The Supreme Court is considering whether it should extend its emergency order from last week blocking a federal appeals court decision that deprived an Oklahoma city of the authority to charge members of Indian tribes with municipal offenses. The city … Continue reading Supreme Court considering blocking minor-offense prosecutions against Native Americans in Oklahoma
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made her liberal imprint on the nation’s highest court as she finished her historic first term last month. Justice Jackson, who was nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate for the … Continue reading Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson makes her liberal mark on Supreme Court
Answering Democrat critics who want to legislatively impose a code of conduct on the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito said Congress has no constitutional authority to regulate the court. “Congress did not create the Supreme Court”—the Constitution did, Justice Alito … Continue reading Justice Samuel Alito says Congress cannot regulate Supreme Court
The Biden administration urged the Supreme Court late on July 27 to suspend a Department of Justice rule regulating so-called ghost guns that a federal judge in Texas struck down earlier this month. “Ghost gun” is a pejorative term used … Continue reading Biden admin urges Supreme Court to reinstate regulation on ‘ghost guns’
The Supreme Court has temporarily stayed a federal appeals court decision that deprived an Oklahoma city of the authority to charge members of Indian tribes with traffic offenses while it considers reviewing that court’s ruling. Although the offense at issue … Continue reading Supreme Court stays ruling that exempted Indian from traffic laws
West Virginia is asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court’s rulings that temporarily blocked construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), despite recent congressional legislation that gave the natural gas conduit a green light. The more than $6 … Continue reading West Virginia asks Supreme Court to allow construction of natural gas pipeline
A former employee of a large food service corporation is suing the company in federal court after it fired her for refusing to participate in a program that discriminates against white male employees. Courtney Rogers worked for Charlotte, North Carolina-based … Continue reading Food service giant sued over ‘white-men-need-not-apply’ program
Limited-government advocates are urging the Supreme Court to overrule “Chevron deference,” a bureaucracy-empowering legal doctrine they say has distorted the U.S. system of government for decades at the expense of everyday citizens. The court’s ruling could alter the current balance … Continue reading Groups urge Supreme Court to overrule pro-bureaucracy rule that aids administrative state
The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction after the Minnesota Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal. The U.S. Supreme Court is … Continue reading Ex-police officer convicted in death of George Floyd to appeal to US Supreme Court
The Democrat-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee narrowly approved a Democrat-backed Supreme Court ethics reform bill on July 20 on a party line 11–10 vote. Republicans oppose the legislation, which they say is unconstitutional. They have suggested that Democrats—many of whom want … Continue reading Senate committee narrowly approves Democrat-backed Supreme Court ethics bill
Republicans will vigorously fight a Democrat-backed bill that would regulate the Supreme Court when the Senate Judiciary Committee votes on the measure on July 20. “Tomorrow will be one hell of a fight,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said at a … Continue reading Democrats’ Supreme Court ethics bill would destroy court, Sen. Graham says
Parents of parochial school students in Pennsylvania are suing a public school district, alleging officials violated their rights by not allowing their children to participate in the district’s extracurricular programs. Their legal complaint claims the State College Area School District … Continue reading Pennsylvania parents sue school district over discrimination
The Supreme Court will hear the case of a Missouri police sergeant who claims illegal discrimination was behind unfavorable employment decisions made against her. Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow of the St. Louis police department claims she was forced out of the … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear police officer’s sex discrimination case
The Supreme Court may be ideologically conservative at the moment but contrary to what critics claim, it does not do the bidding of the Republican Party, panelists heard July 13 during a discussion between legal experts and legal journalists at … Continue reading Supreme Court may be conservative but it does not serve Republicans, panel hears
An election integrity group is suing North Dakota to block its law that allows the state to accept and count mail-in ballots that arrive up to 13 days after Election Day. There are reportedly 18 states, plus the District of … Continue reading Election watchdog sues to stop acceptance of ballots after Election Day
Two conservative Supreme Court justices warned New York officials that if they try again to ration health care based on the patient’s race—as they did with COVID-19 treatments in 2021—they will vote to take a case challenging the policy on … Continue reading Supreme Court justices warn New York not to use race again to ration medical treatment
The Supreme Court’s recently concluded term represented the second year of a sharp change in course. After the court pointedly refused to intervene in the irregularity-plagued 2020 election and refused to curb the worst pandemic-era restrictions on personal freedoms, former … Continue reading The Supreme Court returns to the rule of law
The U.S. Supreme Court sent a redistricting case back to the Supreme Court of Ohio for reconsideration after it recently rejected a theory holding that state legislatures have sweeping authority to make the rules for federal elections in the states without … Continue reading Supreme Court rules in Ohio redistricting dispute
The Supreme Court resurrected two whistleblower lawsuits against companies for allegedly defrauding Medicare and Medicaid. The cases concern the federal False Claims Act (FCA), a key tool the government uses to combat health care fraud, and “scienter,” a legal term … Continue reading Supreme Court revives whistleblowers’ Medicare, Medicaid fraud lawsuits
The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote soon on Supreme Court ethics reform legislation, its chairman announced on July 6. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said in a press release: “The highest court in the land should not have the lowest … Continue reading Supreme Court ethics reform bill moving forward, top Senate Democrat says