The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 on April 16 that a veteran who was denied full education benefits is nonetheless entitled to receive education benefits under separate GI bills. The case is about whether a veteran who qualifies for education benefits … Continue reading Supreme Court rules 7-2 for veteran seeking education benefits
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously for Texas property owners flooded by a state highway project in a decision handed down on April 16. The new 9-0 ruling, the latest pro-property rights decision by the court, will allow the landowners to … Continue reading Supreme Court rules 9-0 for Texas landowners flooded by highway project
Conservative Supreme Court justices seemed generally sympathetic on April 16 to a former police officer charged under an accounting reform law after he entered the U.S. Capitol for four minutes on Jan. 6, 2021. The case is being closely watched … Continue reading Supreme Court justices seem skeptical of Jan. 6 obstruction charge used in Trump case
The Supreme Court seemed unreceptive on April 15 to the Biden administration’s efforts to uphold the bribery conviction of former small-town mayor James Snyder. The justices appeared willing during oral arguments to rein in the broad sweep of a public … Continue reading Supreme Court may relax federal bribery law
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency order late on April 15 allowing Idaho to resume enforcing a state ban on sex-change-related procedures for minors after the law was blocked by lower courts. At least five of the six conservative … Continue reading Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce law blocking sex-change procedures for minors
The Supreme Court refused on April 15 to take up the appeal of radical activist DeRay Mckesson, who is being sued after a policeman was injured at a 2016 protest that Mr. Mckesson organized in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Black … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t allow Black Lives Matter leader to dodge injury lawsuit
An Oregon city is urging the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that prevents it from prosecuting homeless people for sleeping outside. Oral arguments in the case, City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, will be heard on April 22. Grants Pass, with a population of 39,000, is located in southwest Oregon on the California border. Activist Gloria Johnson is the lead respondent. The case comes as cities across the nation struggle with homelessness and homeless camping sites, which have been growing because of rising residential rents, among other factors. More than 580,000 people experienced homelessness in 2022, the … Continue reading Oregon City urges Supreme Court to overturn ban on public camping
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on April 12 that a federal appeals court should not have dismissed a delivery driver’s proposed class action lawsuit over compulsory arbitration. The 9–0 opinion (pdf) in Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St. LLC, written … Continue reading Supreme Court rules for Wonder Bread drivers
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on April 12 that a California county violated a landowner’s rights when it demanded upwards of $23,000 in development impact fees. The ruling curbs the power of governments to use the permitting process to force … Continue reading Supreme Court curbs power of local governments to impose permitting fees
The head of Idaho’s House of Representatives is urging the Supreme Court to reject the Biden administration’s claim that a federal law supersedes the state’s comprehensive abortion law and creates a narrowly defined right to abortion. Critics say that the … Continue reading Idaho urges US Supreme Court to deny federal abortion claim
A coalition of 56 left-wing activist groups has endorsed legislation that would force term limits on Supreme Court justices. The endorsement comes at a time when public approval of the Supreme Court, which has been underwater for years, is rising, … Continue reading Coalition of 56 activist groups backs Democrat bill to impose Supreme Court term limits
A group of Democrat lawmakers is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a lower court ruling that blocked a local government in Oregon from prosecuting homeless people for sleeping outside. The case, City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, set … Continue reading Democrats urge Supreme Court to uphold ban on punishing homeless for public camping
Public approval of the Supreme Court is rising, hitting its highest level in more than a year, according to a new poll published this week by Marquette Law School. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based school’s study discovered that 47 percent of adults … Continue reading Public support for Supreme Court on the rise: Poll
Liberals are mounting a pressure campaign to force liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire from the bench so President Joe Biden, who faces a tough reelection fight in November, can appoint a younger liberal successor before the election. … Continue reading Liberals trying to force Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire
Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s two-volume memoir, recounting his early life in California and 30 years of service on the court, is set to be published in the fall. Famous as the swing vote on the court before he … Continue reading Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s memoir to be published this fall
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away an emergency request to put on hold a court decision that changed the boundaries of several legislative districts in Washington state following a voting rights lawsuit. The redrawn boundaries are expected to benefit Democrats … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t intervene in Washington State legislative map dispute
A man who used to work as a programmer at Google received a 14-month term in prison for threatening to kill Chief Justice John Roberts. Neal Brij Sidhwaney, 43, was sentenced on April 1 by U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales … Continue reading Ex-Google programmer sentenced to 14 months in prison for threats to Chief Justice Roberts
The Supreme Court decided not to review the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by three whistleblowers who claimed the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) failed to investigate their claim that institutional mortgage lenders did not comply with regulations. The nation’s highest … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear whistleblower complaint about alleged IRS misconduct
The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from a former AstraZeneca sales manager who was denied unemployment benefits after the vaccine maker fired her for declining on religious grounds to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The British–Swedish company AstraZeneca makes the Oxford–AstraZeneca SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, which is marketed under the names Covishield and Vaxzevria. The company also makes Esomeprazole, which is sold as Nexium, a medication that treats gastroesophageal reflux disease. The company experienced adverse publicity in the West a year ago when AstraZeneca’s Chinese division president, Wang Lei, said the company aims to be a “patriotic” company in China that … Continue reading Supreme Court denies appeal of AstraZeneca employee fired for refusing the shot for religious reasons
A complex upcoming Supreme Court case could weaken a key tool the government uses in immigration law enforcement and throw the system into chaos, legal sources say. The case at hand deals with the doctrine of “consular nonreviewability,” which is … Continue reading Supreme Court case ‘threatens chaos’ to immigration system