- 19 states ask Supreme Court to rein in EPA powers over coal plants
West Virginia and 18 other states are asking the Supreme Court to review the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory authority over greenhouse gases after an appeals court struck down a Trump-era rule months ago on carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants. “The case, if granted, would be the biggest climate question to reach the Supreme [...]
- Supreme Court sides with illegal alien in dispute over deportation process
The Supreme Court rejected the federal government’s effort to move forward with the deportation of a failed refugee claimant who argued he shouldn’t be removed from the United States because official paperwork was incomplete. When the case was argued on Nov. 9, 2020, the Trump administration favored deportation in this instance. Up to 4,000 immigrants every year are [...]
- Biden administration urges Supreme Court to allow schools to censor student expression online
The Biden administration and a Pennsylvania school district urged a skeptical Supreme Court to let school districts suppress free speech by students on social media if they deem it potentially disruptive to school operations. The case, Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., court file 20-255, was heard April 28. The Biden administration was represented in a 112-minute [...]
- Illegal alien with felony DUI can’t argue deportation was invalid, Supreme Court told
A defendant charged with illegally reentering the United States after being deported isn’t automatically entitled to argue the removal was invalid even if he was removed for a crime that was subsequently deemed not to be a removable offense, the Supreme Court heard. The case, United States v. Palomar-Santiago, court file 20-437, was heard April 27. The Biden [...]
