrust enforcement vacuum left by shifting federal priorities.

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May 18, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-05-18

This week's most consequential legal developments center on the EU's escalating Digital Markets Act enforcement, with regulators now eyeing Amazon and Microsoft's cloud services as potential DMA gatekeeper targets — a major expansion beyond the original Big Tech scope. Meanwhile, state attorneys general are increasingly asserting independent antitrust authority even when federal enforcers settle, and the 11th Circuit deepened a federal appeals-court split over Trump's mandatory immigration detention policy, setting up a potential Supreme Court showdown.

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May 15, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-05-15

The week's most consequential legal developments center on the Supreme Court's looming opinion season, with major cases on immigration, executive power, and citizenship still outstanding. In the tech regulatory arena, EU DMA enforcement is extending into cloud computing, with Amazon and Microsoft now under examination as potential "gatekeepers." State attorneys general are also flexing new antitrust muscle, continuing to litigate even where the DOJ settles.

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May 13, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-05-13

The biggest legal story of the week remains the fallout from the Supreme Court's landmark *Louisiana v. Callais* Voting Rights Act ruling, with new reporting revealing that Justice Alito's majority opinion cited data from a DOJ filing that relied on "questionable methodology." On the regulatory front, EU enforcers are expanding their Digital Markets Act investigations to cloud computing and AI, potentially designating Amazon and Microsoft as gatekeepers, while state attorneys general are ramping up independent antitrust enforcement that often outlasts federal action.

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May 11, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — May 11, 2026

The week's most consequential legal developments were dominated by the Virginia Supreme Court's redistricting ruling — which effectively locks in Republican congressional gains ahead of the 2026 midterms — and mounting scrutiny of Justice Alito's use of contested DOJ data in last week's landmark Voting Rights Act decision. On the regulatory front, the EU moved to expand its Digital Markets Act gatekeeper investigations to Amazon and Microsoft's cloud services, signaling a major new frontier in tech antitrust enforcement.

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May 8, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-05-08

The week's most consequential legal developments span immigration detention, EU cloud/AI regulation, and a deepening circuit split on bond hearings for noncitizens. The 11th Circuit's divided ruling against the Trump administration's no-bond mandatory detention policy headlines the week, joining the Second Circuit and intensifying pressure on the Supreme Court to resolve the split. Separately, EU regulators announced sweeping DMA enforcement expansions targeting Amazon and Microsoft's cloud services and AI products, signaling the next frontier for Big Tech accountability.

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May 6, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-05-06

This week's most consequential legal developments center on two seismic shifts: the Supreme Court expedited its landmark *Louisiana v. Callais* ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act's Section 2, clearing the way for states to redraw congressional maps before the midterms, while EU regulators charged Meta's Facebook and Instagram with breaching the Digital Markets Act for failing to block underage users — and separately announced investigations into whether Amazon and Microsoft cloud services qualify as DMA gatekeepers.

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May 4, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-05-04

The week's most consequential legal developments were dominated by the Supreme Court's landmark 6-3 ruling in *Louisiana v. Callais*, which significantly curtailed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and a federal appeals court's rejection of the Trump administration's sweeping immigration detention policy. Meanwhile, EU regulators accelerated enforcement under the Digital Markets Act, opening new gatekeeper investigations into Amazon and Microsoft's cloud services while publishing a comprehensive crackdown timeline against Big Tech.

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May 1, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-05-01

The Supreme Court delivered its most consequential ruling of the term this week, gutting the Voting Rights Act in *Louisiana v. Callais* — a 6-3 decision along partisan lines that struck down Louisiana's majority-Black congressional district as an "unconstitutional racial gerrymander" and opens the door for states nationwide to redraw maps. Meanwhile, a federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's mandatory immigration detention policy without bond hearings, and EU regulators announced a significant expansion of Digital Markets Act oversight to cover cloud computing and AI services from Amazon and Microsoft.

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Apr 29, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-04-29

This week's most consequential legal developments center on a federal appeals court dealing a significant blow to the Trump administration's mandatory immigration detention policy, the EU's Digital Markets Act expanding its reach to cloud computing giants Amazon and Microsoft, and a landmark Supreme Court oral argument on Monsanto/Bayer's Roundup cancer liability shaping tens of thousands of pending lawsuits. The 9th Circuit immigration detention ruling stands as the week's most impactful decision, directly limiting executive power over hundreds of thousands of detainees.

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Apr 27, 2026

Law & Court Decisions — 2026-04-27

The week's most consequential legal developments center on the U.S. Supreme Court's looming decision on birthright citizenship, where the justices signaled deep skepticism of the Trump administration's executive order during oral arguments now just weeks old. Meanwhile, the EU's Digital Markets Act enforcement machinery continues grinding forward against major tech platforms, and federal courts remain active on immigration detention and tariff litigation flowing from the Trump administration's second-term agenda.

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