Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) unveiled comprehensive reform legislation on Sept. 26 to add six justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, raising the total from the current nine members to 15. The measure follows a bipartisan commission established by President Joe … Continue reading Senator unveils bill to increase size of Supreme Court to 15
A federal judge on Sept. 24 temporarily blocked New York Attorney General Letitia James’s efforts to prevent pro-life pregnancy help organizations from promoting abortion pill reversal services. James was ordered by Buffalo-based Judge John Sinatra not to enforce anti-fraud provisions … Continue reading Pregnancy help centers win injunction against New York attorney general
Supreme Court justices and federal judges need not file public disclosure documents when they eat or stay at a personal residence, including those owned by business entities, a judicial rulemaking body announced on Sept. 23. The new regulation contrasts with … Continue reading Judicial regulator changes Supreme Court justices’ gift disclosure rules
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to put his name back on New York’s presidential ballot after a lower court disqualified him. Kennedy, an independent, announced on Aug. 23 that he was suspending his campaign … Continue reading RFK Jr. asks Supreme Court to restore his name on New York ballot
Lawyers for a pro-life advocate say they will ask a federal court to block a new San Diego ordinance that restricts speech outside abortion facilities. The longtime activist, Roger Lopez, is a retired grandfather who has been counseling outside of … Continue reading Pro-life advocate to challenge San Diego ordinance limiting speech outside abortion clinics
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Sept. 20 the Green Party’s request to restore its candidates to the Nevada state ballot for the Nov. 5 election. The new ruling was made after the Nevada Supreme Court ruled 5–2 on Sept. … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t restore Green Party to Nevada ballot
Energy companies and 23 states urged the Supreme Court on Sept. 18 to block a new federal regulation restricting pollutants emitted by coal-fired power plants. The request was made days after the federal government asked the nation’s highest court to … Continue reading Energy companies urge Supreme Court to block stricter rule on power plant emissions
Maryland parents have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to restore their right to opt their young children out of having storybooks that promote LGBT lifestyles read to them. The petition in Mahmoud v. Taylor was filed after the U.S. Court … Continue reading Maryland parents urge Supreme Court to allow children to opt out of LGBT storybooks
The Nevada Green Party is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to keep its candidates on the state ballot for the Nov. 5 election. The emergency application was filed on Sept. 13 after the Nevada Supreme Court overturned a lower court … Continue reading Green Party asks Supreme Court to keep its candidates on Nevada ballot
A federal judge ruled in favor of a Christian preacher who sued Seattle after he was arrested for proselytizing at a pro-choice rally. U.S. District Judge Barbara J. Rothstein of the Western District of Washington signed a consent order on … Continue reading Christian pastor wins injunction, damages against Seattle over arrests
A group of youth asked the Supreme Court to resurrect their dismissed lawsuit that alleges the U.S. government’s energy policies violate their purported right to be protected from a changing climate. The lawsuit was originally filed in 2015 by 21 … Continue reading Youth activists ask US Supreme Court to revive dismissed climate lawsuit
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has filed a detailed annual financial disclosure report offering insights into his financial situation. Alito’s new 12-page filing for calendar 2023 with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts comes as the court’s justices face … Continue reading Supreme Court Justice Alito files detailed financial disclosure for 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a former federal official’s request to carry out an emergency review of his corruption conviction and put his prison sentence on hold. The former official argued that his case deserved review because months ago the … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t stay prison sentence of former HUD official
Seven states filed suit against the federal government on Sept. 3 for allegedly moving forward with student loan cancellation after the Supreme Court blocked a prior loan forgiveness plan. As vice president, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has supported President … Continue reading States sue federal government again over student loan cancelation
The Supreme Court denied on Sept. 3 Oklahoma’s emergency application to restore a canceled $4.5 million family planning grant. Justices Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito dissented from the decision to deny the injunction against the U.S. Department of … Continue reading Supreme Court declines to reinstate family planning grant to pro-life Oklahoma
The federal government is urging the Supreme Court to uphold an agency’s decision authorizing construction of a rail line in Utah for transporting crude oil. The Aug. 28 filing by U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar previews the arguments the government … Continue reading US Government urges Supreme Court to allow Utah rail line to be built
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said on Sept. 1 that she is open to an enforceable code of conduct being imposed on the court’s justices. Jackson, who replaced Justice Stephen Breyer in June 2022, made the comment on “CBS … Continue reading Supreme Court Justice Jackson supports a code of conduct for justices
The federal government urged the Supreme Court this week to deny Oklahoma’s request to restore a canceled $4.5 million family planning grant. The request came after a federal appeals court rejected another state’s application to reinstate grants under the same … Continue reading HHS urges Supreme Court to withhold federal funds to Oklahoma after appeals court ruling
The Supreme Court on Aug. 28 turned down President Joe Biden’s request to reinstate a $475 billion student loan relief plan weeks after an appeals court blocked the program. Justice Brett Kavanaugh referred the application to the full court, which … Continue reading Supreme Court declines to reinstate $475 billion student loan relief program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urged the Supreme Court on Aug. 26 to throw out San Francisco’s challenge to federal wastewater discharge regulations. The government’s new brief offers insights into the oral arguments the federal government will make when … Continue reading EPA urges Supreme Court to dismiss San Francisco’s appeal over wastewater rules