The Supreme Court has declined to review Donald Trump’s effort to undo the civil verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll, leaving intact the $5 million judgment entered after a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The denial leaves the Second Circuit’s decision in place and effectively ends this round of appellate review in one of the most closely watched personal-liability cases involving a president.

The petition came in Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, Petitioner v. E. Jean Carroll, following appellate proceedings that preserved the trial result.

The Department of Justice’s recent press-release activity points to a notable trend for legal professionals: federal enforcement remains active on multiple fronts at once. In late July and early August, DOJ announcements reflected a steady mix of healthcare-fraud resolutions, terrorism-related charges, and other criminal prosecutions, underscoring that the government is continuing to deploy both its criminal and civil tools aggressively across industries and fact patterns.

That matters because the news is not just about any single headline-making case.

The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously rejected Mexico’s effort to hold American gun manufacturers liable for cartel violence, shutting down a closely watched suit that sought roughly $10 billion in damages. The decision is a significant win for the firearms industry and a forceful reaffirmation of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, or PLCAA, the federal statute that broadly shields gunmakers and sellers from many civil claims arising from criminal misuse of their products.

Mexico had argued that U.S. manufacturers and distributors knowingly facilitated illegal trafficking by designing, marketing, and distributing firearms in ways that predictably supplied cartel networks.

The U.S. Supreme Court closed out a closely watched cross-border liability fight this week by unanimously rejecting Mexico’s effort to hold American gun manufacturers responsible for firearm trafficking and cartel violence south of the border.

The Justice Department has filed suit against New Jersey, Gov. Mikie Sherrill, and Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, alleging that the state’s “Law Enforcement Officer Protection Act” unlawfully restricts federal law-enforcement activity. The case, filed in federal court in New Jersey, tees up a direct confrontation over the limits of state power when federal officers operate within state borders.

At the center of the dispute is a familiar constitutional fault line: whether a state may regulate, constrain, or impose conditions on federal officials carrying out federal duties.

The Justice Department has settled a closely watched lawsuit challenging the State Department’s alleged role in funding and promoting social media censorship during the Biden administration.