The Supreme Court on March 16 agreed to fast-track the Trump administration’s request to end temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitians after an appeals court blocked the move. TPS is a designation that allows individuals from countries affected by armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary events to remain in the United States. Under President Donald Trump, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken steps to end TPS for about a dozen countries, saying it was always intended to be temporary. The new decision took the form of an unsigned order in the cases known as Trump v. Miot … Continue reading Supreme Court to consider Trump’s revocation of protected status for Haitian nationals

The oldest active federal judge in the United States asked the U.S. Supreme Court on March 12 to take up her challenge to her ongoing suspension from an appeals court in the nation’s capital. Judge Pauline Newman, 98, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, filed a petition with the nation’s highest court, arguing that the Federal Circuit unconstitutionally forced her out of her position after an investigation found her alleged cognitive deterioration rendered her unfit for the job. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which is not to be mistaken for the U.S. … Continue reading Federal appeals judge, 98, appeals suspension to Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away the bid of a Jan. 6, 2021, defendant to reject a presidential pardon so he could continue to fight in court to establish his innocence. The petition in Brooks v. United States was denied in an unsigned order on March 9. No justices dissented. The court did not explain its decision. The petitioner, Glenn Allen Brooks, was charged with four misdemeanor counts stemming from the Jan. 6 civil unrest at the United States Capitol, including entering a restricted building or grounds. A jury in a federal district court convicted Brooks on all counts, and … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t let Jan. 6 defendant challenge his pardon from Trump

The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on March 11 to allow it to end temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitians after an appeals court blocked the move. TPS is a designation that allows individuals from countries affected by armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary events to remain in the United States. Under President Donald Trump, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken steps to end TPS for around a dozen countries, saying it was always intended to be temporary. President Barack Obama’s administration first gave the TPS designation to Haiti in 2010 after that country was … Continue reading DOJ asks Supreme Court to end protected status for Haitian immigrants

The Trump administration told the U.S. Supreme Court on March 9 that it intends to ask the justices to allow it to end temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitians after an appeals court blocked the move. TPS is a designation that allows individuals from countries affected by armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary events to remain in the United States. The federal government’s notification of the soon-to-be-filed emergency application came after a 2–1 ruling by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on March 6. The appeals court held that the Department … Continue reading DOJ to ask Supreme Court to allow end of protected status for Haitians

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on March 2 to take up a case dealing with whether art created by artificial intelligence (AI) may be copyrighted under U.S. law. The justices denied the petition in Thaler v. Perlmutter in an unsigned order. The court did not explain its decision. No justices dissented. The respondent, Shira Perlmutter, is the U.S. Register of Copyrights. The petitioner, Stephen Thaler, a computer scientist from Missouri, sought a copyright registration in 2018 for “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” an example of visual art he said his AI system called the Creativity Machine had created. The work … Continue reading Supreme Court declines case about copyrights for material created by AI