The U.S. Supreme Court decided Jan. 13 against hearing an appeal in a racial gerrymandering case where North Dakota took the unusual step of asking the justices to reconsider its own lower court victory. A gerrymander is the political manipulation … Continue reading Supreme Court declines North Dakota redistricting appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13 rejected an emergency application to block the Washington Medical Commission from investigating licensed physicians in the state over their criticism of COVID-19 policies. The Washington state commission considers the doctors’ dissenting views on … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t block state from probing doctors who question COVID-19 policies

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the federal government’s appeal of a lower court ruling halting the expansion of defenses that student loan borrowers can use to contest repayment. An association of colleges challenged the U.S. Department of … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to government proposal to extend relief for student borrowers

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue decisions on Jan. 15 in pending cases, possibly including the TikTok appeal. The court announced on its website that “it may announce opinions” on Jan. 15, without providing specifics. During oral arguments … Continue reading Supreme Court may decide TikTok’s fate on Jan. 15

Three doctors are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent a California agency from investigating them over their opposition to state-approved COVID-19 policies. The California Medical Board considers the expression of the doctors’ dissenting views on the disease as potentially … Continue reading Doctors ask Supreme Court to block California board from penalizing certain COVID-19 views

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Jan. 10 to review the constitutionality of an Affordable Care Act provision that allows a panel to mandate that insurers cover preventive medical services without cost to patients. The new decision was issued as … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to review constitutionality of Obamacare mandate panel

U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical of TikTok’s request to halt a federal law requiring indirect owner ByteDance to divest itself of the company by Jan. 19 or cease U.S. operations. Their comments came on Jan. 10 in a dramatic … Continue reading Supreme Court seems skeptical of TikTok’s bid to overturn forced divestiture law

The U.S. Supreme Court said it will consider on Jan. 24 whether to hear an appeal from a Maryland father on behalf of his son who was injured in a police shooting. The case deals with qualified immunity, a rule … Continue reading Supreme Court to decide if it will hear qualified immunity case from Maryland

The Supreme Court will consider Jan. 10 if a federal law that forces Chinese tech company ByteDance to sell TikTok will take effect on Jan. 19. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act was signed by President Joe … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear arguments on TikTok ban

Legal experts differ about how they think the Supreme Court will rule on a federal law requiring Chinese tech company ByteDance to sell TikTok by Jan. 19 or be shut down in the United States. The court heard arguments on … Continue reading Supreme Court considers TikTok ban: What to know

The Supreme Court has stated that on Jan. 10, it will consider a petition asking it to invalidate a local Illinois law that forbids outreach within a so-called bubble zone outside abortion clinics. The announcement came in a Jan. 6 … Continue reading Supreme Court to consider pro-life challenge to abortion counseling ban

The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 31, 2024, for an emergency order resurrecting a federal anti-money laundering law that lower courts blocked weeks earlier. The statute, known as the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), … Continue reading Justice Department asks Supreme Court to reinstate beneficial ownership reporting rule

Chief Justice John Roberts said on Dec. 31 that the federal judiciary faces growing challenges ranging from violent threats against judges, to disinformation, to elected officials urging that court rulings be ignored. Roberts, who as chief justice of the United … Continue reading Chief Justice Roberts says judicial independence under threat

The U.S. Supreme Court said it will decide on Jan. 10, 2025, whether to hear an unusual racial gerrymandering appeal from North Dakota. The court made the announcement about the case known as Walen v. Burgum in a docket entry … Continue reading Supreme Court to decide on Jan. 10 if it will hear unusual redistricting appeal

The Senate Judiciary Committee urged Congress to require the Supreme Court to enforce judicial ethical standards in an investigative report that was released on Dec. 21. Action on the report seems unlikely as Republicans gear up to assume control of … Continue reading Senate Judiciary Committee report calls for ethics changes at Supreme Court

Four individuals challenging the federal government’s airport security policies asked the Supreme Court this week to review the Department of Homeland Security’s terrorist watchlists. The petition in Kovac v. Wray was filed with the court on Dec. 19, attorney Justin … Continue reading Supreme Court asked to take up challenge to ‘no-fly list’

A federal judge was determined to have violated judicial ethics rules by criticizing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in an op-ed, according to an order made public on Dec. 17. The judge’s criticism of Alito pertained to the flying of … Continue reading Judge’s criticism of Supreme Court Justice Alito violated ethics rules, court finds

The U.S. Supreme Court stated on Dec. 18 that it will consider whether South Carolina can stop Planned Parenthood from taking part in the state’s Medicaid program. The court granted the petition in Kerr v. Planned Parenthood in an unsigned … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear South Carolina’s bid to defund Planned Parenthood

The U.S. Supreme Court ordered a lower court this week to reconsider a labor dispute in light of a June ruling that overturned a longstanding legal doctrine favoring federal agencies. The Supreme Court’s new decision took the form of an … Continue reading Supreme Court sends hospital’s labor dispute back to DC Circuit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 16 rejected a telecommunications industry lawsuit challenging New York’s decision to be the first state in the nation to limit internet access charges for low-income households. The New York State Telecommunications Association had argued … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear telecom industry challenge to New York internet rate caps for the poor