The Trump administration filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court late on Aug. 7, asking the court to suspend a lower court order restricting immigration stops in Southern California. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) started its operations in … Continue reading Trump admin asks Supreme Court to cancel restrictions on immigration stops in Southern California
Companies suing the Trump administration over tariffs urged the Supreme Court on Aug. 5 to take up their case to resolve a disagreement between lower courts over which one has the authority to hear the tariff challenge. The case is … Continue reading Companies challenging Trump tariffs urge Supreme Court to take up case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 4 declined to stay the execution of a Tennessee inmate whose lawyers argued his pacemaker may cause him pain by shocking him during the execution process. Byron Lewis Black is scheduled to be executed … Continue reading Supreme Court rejects inmate’s request to have his pacemaker turned off before lethal injection
The Supreme Court has changed the focus of an upcoming redistricting case, ordering attorneys to present arguments about whether the creation of a second black-majority congressional district in Louisiana is constitutional. A ruling striking down the district at issue could … Continue reading Supreme Court to consider use of race in drawing Louisiana election map
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a friend-of-the-court brief on July 29 in support of a GOP congressman’s challenge to an Illinois law that allows ballots received 14 days after Election Day to be counted. Eighteen states, including Illinois, accept … Continue reading DOJ supports congressman’s Supreme Court challenge to late counting of ballots