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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether New Jersey’s public transit system may be sued for accidents that take place outside of its home state. New Jersey Transit is being sued in state courts in New York and … Continue reading Supreme Court to decide whether New Jersey Transit may be sued outside the state
The U.S. Supreme Court on July 3 rejected Montana’s request to reinstate a long-blocked law that requires parental consent before a doctor may perform an abortion on a minor. Although the state’s Parental Consent for Abortion Act was enacted in … Continue reading Supreme Court declines to reinstate Montana’s parental consent for abortion law
The Supreme Court has decided not to revive the stalled lawsuit of a former middle school student who alleged he was bullied for being white and backing President Donald Trump. The student, Brooks Warden, also identified in court papers as … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear discrimination lawsuit of Trump-supporting student
The Supreme Court won’t hear the case of a former public school teacher who sued her school district for firing her allegedly as retaliation for social media posts that preceded her employment there. The petitioner, Kari MacRae, is currently a … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear lawsuit of teacher claiming social media posts got her fired