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Court tosses last-ditch bid to block Mungo Man reburial

An Indigenous man has lost a court bid aimed at halting government-approved plan on how to rebury the Mungo Man and other skeletal remains.

AAP · Mar 28, 2025

Federal Court Rules Migrants Have Right to Hearing to Challenge Alien Enemies Act Deportations

Judge Boasberg ruled the migrants are entitled to due process in determing whether they really are "alien enemies" covered by the Act.

Reason · Mar 26, 2025

Trump Invokes Alien Enemies Act as Tool for Deportation - Federal Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against it [Updated]

If courts allow Trump to get away with using the Act in peacetime, it would set a dangerous precedent.

Reason · Mar 15, 2025

Federal Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Blocking "Blatantly Unconstitutional" Trump Birthright Citizenship Order

The TRO blocks the order for 14 days and is a sign that courts are highly skeptical of Trump's position.

Reason · Jan 23, 2025

Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Climate Tort Suits

The justices are not persuaded to intervene in state-law climate litigation.

Reason · Jan 13, 2025

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Hemp reform, private conversations, and police memes.

Reason · Jan 10, 2025

Federal Court Declines to Issue Harassment Restraining Order Related to Crypto Litigation

An interesting window into how courts sometimes think about such requests; this decision turned heavily on the fact that plaintiff had already gotten a state court harassment restraining order against the defendant.

Reason · Jan 4, 2025

Federal Court Decides on How Lockerbie Crash Victims' Relatives Can View Accused Terrorist's Criminal Trial Remotely

The court "grant[s] victims access to non-evidentiary pretrial proceedings from their homes and offices by Zoom and telephone, as well as access to livestreamed video and audio feeds of evidentiary and trial proceedings in courthouses across the United States and other secure, monitored locations around the world."

Reason · Dec 30, 2024

Sydney Train Strikes Are Back With 200 Bans Announced So Maybe Rethink Your NYE Plans

Industrial action is set to resume following a significant Federal Court ruling that has reignited tensions between rail unions and the NSW government. 

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 19, 2024

Sky-high $120m compensation bill for Qantas workers

Qantas has struck a deal to compensate more than 1800 workers to the tune of $120 million after the Federal Court found they were illegally sacked.

AAP · Dec 17, 2024