The Supreme Court seemed resistant to the Biden administration arguments Jan. 17 that could lead to the deportation of a transgender illegal alien from Guatemala seeking asylum. The issue is whether noncitizens have to petition the Board of Immigration Appeals … Continue reading Supreme Court hears transgender migrant’s claim of procedural unfairness

The Supreme Court refused on Jan. 17 to take up an appeal by Missouri challenging a ban on states using federal pandemic-relief funds to offset state revenue reductions, such as those attributed to tax cuts or other policy changes. The decision is … Continue reading Supreme Court turns away appeal about states using COVID-19 relief funds for tax cuts

Two longtime midwives are suing Iowa over a state law that they say unconstitutionally discriminates against their profession, preventing them from opening a freestanding birth center that would compete against local hospitals. The midwives claim that the state’s certificate of need (CON) … Continue reading Midwives sue Iowa over law allowing hospitals to veto new childbirth facilities

The Supreme Court decided late on Jan. 13 to hear the appeal of a 94-year-old homeowner who is challenging the constitutionality of laws that allow local governments to take the full value of a home as payment for much smaller … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to hear claim of 94-year-old Minnesota homeowner that county unconstitutionally seized her home equity

The Supreme Court agreed late on Jan. 13 to take up the civil rights lawsuit of an evangelical Christian postal worker in Pennsylvania who quit the U.S. Postal Service after it refused to accommodate his wish not to work on the Sunday … Continue reading SCOTUS to hear case of Evangelical Christian who asked Post Office not to force him to work Sundays

A labor union’s allegedly deliberate destruction of company property as a pressure tactic in a labor dispute is not protected by federal labor law, a concrete company told the Supreme Court on Jan. 10. Labor activists say that endangering and … Continue reading Labor unions should be held liable for property destruction during strikes, Supreme Court told

The Supreme Court on Jan. 9 allowed Facebook parent Meta to move forward with a lawsuit claiming that Israeli spyware maker NSO Group improperly accessed WhatsApp servers as it was installing spyware on the electronic devices of some users. NSO … Continue reading Supreme Court refuses to halt lawsuit against Israeli spyware maker

The Supreme Court ordered a Texas appeals court on Jan. 9 to reconsider the murder conviction of death row inmate Areli Escobar because the DNA evidence used to convict him was later discovered to be unreliable. Texas had admitted in court papers … Continue reading SCOTUS directs Texas appeals court to reconsider 2011 murder conviction based on faulty DNA analysis

An Arkansas man has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state because state law prevents him from serving on a state board because of the color of his skin. The legal complaint (pdf) in the case, Haile v. … Continue reading Exiting Arkansas governor sued over enforcing race-based quota in state appointments

Pharmaceuticals executive Gigi Jordan, who was convicted in the death of her young autistic son, committed suicide less than a day after the Supreme Court revoked her bail and while her manslaughter appeal was still pending before the high court. … Continue reading Pharma exec who killed 8-year-old son commits suicide after Supreme Court revokes bail

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, a conservative, term-limited Republican who leaves office on Jan. 2, reflected on his eight years in office in a wide-ranging end-of-term interview with The Epoch Times. In the interview, Brnovich said conservatives need to use … Continue reading Arizona AG Brnovich warns of federal overreach, Big Tech, loss of freedoms as he leaves office

After a difficult 2022 at the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts said in an annual report that the personal security of judges needs to be a priority. “The law requires every judge to swear an oath to perform his or her … Continue reading End of year report by Chief Justice Roberts says judges’ security should be a priority

A businessman who was fined almost $1 million for failing to report a foreign bank account is asking the Supreme Court to review the ruling by a lower court. The appeal comes after the Biden administration’s attempts to strengthen IRS … Continue reading Executive appeals to Supreme Court a $1 Million IRS penalty for not disclosing a foreign bank account

Bail for a multimillionaire pharmaceutical executive previously convicted of manslaughter in the death of her young son was revoked on Dec. 29 by the Supreme Court a little over a week after the high court ordered her freed. The rulings … Continue reading Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor revokes bail of pharma executive Gigi Jordan who was convicted in death of son

After the Supreme Court extended the Title 42 public health order allowing rapid removal of illegal aliens at the border on Dec. 27, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, one of the architects of the legal strategy to keep the policy alive, celebrated the … Continue reading Conservatives must use the courts to fight back against liberal overreach: Arizona AG Brnovich: Outgoing official hails Supreme Court decision blocking revocation of Title 42 border expulsion order in exclusive interview