Courts construing the Affordable Care Act’s antidiscrimination provision appear to be moving toward a consensus on the standards applicable to cases brought under the law that will affect litigation strategies going forward.

For U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, the moment of truth on abortion is coming.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs didn’t have the authority to take into trust land in Massachusetts for the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe, according to the First Circuit, which ruled Thursday that the tribe didn’t qualify as “Indian” under a relevant provision of the Indian Reorganization Act.

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has drawn up plans for dealing with the spreading coronavirus, with an eye toward maintaining “essential elements of prevention and maintaining essential services” in the event of an outbreak.

After more than two decades at O’Melveny & Myers, longtime partner Matthew Erramouspe is leaving the high-powered law firm with Los Angeles roots to move in-house at Legendary Entertainment LLC.

Arizona voters lost their challenge to Gov. Doug Ducey’s appointment of fellow Republican Martha McSally after the death of Sen. John McCain, as the Ninth Circuit Thursday said the state’s law governing appointments and elections in the aftermath of a Senate vacancy is constitutional.