In a case with ramifications for the so-called administrative state, the Supreme Court considered Dec. 9 whether the structure of the Federal Housing Finance Agency is unconstitutional because Congress forbids the president from firing at will the person running it. … Continue reading Fannie, Freddie shareholders urge Supreme Court to find conservator unconstitutional

Muslims placed on the “no-fly list” after refusing to act as informants for the FBI may sue individual federal officials personally for damages under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Dec. 10. The list, maintained by the FBI’s Terrorist … Continue reading Supreme Court allows Muslims to sue FBI agents who placed them on no-fly list

If social media giant Facebook isn’t held responsible for allegedly violating a federal ban on robocalls, consumers may face a future onslaught of unwanted text messages and automated calls, the Supreme Court heard. The Supreme Court heard the case known as Facebook Inc. v. Duguid … Continue reading Hold Facebook responsible for unwanted communications, Supreme Court told

Lawyers for victims and their family members whose property was taken in Nazi-era Germany and Hungary told the Supreme Court on Dec. 7 that they should be allowed to pursue lawsuits seeking compensation from the foreign governments in the courts of the United States. The Trump administration opposes … Continue reading Holocaust survivors seek compensation in US courts

The Supreme Court has agreed to a request by the Trump administration to review an appeals court ruling that struck down pilot programs in Arkansas and New Hampshire that required Medicaid recipients to work. The court took action Dec. 4 granting petitions for review requested in two related … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to consider Medicaid work requirements

The Supreme Court issued a decision Dec. 3 siding with California churches that are seeking relief from the state’s heavy-handed COVID-19 restrictions on attendance at houses of worship. The decision is the second in two weeks slapping down overreaches by Democratic governors … Continue reading Supreme Court rejects California Gov. Newsom’s pandemic church restrictions

A Supreme Court decision earlier this year that barred nonunanimous jury convictions should be applied retroactively to existing split-jury convictions, the lawyer for a Louisiana inmate imprisoned for life told the justices. Oral argument took place over 86 minutes telephonically on Dec. … Continue reading Supreme Court considers whether ruling on nonunanimous convictions should apply retroactively

A financial advisory firm told the Supreme Court it should rein in the ability of the Internal Revenue Service to invoke a federal law to preempt legal challenges to regulations it issues. If the company prevails in the high court, it … Continue reading Curb IRS power regarding tax-shelter challenges, Supreme Court urged

The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to exclude illegal aliens from the 2020 Census count, which eliminates that population from the allocation of congressional seats and Electoral College votes that officially determine the presidency. Oral argument took place telephonically on Nov. 30 in … Continue reading Exclude illegal aliens from Census count, Supreme Court hears

A church in San Diego has appealed to the Supreme Court to intervene in its ongoing lawsuit challenging California’s heavy-handed and allegedly discriminatory restrictions on houses of worship that purport to combat the virus that causes the disease COVID-19. Religious leaders have … Continue reading Church asks Supreme Court to rule on Newsom’s COVID-19 rules

Leftism expert Trevor Loudon has put together a wonderful, brief summary of how the Chinese Communist Party –with the help of disloyal Americans– helped Democrat Joe Biden in the November 3 election. It’s called Seeding The Vote: China’s Influence in … Continue reading VIDEO: Proof Communist China interfered in the 2020 U.S. election

The Supreme Court has blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo from enforcing pandemic-related restrictions on attendance at houses of worship, a dramatic departure from the high court’s recent hands-off rulings giving states free rein to limit constitutional rights while combating COVID-19. The 5–4 unsigned opinion in … Continue reading Supreme Court overrules Cuomo’s pandemic church attendance caps

A federal judge ruled that the California Department of Motor Vehicles’ ban on personalized license plates it deems contrary “to good taste and decency” violates the free speech protections of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. “This is a great day … Continue reading Federal court strikes down California DMV’s censorship of vanity plates

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan likened those who refuse to wear face masks during the current pandemic to drunk drivers, declaring that no one has a “constitutional right to walk around without a mask”—a claim disputed by a legal expert. The Republican governor (pictured above) … Continue reading Maryland Gov. Hogan claims refusing to wear a mask is not a ‘constitutional right’

Attorneys for a Roman Catholic priest and Orthodox Jewish rabbi have filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court in hopes of curbing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s ongoing pandemic-related restrictions on houses of worship. In the case known as Robinson v. … Continue reading New Jersey religious leaders ask Supreme Court to end curbs on worship

A legal battle over juvenile gay conversion therapy in Florida may be heading to the Supreme Court after the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals broke with two other appeals courts, ruling last week that therapists’ free speech rights prevail over … Continue reading 11th Circuit rules against gay conversion therapy ban in Florida county

The Supreme Court has decided to hear a gun-seizure case from Rhode Island that questions whether the “community caretaking” exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement applies to a personal residence. The high court granted the petition in the case known as … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear Rhode Island warrantless gun-seizure case

Residents of two rural Oregon counties voted in the Nov. 3 election to require their county officials to begin considering what would be involved in seceding from Oregon by moving neighboring Idaho’s border. Oregon’s swing to the left in recent years has left … Continue reading Two Oregon counties vote to consider seceding, joining Idaho

The House Judiciary Committee has asked the Supreme Court to postpone a hearing over whether the panel has the right to access secret grand jury materials related to the impeachment inquiry surrounding President Donald Trump. The materials involve the issue of Trump’s alleged … Continue reading House Democrats may stop seeking Trump grand jury materials