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The Justice Department on March 14 dropped Biden-era lawsuits challenging state laws in Oklahoma and Iowa that empowered those states to detain and apply consequences to illegal immigrants. Despite the federal government’s new actions, the Oklahoma and Iowa laws remain … Continue reading Justice Department drops lawsuits against Oklahoma, Iowa immigration laws

The U.S. Supreme Court this week revived a lawsuit about a valuable French impressionist painting confiscated by the Nazis from a Jewish woman whose American descendant wishes to reclaim it. The issue was whether “Saint-Honoré Street, Afternoon, Rain Effect,” an … Continue reading Supreme Court revives lawsuit over Nazi-looted painting

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on March 10 to take up the case of a veteran firefighter whose employment was terminated after he attended a leadership conference at a church. The decision to deny the petition in Hittle v. City … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear former fire chief’s religious discrimination appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court on March 10 turned away a lawsuit brought by Republican attorneys general in 19 states seeking to halt lawsuits filed by five Democrat-led states against major energy companies. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear 19 states’ bid to block Democrat-led states’ energy lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on March 10 to hear a First Amendment challenge to a Colorado law that prohibits counseling for minors that aims to turn patients away from same-sex attraction. The petition in Chiles v. Salazar was granted … Continue reading Supreme Court will hear challenge to Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for youth

The U.S. Supreme Court considered on March 5 whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) may authorize a private company to store spent nuclear fuel at a Texas site. In the case, the court ordered two similar lawsuits—NRC v. Texas and … Continue reading Supreme Court hears dispute over nuclear waste storage in Texas oil field

The U.S. Supreme Court on March 3 left in place a Utah Supreme Court ruling that overturned the death sentence of Douglas Lovell, who was convicted of murdering a woman expected to testify against him. The Utah Supreme Court left … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t consider re-imposing death sentence in Utah murder case

The Trump administration on March 5 dropped a lawsuit filed by the Biden administration that sought to permit Idaho physicians to perform emergency abortions. Idaho’s Defense of Life Act forbids abortions except when “necessary to prevent the death of the … Continue reading Trump administration drops high-profile Idaho abortion case

American Airlines is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that blocked a now-abandoned partnership with JetBlue Airways on federal antitrust law grounds. The petition in American Airlines Group Inc. v. United States was docketed, or … Continue reading American Airlines asks Supreme Court to overturn ruling blocking JetBlue alliance

The Supreme Court on March 5 ruled 5–4 that the Trump administration must follow through with the payment of $2 billion in foreign aid. The new ruling was issued after the nation’s highest court on Feb. 26 temporarily blocked a … Continue reading Supreme Court rejects Trump admin’s bid to freeze foreign aid payments

The Trump administration intends to drop a lawsuit filed by the previous administration that sought to permit Idaho healthcare practitioners to perform emergency abortions, a new court filing shows. The court filing, which includes a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) … Continue reading Trump to drop Biden-era lawsuit seeking to allow emergency abortions in Idaho