A federal judge on July 29 temporarily put on hold a challenge to the capital city’s ban on “assault weapons.” Second Amendment advocates say the ban is unconstitutional; gun control supporters say it promotes public safety. Gun rights activists say … Continue reading Federal judge pauses challenge to DC’s ‘assault weapons’ ban
The Supreme Court said on July 31 that it will formally consider on Sept. 30 whether to hear a challenge to Michigan’s ban on government funding of religious schools. The case comes as the school choice movement, which aims to … Continue reading Supreme Court to consider challenge to Michigan ban on religious school funding on Sept. 30
The state of Louisiana and a bloc of black voters asked the Supreme Court on July 30 to uphold an election map that created a second black-majority congressional district in Louisiana. The new legal filings came after the Supreme Court … Continue reading Louisiana, black voters urge Supreme Court to uphold congressional map with 2 black-majority districts
Most Americans don’t currently approve of the way the U.S. Supreme Court is conducting its business, a negative trend that began in 2021, according to the findings of a new Gallup poll. Americans remain sharply divided along partisan lines on … Continue reading Public approval of Supreme Court remains near historic lows, Gallup says
The Supreme Court announced on July 26 that it will hold oral arguments for nine cases in October and seven cases in November, including a Medicare-related appeal. Among the other cases to be heard this fall are claims from military … Continue reading Supreme Court schedules hearings in hospitals’ Medicare payment dispute and other cases
The Supreme Court stated that it will hear San Francisco’s challenge to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water pollution regulations on Oct. 16. The July 26 announcement came as several water management agencies and local governments filed a brief with the … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear San Francisco’s challenge to EPA water pollution regulation
A Roman Catholic diocese is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court a New York appeals court ruling that requires religious charities to provide abortion coverage in their employee health insurance packages. Lori Windham, vice president and senior counsel at the … Continue reading NY church to appeal to Supreme Court on abortion coverage ruling
The Supreme Court announced on July 26 that it will hear several high-profile cases in the fall, including a challenge to federal regulations about “ghost guns” and a shareholder lawsuit against tech giant Nvidia. The court is currently on its … Continue reading Supreme Court sets hearing dates for ‘ghost gun’ appeal, Nvidia lawsuit, and death row case
The U.S. Supreme Court announced on July 25 that it will consider on Sept. 30 whether to hear the death row appeal of Ruben Gutierrez, who was convicted in the 1998 murder of a mobile home park manager in Texas. … Continue reading Supreme Court to consider Texas death row inmate’s appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on July 22 to rehear an appeal by a Canadian former Guantanamo Bay detainee who asked to set aside his convictions for the murder of a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan and related crimes he committed … Continue reading Supreme Court declines rehearing former Guantanamo detainee’s appeal
The Supreme Court refused on July 22 to rehear a lawsuit that was filed against three justices because they rejected a previous lawsuit aimed at lawmakers who certified the 2020 election victory of President Joe Biden. In a rare move, … Continue reading 3 Supreme Court justices recuse 2nd time in case accusing them of wrongly rejecting 2020 election lawsuit
San Francisco will invoke the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling from last month that weakened federal regulators’ power in its upcoming case challenging federal wastewater discharge regulations, according to a brief that the city filed with the high court on July … Continue reading San Francisco invokes Supreme Court’s bureaucracy-weakening ruling in lawsuit against EPA
A pro-life sidewalk counseling organization asked the Supreme Court last week to invalidate a Carbondale, Illinois, law that forbids protests and outreach within a so-called bubble zone outside abortion clinics. The group, Coalition Life, argues that the 2023 law violates … Continue reading Pro-life group asks Supreme Court to strike down Illinois city’s abortion counseling restrictions
A schoolchild and her mother asked a federal appeals court this week to decide whether a child should have been punished for making what their lawyers call an innocuous drawing that arose out of a history lesson in class. The … Continue reading California family appeals ruling punishing 1st grader for school drawing
The U.S. Supreme Court announced on July 17 that it will formally consider on Sept. 30 whether to hear an appeal related to Mexico’s ongoing $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers. The court stated that it will consider the … Continue reading US Supreme Court to consider whether to allow Mexico’s lawsuit against US gun makers to proceed
West Virginia filed an appeal on July 16 with the U.S. Supreme Court to defend the state’s law that prevents male athletes from playing on school sports teams designated for females. The state’s Save Women’s Sports Act, enacted in 2021, … Continue reading West Virginia asks Supreme Court to lift stay on transgender sports ban
A federal district court threw out a police officer’s lawsuit against prominent Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson last week. The dismissal came after the Supreme Court on April 15 rejected Mr. Mckesson’s request to review the case. The court … Continue reading After Supreme Court rulings, lower court dismisses suit against BLM activist
The Supreme Court said on July 11 that it will formally consider on Sept. 30 whether to hear Jan. 6 defendant Russell Dean Alford’s appeal of a 2022 conviction. Mr. Alford, of Hokes Bluff, Alabama, argues that he shouldn’t have … Continue reading Supreme Court will consider Jan. 6 defendant’s appeal on Sept. 30
Lawyers for the District of Columbia asked a federal district court on July 11 to put a challenge to the capital city’s ban on so-called assault weapons on hold temporarily. They argued in newly filed papers in the case of … Continue reading DC government requests pause in lawsuit against its ban on AR-15 rifles
Legal experts told a panel on July 10 that two recent Supreme Court decisions on presidential immunity and bureaucratic power will generate a great deal of work for lawyers and judges. Panelists speaking at a Heritage Foundation event in Washington … Continue reading Supreme Court’s decisions on presidential immunity, agency authority mean more work for lawyers, judges, panel says