Legal news in June 2026

Who was in the news most?

1. Donald Trump 24
2. U.S. Supreme Court 22
3. U.S. Department of Justice 15
4. Department of Homeland Security 7
5. FTC 6
6. Trump Administration 6
7. Alibaba 5
8. Meta 5
9. TikTok 4
10. Securities and Exchange Commission 4
11. John Roberts 4
12. Clarence Thomas 4
13. Lisa Cook 4
14. Google 4
15. European Union 4

Counts are events (one per story, however many outlets carried it) on this desk in June 2026 that named each person, company or body. Source: GetYourBrief's record of the outlets' reports.

The week of June 1 to 7, 2026: 1 event

A quiet week on the desk, so its events are kept here in full rather than in a week brief.

1. 0123:07 UTC

   Supreme court rules SEC need not prove investor losses for disgorgement

   1 outlet · first: National Law Review Court decisions

   Machine summary SEC that the SEC may obtain disgorgement in a civil enforcement action without showing that investors lost

   1. The SEC brought a civil enforcement action against a defendant over alleged fraudulent penny-stock schemes.
   2. The Ninth Circuit held that "a finding of pecuniary harm is not required" before a court orders disgorgement, deepening an existing circuit split, according to the National Law Review.
   3. Per the National Law Review, Justice Thomas said in a concurrence that he viewed disgorgement under the Exchange Act as a legal remedy, which activates a jury-trial right under the Seventh Amendment; he pressed the Court to take up that issue in a later case.

   Reported by National Law Review.

Which stories did the most outlets carry?

1. Jun 24 kacu.org: “A judge says the Kennedy Center must update him on its plans and address that tarp” 16
2. Jun 25 Court filing reveals Trump spoke to Live Nation CEO before DOJ settled antitrust case 13
3. Jun 25 barbadosgazette.com: “Supreme Court’s Liberal Justices Say Trump’s Haiti TPS Decision Was Racially Motivated – But It Stands 6-3” 12
4. Jun 30 Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, blocks Trump order 12
5. Jun 28 Government prepares tougher penalties over under-16 social media ban 11
6. Jun 30 scmp.com: “Trump reports more than US$1.4 billion in income from crypto ventures” 10
7. Jun 29 Supreme Court rules 6-3 in FTC commissioner firing case 10
8. Jun 12 timesnownews.com: “Kennedy Center Board Votes to Appeal Judge's Ruling Ordering Removal of Trump's Name” 9
9. Jun 24 oann.com: “Paramount ready to sell Universal Pictures JV for Warner deal, source says” 9
10. Jun 22 75-page ruling halts Trump voter verification tool SAVE, cites Privacy Act 8
11. Jun 25 wgxa.tv: “Teen tobacco use hits new low, but advocates sound alarm on flavored vapes” 8
12. Jun 23 The Business Times: “UN chief calls on AI firms to come clean on environmental costs” 7
13. Jun 27 Supreme Court rules Trump can deport hundreds of thousands under TPS 7
14. Jun 17 DOJ sues New York over home healthcare fraud claims 7
15. Jun 30 abc.net.au: “US Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship” 6

What kind of news was it?

1. Regulation 66
2. Court decisions 43
3. Corporate law 4
4. Ip patent 3

Categories come from the pipeline's classifier; how they are assigned.

Week by week

1. Jun 1The week of June 1 to 7, 20261
2. Jun 8The week of June 8 to 14, 202614
3. Jun 15The week of June 15 to 21, 202622
4. Jun 22The week of June 22 to 28, 202624
5. Jun 29The week of June 29 to July 5, 202613