A federal judge said he will block a “tyrannical” provision in an incoming California gun law because it would have the “chilling effect” of discouraging people from challenging the statute in court. Judge Roger Benitez said in a San Diego courtroom on … Continue reading Federal judge to block ‘tyrannical’ California gun law provision: Law would compel citizens suing to vindicate their rights to pay the government’s legal fees if they lose

A New York state appeals court in Manhattan has rejected Yeshiva University’s bid to deny official recognition to a campus LGBT group, an act the religious school argued would violate its values and constitutional rights. The case appears destined to return to the … Continue reading New York appeals court orders Yeshiva University to recognize LGBT club, teeing up likely Supreme Court battle: The Orthodox Jewish school claims its constitutional rights and religious values are being violated

The Supreme Court decided Dec. 13 to hear the case of an Alabama man whose trade secrets theft conviction in Florida for stealing proprietary fishing information from a Florida-based website was vacated because his trial took place in the wrong state. Having the conviction … Continue reading Appeal of alleged hacker from Alabama to be heard by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court decided Dec. 13 that it will take up the appeal of instant-messaging company Slack Technologies Inc. which is accused of making false statements in connection with public disclosures it made in 2019 when it offered corporate shares … Continue reading Supreme Court will hear Slack Technologies’ appeal against 9th Circuit decision allowing class action to proceed

The Supreme Court agreed on Dec. 13 to review the case of Adam Samia, who was convicted in a murder-for-hire scheme as a result of another person’s legally questionable confession. The decision came by way of an unsigned order. The … Continue reading Supreme Court to review alleged hitman’s conviction based on another’s confession

The Supreme Court decided Dec. 12 to allow a lawsuit to continue against Michigan State University that claims the school violated the Title IX anti-discrimination law by mothballing its swim teams. By refusing to take up the university’s appeal, some observers say … Continue reading Supreme Court refuses to halt college athletics discrimination lawsuit against Michigan State University

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about the IRS seizing bank account holder records to collect a debt from a different taxpayer. The Dec. 9 ruling comes as some federal lawmakers in the new Congress that will be seated … Continue reading Supreme Court accepts appeal about IRS seizing bank records to collect debt from another taxpayer

The Supreme Court refused an emergency application in a Dec. 12 ruling to block California’s enforcement of a voter-approved ban on flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, that takes effect next week. Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. had asked the high court for … Continue reading Supreme Court refuses to block California law banning flavored tobacco

The Supreme Court has agreed to take up the case of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, which is attempting to transfer lawsuits filed against it in the courts to arbitration panels. Although many investors are unfamiliar with cryptocurrencies, which are famously volatile … Continue reading Supreme Court to take up appeal of major crypto exchange Coinbase

The Supreme Court agreed on Dec. 9 to hear the appeal of a California man convicted of facilitating illegal immigration by promising would-be immigrants they could remain in the United States permanently if they enrolled in a non-existent “adult adoption” program. The man’s lawyers … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of California man convicted in fraudulent immigration scheme

Student borrowers who object to President Joe Biden’s move to forgive student loans at a cost of $1 trillion or more have asked the Supreme Court to hear their case. Biden unveiled the plan in August in a move critics … Continue reading Student loan borrowers ask Supreme Court to hear their case against Biden’s loan forgiveness program

North Carolina Republicans told the Supreme Court on Dec. 7 that the U.S. Constitution gives state legislatures preeminent authority to make the rules for presidential and congressional elections without interference from the courts. The case is important because, if the … Continue reading Supreme Court hears case that could empower state legislatures, not judges, to regulate elections

A wife whose husband defrauded a man who bought their home should not be held financially responsible because she played no part in the fraud, the woman’s attorney told a seemingly unsympathetic Supreme Court on Dec. 6. The case is Bartenwerfer v. … Continue reading Wife should avoid debt for husband’s fraud, Supreme Court hears

The Supreme Court seemed receptive Dec. 5 to the arguments of a Christian website designer who says Colorado’s law requiring her to create websites to celebrate same-sex weddings infringes on her constitutional rights. Although the Supreme Court has become increasingly protective … Continue reading Supreme Court sympathetic to Christian web designer who opposes Colorado law forcing her to honor same-sex weddings

The Supreme Court declined on Dec. 5 to hear the appeal of the controversial and formerly high-profile journalist Chuck Johnson, who sued the Huffington Post website over characterizing him as a white nationalist in a 2019 article. Some online businesses had watched … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear journalist Chuck Johnson’s libel appeal against Huffington Post

The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Dec. 2 to put on hold a nationwide injunction issued by a federal judge in Texas that is blocking President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness initiative from proceeding. The debt relief program is already … Continue reading Biden DOJ asks Supreme Court to suspend 2nd national injunction blocking student loan forgiveness program: The court refused Dec. 1 to stay the other injunction and scheduled a hearing for the new year

The legal team for a Christian website designer whom Colorado wants to compel to create sites that celebrate same-sex marriage is “very hopeful” that the Supreme Court will rule in their client’s favor. The case is of interest to many because the … Continue reading Lawyers for Colorado Christian web designer told to accept same-sex project look to SCOTUS for ruling

Two Montana property owners who claim the U.S. Forest Service cheated them by changing the terms of a decades-old public access agreement affecting their private land made their case before the Supreme Court on Nov. 30. The case is Wilkins v. U.S., … Continue reading Montana property owners tell Supreme Court that Forest Service treated them unfairly

Two states challenging the Biden administration’s decision last year to focus its deportation efforts on individuals deemed to be a threat to public safety urged the Supreme Court during oral arguments on Nov. 29 not to restore the policy. The … Continue reading Biden administration’s selective deportation policy that states say endangers communities is challenged in Supreme Court

The Supreme Court seemed receptive on Nov. 28 to arguments that federal prosecutors had gone too far in public corruption cases involving Joe Percoco, formerly a longtime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and a man in a related Cuomo-era fraud … Continue reading Supreme Court hears Cuomo ex-aide’s bribery appeal in pay-to-play scheme: Joe Percoco argues he wasn’t a state employee when he took money to influence government decision-making