In 2018, United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued an opinion finding the court must resist any effort by lawmakers to “seize the judicial power” for themselves.
Congress passed a law designed to force completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline last month by circumventing legal challenges to the controversial project.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an airline traveler can pursue a lawsuit claiming she was sexually assaulted during a security screening for a flight from Asheville. The 4th Circuit joins the 3rd and 8th Circuits in permitting suits involving TSA screeners.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s ruling favoring Franklin County in a dispute with a developer. The unanimous decision Thursday rejected developer PEM Entities’ lawsuit.
The question of whether a state guaranty fund, which assumed outstanding claims for an insolvent insurer, is considered a primary payer and owes money to