When the court granted review in Ford Motor in July 2023, it limited the issue to, “Do manufacturers’ express or implied warranties that accompany a vehicle at the time of sale [by a dealer] constitute obligations arising from the sale contract [between the dealer and a buyer], permitting manufacturers to enforce an arbitration agreement in the contract pursuant to equitable estoppel?” 

(Subscription required) A federal judge in Los Angeles is weighing whether California's climate disclosure laws unlawfully compel speech, as the U.S. Chamber seeks to block enforcement on constitutional grounds.

Litigants are using groundwater adjudications to challenge the technical findings of state-approved groundwater plans, data from the Department of Water Resources reveals. These plans are the product of years of science-based research, independent modeling, local stakeholder input and millions of dollars in public investment. 

(Subscription required) In pursuit of its unprecedented goal to deport one million immigrants, the second Trump administration has used legally and ethically questionable tactics -- including secretive third-country removals without due process or notice -- prompting a nationwide lawsuit, a temporary injunction, and an ongoing legal battle now poised to return to the Supreme Court.