A Dec. 16 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court means that former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, a Democrat, must stand trial on charges of seeking campaign contributions in exchange for a grant from the state. The nation’s highest … Continue reading Supreme Court declines appeal of former New York official in bribery case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 16 rejected former Trump White House official Peter Navarro’s request to review a lower court order requiring him to surrender presidential records from the first Trump administration. The court turned down the petition in … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear Navarro’s claim emails subject to presidential immunity

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 16 denied a podcaster’s emergency request to lift the gag orders against President-elect Donald Trump related to his business records criminal trial in New York. Previously, Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied the application in Nieman … Continue reading Supreme Court again declines to lift gag orders on Trump over business records case

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Dec. 13 to decide whether it would revive a lawsuit filed by energy companies over California’s tough vehicle emissions standards. In April, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled … Continue reading Supreme Court accepts case about California’s strict tailpipe emissions policy

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Dec. 13 to examine whether a Wisconsin Catholic charity’s work is tied closely enough to religion to allow it to be exempt from paying unemployment tax. The court granted the petition in Catholic Charities … Continue reading Supreme Court will weigh Catholic charity’s request for religious tax exemption

The Supreme Court this week heard arguments over a lower court’s ruling that a corporation’s affiliates should be held financially liable in a long-running trademark infringement dispute. The oral hearing in Dewberry Group Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc. took place … Continue reading Supreme Court considers real estate developers’ claims in trademark dispute

The Supreme Court denied an electric utility’s emergency request on Dec. 11 to block a federal rule requiring energy producers to prevent leakage of coal ash from storage facilities into groundwater. The court issued an unsigned order denying the emergency … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t halt EPA’s coal waste rule

The Supreme Court on Dec. 11 dismissed Nvidia’s appeal of a lower court ruling that allowed shareholders to sue the company for alleged securities fraud. This new court opinion, in which the justices declined to rule on the merits and … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t halt shareholder lawsuit against chipmaker Nvidia

The U.S. Supreme Court declined this week to consider reversing a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling that allowed authorities to prosecute a man for carrying a pistol in public without a license. The new decision was made after the Hawaii Supreme … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear claim Hawaii court ignored Bruen ruling in gun case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Dec. 10 that federal courts may not review the federal government’s decision to revoke an immigration visa. The court’s 9–0 opinion in Bouarfa v. Mayorkas was written by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. The … Continue reading Supreme Court rules 9–0 federal judges cannot second-guess visa revocations

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Dec. 10 about whether a lower court was wrong to overturn a federal agency’s approval of a proposed rail line for transporting crude oil. In the case, known as Seven County Infrastructure Coalition … Continue reading Supreme Court considers reach of environmental impact law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 9 looked at how much the federal government has to pay its civilian employees when they are called up for military reservist duty. The issue before the justices during the oral argument was whether … Continue reading Supreme Court questions how much federal employees must be paid on reservist duty

The Supreme Court turned away a challenge on Dec. 9 to a Wisconsin school district’s policy of allowing students to undergo gender identity transitions without informing parents. The decision to deny the petition came in the form of an unsigned … Continue reading Supreme Court declines parents’ challenge to Wisconsin transgender school policy

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Dec. 9 that it won’t consider whether three Boston public schools violated the Constitution with a purported racial diversity policy that admitted students based on their ZIP codes. The new decision was made after … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to admission policy for elite Boston schools

The Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from a prisoner in Texas who claims that new evidence wasn’t submitted at trial by his lawyer, whom he alleges showed up drunk to court. The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear Texas prisoner’s appeal alleging attorney incompetence

Two senators have introduced a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would impose term limits for members of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court unanimously adopted a code of conduct in November 2023 governing the justices’ behavior. The new … Continue reading Senators introduce bill to cap Supreme Court terms at 18 years

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas this week revived an emergency application to block the Washington Medical Commission from investigating licensed physicians in the state over their criticism of COVID-19 policies. The Washington state commission deems the doctors’ dissenting views … Continue reading SCOTUS asked to block state from investigating doctors who question COVID-19 policies

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 6 agreed to hear a widow’s lawsuit against the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in the killing of her husband by terrorists. The unsigned order was issued in Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) without … Continue reading Supreme Court will decide on constitutionality of law allowing lawsuits for terrorist killings overseas

A federal judge in Maryland threw out a challenge on Dec. 6 to the U.S. Naval Academy’s policy of considering race in admissions. The new decision came after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2023 that Harvard College’s use … Continue reading Federal judge tosses challenge to use of race in admissions at US Naval Academy

The U.S. Supreme Court considered this week whether state and federal law permit a bankruptcy trustee to take back a payment made to the IRS that may have been fraudulent. A bankruptcy trustee is appointed by a court to administer … Continue reading Supreme Court considers whether IRS has to return payment made by insolvent company