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US students work under Ten Commandments and Bill of Rights posters on display in a classroom at Lehman High School in Kyle, Texas on October 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
April 22, 2026, 9:18 am
Texas can require Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms, US court rules
American conservatives laud victory for ‘moral values’ as ruling signals boost to similar legislation in other red states; law’s challengers plan to take case to Supreme Court
By Agencies
Tom Cruise poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere at a central London cinema, on May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
January 2, 2026, 9:18 pm
US court says ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ didn’t infringe Israeli writer’s copyright
Federal appeals court rules for Paramount after Ehud Yonay’s widow and son accused studio of similarities to 1983 piece on US Navy fighter pilot school
By Reuters
Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
April 19, 2025, 11:41 am
US Supreme Court blocks new deportations of Venezuelans under 18th century wartime law
Trump administration expected to try to persuade justices to lift temporary order; move comes after some were sent to El Salvador and housed in notorious prison
By Nicholas Riccardi and Mark Sherman
Judge Irving Kaufman (Kaufman Family Photo Collection)
May 26, 2024, 4:54 pm
Biography tries to move judge out from under shadow of controversial Rosenberg spy case
Irving R. Kaufman, remembered primarily for sending couple to electric chair, shifted over time from being almost unquestioningly pro-government to an upholder of individuals’ rights
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Light illuminates part of the Supreme Court building at dusk on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
February 21, 2023, 8:53 pm
US Supreme Court keeps Arkansas anti-BDS law in place, declining to intervene
Justices reject appeal on behalf of an Arkansas newspaper that objected to a state law that reduces fees paid to contractors who refuse to sign pledge not to boycott Israel
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of signs calling for the boycott of Israel at an anti-Israel protest in San Francisco, April 2011. (CC BY-dignidadrebelde, Flickr)
June 23, 2022, 9:46 am
US appeals court rules that laws against Israel boycotts don’t violate Constitution
Ruling by St. Louis-based Eighth Circuit court is a major victory for pro-Israel activists who have pushed some 30 states to adopt anti-BDS laws
By Andrew Lapin
Members of ultra-Orthodox community gather to listen to an interview conducted by a journalist on a street corner, in the Borough Park neighborhood of New York as Gov. Andrew Cuomo moved to reinstate restrictions on houses of worship in and near areas where coronavirus cases are spiking, October 7, 2020. (John Minchillo/AP)
December 29, 2020, 5:49 pm
US court strikes down pandemic limits on New York’s houses of worship
Agudath Israel of America says ruling confirms that governor’s order to reduce capacity at synagogues was a violation of religious liberty
By Shira Hanau
People demonstrate outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol, Friday, November 6, 2020, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as vote counting continued. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
November 13, 2020, 11:57 pm
Republicans face setbacks in three key legal challenges; Trump law firm quits
Court rejects effort to block 9,300 late ballots in Pennsylvania; Michigan judge refuses to stop certification of Detroit-area results and campaign withdraws Arizona challenge
By MARYCLAIRE DALE and MARK SCOLFORO
White House lawyer Steven Menashi, US President Donald Trump's nominee for US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, appears for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
October 19, 2019, 6:39 am
The arguments at the heart of Trump’s Jewish judicial nominee controversy
The battle over Steven Menashi’s nomination for the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals has touched raw nerves on immigration, feminism, LGBTQ rights and nationalism
By Ron Kampeas
This May 30, 2017 photo shows 650 5th Avenue in New York. Assistant US Attorney Michael Lockard on Monday, June 26, 2017 urged a jury to conclude a charity must give up majority ownership in the Manhattan skyscraper, saying it is secretly controlled by Iran (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
August 13, 2019, 8:45 am
US court throws out ruling allowing seizure of Iran-linked Manhattan tower
Appeals bench allege ‘troubling pattern of errors’ in 2017 verdict that let government take over New York City building to cover terror-related verdicts
By ToI Staff and AP
Illustrative. US currency. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash 90)
June 4, 2018, 4:49 pm
US court throws out bid to ban ‘In God We Trust’ from bills
Chicago appeals panel rules that phrase on currency does not amount to religious endorsement, does not violate Constitution
By AP
Sheldon Adelson attends the final remarks of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem before Trump's departure, on May 23, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 30, 2017, 12:33 am
Jewish Democrats allowed to countersue Adelson over libel claims
Courts dismiss casino magnate’s lawsuit after National Jewish Democratic Council accused him of allowing prostitution at his casino
By JTA
A group of Muslim protesters gather during a rally against the travel ban at San Diego International Airport on March 6, 2017 in San Diego, California. (AFP PHOTO / Sandy Huffaker)
November 14, 2017, 12:35 am
Appeals court allows partial enforcement of Trump travel ban
Ruling will bar people from six Muslim-majority countries who do not have a ‘bona fide’ relationship with people in the US
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
Visitors stand outside the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, July 30, 2009. (AP/Eric J. Shelton)
August 3, 2017, 2:10 pm
Appeals court decides fate of oldest synagogue in US
Federal judges rule that Rhode Island building, and $7.4 million decorative silver bells it houses, under control of NY-based Jewish congregation
By AP
The building at 650 5th Avenue in New York at the center of a case related to compensation for victims of Iran-sponsored terror. (Screen capture: Google street view)
June 29, 2017, 10:24 pm
US set to seize NYC skyscraper whose owner violated Iran sanctions
US attorney says the 36-story office tower ‘gave the Iranian government a critical foothold in the very heart of Manhattan’
By Larry Neumeister
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