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In Gulf Coast Center. v. Curry Daniel Curry sued Gulf Coast Center (GC Center), a governmental entity that provides various services to the Galveston area, including bus transportation, to recover for personal injuries sustained when Curry was hit by one of GC Center’s busses. Despite Gulf Coast being found negligent, because it is a governmental unit, it is immune from suit and/or liability. The question…

After his suspected involvement in five shootings in a Dallas, Texas suburb, police found multiple weapons in Zackey Rahimi’s residence. But, Rahimi was prohibited from owning those weapons because he was subjected to a civil protective order restraining him from contact with his ex-girlfriend and their child. As such, Rahimi was indicted and pled guilty to “possessing a firearm while under a domestic violence restraining order[,] in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8).”…

In 2020, Congress enacted the Horse Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) to provide the horseracing industry with standard rules regarding racetrack safety and medication control. Furthermore, HISA empowers the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (Horseracing Authority)—a private entity—with rulemaking authority. Roughly a year later, the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (NHBPA), among other organizations, sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on several constitutional grounds,…