The Supreme Court on July 8 lifted a lower court order that prevented the Trump administration from carrying out job cuts en masse and restructuring federal agencies. The new ruling lifts U.S. District Judge Susan Illston’s May 22 order that … Continue reading Supreme Court clears way for mass federal layoffs
A federal judge on July 7 paused a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that temporarily prevents Planned Parenthood clinics from receiving Medicaid reimbursements. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani of Massachusetts issued the temporary restraining order after regular … Continue reading Federal judge orders Trump admin not to cut off Planned Parenthood funding
Planned Parenthood’s national organization sued on July 7 to block a provision in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act that temporarily prevents its affiliated clinics from receiving Medicaid reimbursements. The statute does not mention Planned Parenthood by name, but … Continue reading Planned Parenthood sues Trump admin over yearlong funding ban
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether New Jersey’s public transit system may be sued for accidents that take place outside of its home state. New Jersey Transit is being sued in state courts in New York and … Continue reading Supreme Court to decide whether New Jersey Transit may be sued outside the state
The U.S. Supreme Court on July 3 rejected Montana’s request to reinstate a long-blocked law that requires parental consent before a doctor may perform an abortion on a minor. Although the state’s Parental Consent for Abortion Act was enacted in … Continue reading Supreme Court declines to reinstate Montana’s parental consent for abortion law
The Supreme Court has decided not to revive the stalled lawsuit of a former middle school student who alleged he was bullied for being white and backing President Donald Trump. The student, Brooks Warden, also identified in court papers as … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear discrimination lawsuit of Trump-supporting student
The Supreme Court won’t hear the case of a former public school teacher who sued her school district for firing her allegedly as retaliation for social media posts that preceded her employment there. The petitioner, Kari MacRae, is currently a … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear lawsuit of teacher claiming social media posts got her fired
The Supreme Court has decided against taking up a case about whether an eviction moratorium imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic violated the property rights of landlords. The landlords in the case argued that the moratorium Los Angeles imposed in March … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t revive lawsuit over LA’s COVID-Era eviction moratorium
The Supreme Court issued an order late on July 3 that cleared the way for the federal government to deport illegal immigrants to third countries to which they have no prior connection. The case centers on eight men the Department … Continue reading Supreme Court clears the way for deportations to South Sudan
The Supreme Court closed out its 2024–2025 term with a series of high-profile decisions that are affecting major policy areas, as well as the nature of judicial authority itself. Here’s a breakdown of the biggest decisions of the term. 1. … Continue reading 9 Key Supreme Court decisions from this term
The Supreme Court on July 3 agreed to consider an evangelist’s stalled challenge to a protest ordinance in a Mississippi city. The court’s new decision in Olivier v. City of Brandon took the form of an unsigned order. No justices … Continue reading Supreme Court to review local law barring preaching in public spaces
The Supreme Court agreed on July 3 to consider whether states can ban male athletes who don’t identify with their sex from competing on school sports teams intended for females. The decisions to grant the petitions for certiorari, or review, … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear challenges to state laws keeping males out of female sports
The Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that a man claiming he was physically abused in federal prison may not pursue a specific kind of lawsuit against prison officials for damages. That variety of lawsuit is known as a Bivens … Continue reading Supreme Court disallows lawsuit over alleged physical abuse in prison
President Donald Trump filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court on July 2, asking the justices to let him fire three Biden appointees at the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The application in Trump v. Boyle, filed by Solicitor General … Continue reading Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to fire consumer product safety officials
The Wisconsin Supreme Court voted 4–3 on July 2 to strike down the state’s 176-year-old almost total ban on abortion. The court majority found that the enactment of newer state laws regulating abortion had the effect of repealing the restrictive … Continue reading Wisconsin Supreme Court votes 4–3 to invalidate state abortion law
The Supreme Court on June 30 turned down a challenge to a California animal welfare law banning the sale of pork from hogs unless the animals were raised in a space that exceeds industry norms. The voter-approved California law applies … Continue reading Supreme Court declines pork producers’ challenge to California animal welfare law
The Supreme Court decided on June 30 to review a $1 billion jury verdict that music labels won against an internet service provider over music piracy that the provider’s customers allegedly committed. The new decision took the form of an … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to $1 billion music piracy verdict
The Supreme Court on June 30 threw out several lower court rulings, directing judges to take a second look at their decisions in light of a recent ruling that upheld Tennessee’s ban on transgender procedures for minors. Three of the … Continue reading Supreme Court tosses lower court decisions on transgender procedures
The Supreme Court agreed on June 30 to consider whether federal limits restricting political parties from coordinating spending with candidates violate the free-speech provisions of the First Amendment. The court’s decision took the form of an unsigned order in National … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear GOP challenge to campaign spending limits
State laws requiring pornography websites to verify the age of users will remain in place following a major decision the Supreme Court issued on June 27. The case, Free Speech Coalition Inc. v. Paxton, concerns a Texas law known as … Continue reading Key takeaways from Supreme Court ruling on Texas law aimed at blocking minors from porn sites