The U.S. Supreme Court on June 3 revived a lawsuit that contests the boundaries of a congressional district in Arkansas that challengers say illegally diluted the voting strength of the black community. The ruling comes days after the court rejected … Continue reading Supreme Court reinstates racial gerrymander lawsuit in Arkansas

The Supreme Court voted 6-3 on May 30 to overturn a lower court ruling that found that an Arizona death row inmate had received ineffective assistance of counsel during the sentencing process. The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees … Continue reading Supreme Court rules 6-3 that death row inmate was not denied effective legal representation

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on May 30 that a federal appeals court used the wrong legal standard when it found that a New York state law that requires banks to pay interest on mortgage escrow accounts was preempted by … Continue reading Supreme Court votes 9–0 to reexamine law requiring banks to pay interest on mortgage escrow accounts

A group of 12 Republican federal lawmakers urged the Supreme Court this week to consider Pennsylvania state Republicans’ challenge to President Joe Biden’s executive order that escalates government involvement in the voter registration and voter mobilization process. Because the programs … Continue reading Lawmakers urge Supreme Court to hear challenge to Biden’s sweeping voter registration order

In a rare move, all three liberal Supreme Court justices recused themselves on May 28 from a case involving a lawsuit filed against them for rejecting a previous lawsuit that sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. … Continue reading 3 liberal Supreme Court justices recuse themselves in lawsuit over 2020 election case

The Supreme Court agreed on May 28 to hear San Francisco’s appeal of a federal appeals court ruling that allows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue discharge permits that order cities not to pollute water bodies “too much” but … Continue reading Supreme Court will hear San Francisco’s challenge to EPA rule

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 26 other federal lawmakers are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review Mexico’s lawsuit against U.S. gun makers for allegedly flooding their country with firearms. Among the other lawmakers are Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Rick … Continue reading Sen. Cruz asks Supreme Court to review Mexico’s lawsuit against US gun makers

Justice Clarence Thomas criticized the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling this week, days after its 70th anniversary, suggesting in a redistricting case that the Supreme Court used faulty reasoning when it declared that it was unconstitutional to separate … Continue reading Supreme Court Justice Thomas says courts lack authority in redistricting cases

Two top Senate Democrats sent a letter on May 24 to Chief Justice John Roberts urging him to pressure Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6, 2021, security … Continue reading Senate Democrats demand Chief Justice Roberts push Justice Alito to recuse in Trump-related cases

All three liberal justices dissented from the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision on May 23 to uphold a congressional redistricting plan in South Carolina, arguing that the court was wrong not to find the new map was a product of race-based … Continue reading Liberal justices dissent from Supreme Court’s ruling upholding new South Carolina election map

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled against a major cryptocurrency exchange on May 23, finding that a customer dispute over a sweepstakes should remain in the courts, as opposed to going to arbitration. Coinbase wanted to compel disgruntled customers to participate … Continue reading Supreme Court rules 9–0 against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase

The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on May 23 in favor of the federal government in a case about how sentences under a federal three-strikes gun law should be imposed on defendants previously convicted of violent felonies or major drug offenses. … Continue reading Supreme Court sides with government in 3-strikes gun law ruling

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s 200th judge to the federal bench on May 22, a landmark that emphasized, ahead of the upcoming November election, the power a president has to leave a lasting impression on the judicial branch. … Continue reading Senate confirms Biden’s 200th judge as Democrats applaud ‘milestone’

Critics need to leave the Supreme Court “alone,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on May 21. The comment came days after Justice Samuel Alito acknowledged that his wife briefly flew a U.S. flag upside down outside their Virginia … Continue reading Sen. McConnell tells critics to leave Supreme Court alone

The Supreme Court declined on May 20 to take up an appeal by a Canadian former Guantanamo Bay detainee who sought to set aside his convictions for the 2002 murder of a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan and for various crimes … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear former Guantanamo detainee’s appeal

The Supreme Court refused on May 20 to take up a challenge to Maryland’s law that bans so-called assault weapons such as the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle. The ruling leaves the prohibition against such weapons in place in the state for … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Maryland’s AR-15 rifle ban

A patient with a dangerous bleeding disorder, along with an out-of-state specialist who treats cancer, is suing California in federal court over a state law that forbids doctors not licensed in the state from providing telehealth services to Californians. Telehealth, … Continue reading Doctor, patient sue California over telehealth restrictions

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on May 16 that if a federal court determines that a lawsuit involves an arbitrable dispute, and a litigant requests a stay of the proceeding pending arbitration, a federal arbitration law requires the court to … Continue reading Supreme Court rules 9-0 that lower court should have put delivery drivers’ lawsuit on hold

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on May 16 that a furloughed Department of Defense (DOD) employee who was forced to wait five years for an understaffed government board to decide on his compensation claim is entitled to move forward with … Continue reading Supreme Court sides 9–0 with furloughed Pentagon employee

The Supreme Court on May 16 rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the unusual means Congress uses to fund the powerful Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by a vote of 7–2. Some had speculated that the court’s conservative majority … Continue reading Supreme Court votes 7-2 to uphold controversial funding structure for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau