Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Sept. 7 defended the high court’s 2022 decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and returned the regulation of abortion to the states. The justice’s comments came during an interview on “CBS News Sunday … Continue reading Supreme Court Justice Barrett defends decision overturning Roe v. Wade
A San Francisco-based federal judge on Sept. 5 ruled the Trump administration may not cancel the temporary protected status (TPS) that prevents Venezuelans and Haitians from being deported from the United States. TPS is a designation that allows individuals from … Continue reading Judge halts removal of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans, Haitians
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed an appeal on Sept. 4 of a court ruling that threw out an estimated $500 million penalty in President Donald Trump’s business fraud case. James’s office filed a notice of appeal with the … Continue reading New York AG asks appeals court to reinstate Trump’s $500 million civil fraud penalty
A male Idaho college student challenging his state’s ban on male athletes competing on school sports teams intended for females asked to withdraw his Supreme Court case on Sept. 2. Idaho filed a brief the next day indicating it opposes … Continue reading Student contesting Idaho ban on males in female sports withdraws Supreme Court case
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Sept. 4 to let him fire Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member Rebecca Slaughter after a federal appeals court reinstated her two days before. Slaughter, formerly chief counsel to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), … Continue reading Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold his firing of FTC commissioner
President Donald Trump plans to ask the Supreme Court this fall to overturn a civil jury verdict that found that he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll and defamed her, his attorneys said in a new court filing. Trump’s intentions … Continue reading Trump tells Supreme Court he will appeal in E. Jean Carroll case
A divided federal appeals court on Sept. 2 reinstated Rebecca Slaughter as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after President Donald Trump removed her from the post. The ruling is the latest development in the president’s ongoing effort to remove personnel from independent federal agencies whose appointees traditionally have been shielded from termination without cause. Slaughter, formerly chief counsel to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), was first appointed to a seat reserved for Democrats on the FTC by Trump in 2018 and then reappointed in 2023 by President Joe Biden. Trump fired Slaughter earlier this year. In a letter … Continue reading Federal appeals court reinstates FTC commissioner fired by Trump
Google will have to share data with competitors in the online search industry, a federal district judge ruled on Sept. 2. At the same time, District Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected … Continue reading Federal judge orders Google to share data with search competitors
President Donald Trump said on Sept. 2 that the government will ask the Supreme Court tomorrow to expedite review of a federal appeals court ruling that struck down most of his reciprocal tariffs. “Now we’re going to be asking for … Continue reading Trump says admin will ask Supreme Court for expedited ruling in tariffs appeal
A divided federal appeals court on Sept. 2 ruled that the Trump administration may terminate $16 billion in grants to nonprofits intended to finance climate-related projects. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia … Continue reading Appeals court allows EPA to cancel $16 billion in climate grants
South Carolina has asked the Supreme Court to block an appeals court order that exempts a transgender-identifying student from a state law banning students from using school restrooms inconsistent with their sex. The application in South Carolina v. Doe, docketed by the nation’s highest court on Aug. 28, was directed to Chief Justice John Roberts, who oversees emergency appeals from the Palmetto State. The state is asking the Supreme Court to halt an injunction the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued on Aug. 12 that requires a Berkeley County school to allow a female student who identifies … Continue reading South Carolina asks Supreme Court to let it enforce school bathroom policy
The federal government on Aug. 29 withdrew an emergency request at the Supreme Court to give it control over billions of dollars in foreign aid after an appeals court cleared the way for the government to withhold the funding. The case goes back to Jan. 20, when President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14169 to freeze foreign aid spending for 90 days. Grant recipients and associations sued to free up the government funds, arguing that the president violated the federal Administrative Procedure Act and the Constitution. The government had already won in a 2–1 ruling on Aug. 13 a challenge … Continue reading Federal government withdraws emergency Supreme Court application over freezing of foreign aid
A federal district judge blocked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Aug. 31 from deporting a group of unaccompanied Guatemalan children. The temporary restraining order by District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan of the U.S. District Court for the District of … Continue reading Federal judge blocks deportation of unaccompanied Guatemalan children
A federal appeals court on Aug. 29 blocked the Trump administration’s move to rescind the temporary protected status (TPS) that prevents 600,000 Venezuelans from being deported from the United States. TPS is a designation that allows individuals from countries affected … Continue reading Federal appeals court blocks withdrawal of protected status for Venezuelans
The Florida Supreme Court decided on Aug. 26 that it will not pause President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board. The Pulitzer board had urged the court to put the litigation on hold during Trump’s presidency because … Continue reading Florida Supreme Court rejects Pulitzer Prize board request to pause Trump lawsuit
Redistricting based on race is unconstitutional, Louisiana’s attorney general told the Supreme Court on Aug. 27 in a preview of arguments that the state will make in an important upcoming election law case. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said her … Continue reading Louisiana AG urges Supreme Court to reject map with 2 black-majority congressional districts
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled 5–2 in a pair of decisions that bar owners may pursue their lawsuits against the state over COVID-19 pandemic-related shutdowns in 2020. The similar rulings in the cases of Howell v. Cooper and North … Continue reading North Carolina Supreme Court allows bars to sue state over COVID-19 restrictions
A federal judge ordered Mississippi to revise an electoral map used in voting for state supreme court justices after determining that it violates the federal Voting Rights Act. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock held on Aug. 19 that the current … Continue reading Federal judge tosses election map used for Mississippi Supreme Court
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier urged the Supreme Court to invalidate a Florida law that forbids individuals between the ages of 18 and 21 from buying firearms. Although a state attorney general generally defends the laws of his state, Uthmeier … Continue reading Florida AG urges Supreme Court to strike down gun ban for young adults
The Supreme Court voted 5–4 on Aug. 21 to allow the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants linked to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The new ruling clears the way for the funding reductions while litigation over the grants continues in the lower courts. The justices filed five separate opinions explaining their votes. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett voted to allow the grants to be cut. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Chief Justice John Roberts voted to deny … Continue reading Supreme Court allows Trump admin to revoke DEI-related NIH grants