The Supreme Court will hear cases in the fall and winter dealing with hot-button social and political issues, ranging from males competing in female sports to pregnancy centers to redistricting. After a high-profile ruling in June that allowed Tennessee’s ban … Continue reading The 9 Supreme Court cases to watch next term
A Kentucky church is asking the Supreme Court to decide if the state government must pay its legal expenses from a challenge to COVID-19-era restrictions on church attendance. The church is arguing that its constitutional rights were violated when it … Continue reading Kentucky church brings pandemic-era legal dispute to Supreme Court
An internet trade association has asked the Supreme Court to prevent Mississippi from enforcing a law restricting minors’ access to social media platforms. The law, known as House Bill 1126, regulates social media websites operating in the state. The statute … Continue reading Trade group urges Supreme Court to block state law restricting minors’ access to social media
A federal appeals court late on July 25 temporarily paused a lower court ruling preventing President Donald Trump from firing two of the three members of a financial regulator’s board. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) insures deposits at federally … Continue reading Appeals court allows Trump to fire credit union regulators for now
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul this week urged the Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit over the state’s COVID-19-era vaccination mandate for health care workers. The New York State Department of Health issued an emergency rule in August 2021 requiring … Continue reading NY Gov. Hochul asks Supreme Court to toss lawsuit over Covid-era vaccination mandate
A state court denied bail on July 23 for an Oklahoma man whose murder conviction the U.S. Supreme Court overturned earlier this year. The Supreme Court on Feb. 25 voted 5–3 to throw out the conviction of Richard Eugene Glossip … Continue reading Judge denies bail for Oklahoma man whose murder conviction the Supreme Court reversed
The Supreme Court on July 24 paused a lower court ruling that prevents voters in seven states from suing over alleged discrimination under the federal Voting Rights Act. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit previously issued an … Continue reading Supreme Court halts lower court order blocking voting discrimination lawsuits
The Supreme Court on July 23 allowed President Donald Trump to fire three Biden appointees at the Consumer Product Safety Commission for now. The new ruling in Trump v. Boyle lifts a lower court order blocking the dismissals, allowing litigation … Continue reading Supreme Court allows Trump to fire consumer safety officials for now
North Dakota urged the Supreme Court on July 22 to leave a federal appeals court ruling in place that upholds an electoral map a judge approved in 2024. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit … Continue reading North Dakota asks Supreme Court to accept ruling limiting voting discrimination lawsuits
The Trump administration and Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorneys agreed on July 20 that the illegal immigrant will remain in custody for a 30-day period even if a judge orders his release. Attorneys for the Salvadoran citizen told a federal court … Continue reading Abrego Garcia will stay in custody for 30 days, temporarily preventing removal from US
The Supreme Court issued an emergency order on July 16 temporarily blocking a lower court ruling that prevents voters in seven states from suing over alleged discrimination under the federal Voting Rights Act. The lower court is the U.S. Court … Continue reading Supreme Court temporarily reinstates North Dakota electoral map rejected by lower court
Nebraska officials said on July 16 that the state is suing Colorado at the U.S. Supreme Court over the right to use water from the South Platte River, which winds through both states. The U.S. Constitution gives the Supreme Court … Continue reading Nebraska sues Colorado in Supreme Court over water rights
The Supreme Court on July 14 allowed President Donald Trump to move forward with dismantling the Department of Education by firing almost 1,400 employees. The ruling in McMahon v. New York took the form of an unsigned order. The court did not explain its decision. Three justices—Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson—dissented from the ruling. A federal district court had issued an injunction blocking the process and directing the government to rehire some of the departmental employees who had been laid off. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun of Massachusetts issued an order on May 22 directing the government to … Continue reading Supreme Court allows Trump to fire Education Department employees
President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on July 14 to lift a lower court order blocking his firing of three Biden appointees at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The new legal filing is part of the president’s effort … Continue reading Trump urges Supreme Court to allow firing of Biden appointees at consumer commission
A federal judge on July 11 stood by her own order blocking a federal law that withholds Medicaid reimbursements from Planned Parenthood after the Trump administration urged her to cancel it. The court previously paused a provision in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act that stops Planned Parenthood clinics from taking in Medicaid payments for a one-year period. Planned Parenthood is well-known for providing abortions, but its affiliated clinics also offer services such as birth control and pregnancy testing to Medicaid recipients. Medicaid is a joint federal–state program that offers health insurance coverage to low-income Americans. Republicans have long … Continue reading Federal judge upholds order directing US government not to cut off Planned Parenthood funding
The Supreme Court on July 9 declined to overturn a lower court’s order blocking enforcement of a Florida law that makes it a state crime for an illegal immigrant to enter Florida. The new decision in Uthmeier v. Florida Immigrant … Continue reading Supreme Court declines to reinstate Florida immigration law
The U.S. Supreme Court on July 8 declined a second request to shield the identities of police officers fighting a public records request seeking information about their attendance at the Jan. 6, 2021, rally at the U.S. Capitol. The four unidentified current and former Seattle law enforcement officers said they were investigated and cleared of wrongdoing in connection with their attendance at the rally, which was followed by a security breach at the U.S. Capitol. The officers argue that even though they have been cleared of any accusations of wrongdoing, Seattle officials have tarnished their reputations. Including the officers’ names … Continue reading Supreme Court rejects shielding identities of police attending Jan. 6 Capitol rally
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 temporarily stopped large-scale layoffs known as reductions in force from moving forward while the litigation continues in the lower courts. The case is Trump v. American Federation of Government Employees. The American Federation of Government Employees has said the planned reorganization of the federal government will lead to “hundreds of thousands of federal employees” losing their jobs. The Supreme Court … 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