The Supreme Court turned away a legal challenge to an Obama-era immigration program that provides employment authorization to the spouses of H-1B visa holders. The H-1B visa permits U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations. A specialty occupation … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to spousal visa program
Residents of Asheville, North Carolina, are suing the city in federal court over allegedly unconstitutional racial discrimination at the local human rights board. The residents argue that the city’s discriminatory treatment runs afoul of the Equal Protection Clause of the … Continue reading White residents sue city over racially discriminatory human rights policy
A federal judge ordered the Georgia legislature on Oct. 26 to create a total of eight new black-majority electoral districts for 2024 congressional and state elections by Dec. 8. The courts are now dealing with a torrent of litigation spurred … Continue reading Federal judge orders Georgia to create new black-majority electoral districts
An outspoken federal judge often viewed as a potential Supreme Court justice called the nation’s university campuses “incubators of bigotry” that discriminate against religious conservatives, during a speech on Oct. 25. Judge James C. Ho of the U.S. Court of … Continue reading Outspoken federal judge who led Yale boycott calls universities ‘incubators of bigotry’
Florida has asked the Supreme Court to allow its law regulating drag shows to be enforced. Drag shows have become an important issue across the country as the transgender movement presses for public and legal acceptance. Politicians in various states … Continue reading Florida asks Supreme Court to halt injunction blocking enforcement of drag show law
The Supreme Court of Georgia voted 6–1 on Oct. 24 to uphold the state’s six-week abortion ban. The lawsuit against the ban was one of many nationwide that have been adjudicated in the wake of restrictive abortion laws that have … Continue reading Georgia Supreme Court upholds state’s ‘heartbeat’ abortion law
A small family-owned art company is suing a Texas city over a sweeping ordinance that gives government officials a veto over the content of murals that can be painted on building exteriors. The federal civil rights lawsuit challenges the local … Continue reading Artists sue Texas city over censorship ordinance
The Supreme Court has refused to reinstate a novel Missouri law that won’t allow local police to work with the federal government to enforce gun laws. The court’s unsigned order in Missouri v. United States (court file 23A296) was issued … Continue reading Supreme Court allows block of Missouri gun law to remain in effect
The Supreme Court refused to be drawn back into a dispute over a Louisiana congressional map that could force the creation of an electoral district that enhances the voting power of blacks in the state. The court’s unsigned order in … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t get involved in redistricting dispute
A coalition of Republican-led states and the energy industry have asked the Supreme Court to block the EPA’s “good neighbor” rule that would crack down on states whose industries are said to be contributing to smog. The emergency application in Ohio v. … Continue reading States ask Supreme Court to block EPA plan that may cause blackouts
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a federal banking law preempts a New York state law that compels banks to pay interest on mortgage escrow accounts. The case comes at a time of turmoil in the mortgage markets. … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to decide if federal banking laws supersede state banking laws
The Supreme Court has again reinstated on an emergency basis the Biden administration’s rule regulating so-called ghost guns that can be assembled at home. The ruling is not the final word on the issue. The case continues in the lower … Continue reading Supreme Court again reinstates Biden admin’s ‘ghost guns’ regulation
The Supreme Court will hear a case about a Texas grandmother and former city council member who was arrested after criticizing a city manager. The case deals with qualified immunity, a rule invented by the courts that shields government officials … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear case of former city council member claiming retaliation
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an insurer’s claim that a bankruptcy reorganization plan fails to protect it from fraudulent claims related to asbestos exposure cases. The appeal comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit … Continue reading Supreme Court to review insurer’s asbestos dispute
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a second case that could roll back a bureaucracy-empowering legal doctrine backing a federal rule forcing fishing companies to pay for at-sea government monitoring of their catch. The decision to hear Relentless Inc. … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to hear second challenge to administrative state powers
The Supreme Court has scheduled several high-profile cases for oral argument in late November and early December. One is about a wealth tax on capital gains never received, and another challenges a securities law enforcer’s power to use in-house judges … Continue reading Supreme Court schedules arguments in OxyContin maker bankruptcy and wealth tax cases
The Supreme Court has temporarily suspended a lower court ruling that allowed a $2.5 billion online sports betting deal between Florida and the Seminole Tribe to move forward. Online sports betting is a rapidly growing industry. The market is expected … Continue reading Supreme Court halts online sports betting deal in Florida
Republican state lawmakers told the Supreme Court on Oct. 11 that the justices should overturn a ruling that the South Carolina legislature racially gerrymandered a congressional district because lawmakers used political, not racial, data to justify the redrawn map. The … Continue reading Republicans tell Supreme Court congressional district was drawn based on politics, not race
An insurance company told the Supreme Court on Oct. 10 in a so-called choice-of-law case that under New York law it shouldn’t have to honor a claim involving a yacht that ran aground, because the inspection for the vessel’s fire … Continue reading Supreme Court questions which state’s law should apply in maritime crash
The U.S. Supreme Court turned down on Oct. 10 an emergency application from gun dealers to block New York state police from implementing background checks in ammunition purchases and from carrying out on-site annual inspections of gun dealers. New York … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t halt New York’s mandatory ammo background checks