President Donald Trump’s influence on the federal judiciary goes further than just filling one seat on the Supreme Court. The president needs to fill 117 vacancies on various federal courts. On Jan. 31, Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. While this was certainly an important seat to fill, more than 13 percent of all lifetime... 

An appeals court ruling handed down Monday is being largely viewed as yet another victory for biotech giant Monsanto. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled this week that an earlier ruling favoring Monsanto would stay intact, despite mounting concerns voiced by farmers and agriculturists bothered by the biotech company’s reputation for litigation. The plaintiffs in the case — dozens... 

Sonia Sotomayor’s discrimination against the white firefighters overturned. On the last day of the U.S. Supreme Court’s term, the high court handed down a major ruling involving race. Justices today ruled the city of New Haven, Connecticut, unfairly denied 20 white firefighters promotions because of their race. The ruling reverses Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s decision....