- Supreme Court opens education tax credit program to religious schools
Montana’s decision to exclude religious schools from a state scholarship program funded by tax credits violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a divided Supreme Court ruled June 30, handing school choice advocates a significant victory. The 5–4 decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue is also a victory for the Trump administration, which [...]
- Supreme Court allows consumer watchdog agency to stand, strikes down internal structure
Although the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crash, is unconstitutional, the powerful agency may continue to exist under new rules, a divided Supreme Court ruled. The 5–4 ruling handed down June 29 in the case, known as Seila Law LLC v. CFPB, was a victory for the Trump administration. Seila Law, a [...]
- Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law that limits access to abortion
A Louisiana law that requires abortionists to have hospital admitting privileges close to where the procedure takes place is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5–4 vote. The June 29 ruling in the case, June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, was a defeat for the Trump administration, which sided with Louisiana. Enacted in 2014, Louisiana’s Act 620 required [...]
- Supreme Court: Ohio pot referendum petitions must have signatures
The Supreme Court refused last week to bend Ohio election rules to accommodate marijuana decriminalization advocates who failed to gather enough in-person petition signatures to get their referendum question on the Nov. 3 ballot in several cities. The emergency application to stop Ohio from enforcing its ballot-access rules was referred to Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who, in [...]
