WASHINGTON—A closely divided Supreme Court dismissed a claim June 17 that a New York City public-access television network could be sued for allegedly violating the free-speech protections of the First Amendment. The 5-to-4 opinion on Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck, written … Continue reading Supreme Court: public access TV not bound by first amendment

A divided Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit by Republican lawmakers in Virginia challenging redrawn state legislative districts they claim were racially gerrymandered to benefit Democrats. The decision could help Virginia Democrats in the election this fall. All 140 seats in … Continue reading Supreme Court denies Virginia House of Delegates’ challenge to redistricting

News Analysis A federal appeals court in California ordered an illegal alien who was captured during an immigration raid to be freed because the warrant used by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) indicated only that agents were searching for … Continue reading 9th Circuit challenges ICE warrant and arrests, reverses deportation order

San Francisco is being accused of systemic race-based discrimination in a lawsuit filed by 13 white police officers, who say they were passed over for promotion by the local police department because they are white. The San Francisco Police Department “has a … Continue reading White cops sue San Francisco for racial discrimination

WASHINGTON—Claiming new evidence contradicts the Trump administration’s rationale for wanting to ask 2020 Census respondents whether they are U.S. citizens, a left-wing open-borders group is asking the Supreme Court to delay its upcoming decision in the case. The results from the once-a-decade census, … Continue reading Supreme Court asked to delay decision on citizenship question in Census

WASHINGTON—For the second time in June, the Supreme Court has agreed to take on a case involving a technology company’s alleged mismanagement of employee retirement plan investments. The case is known as Intel Corporation Investment Policy Committee v. Christopher M. Sulyma. Santa Clara, California-based … Continue reading Supreme Court takes Intel employee retirement plan mismanagement case

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a black television programmer can use civil rights laws to sue the nation’s largest cable TV provider for refusing to do business with him. Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp. lost its case before the 9th … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear case involving Comcast’s refusal to carry black-owned network

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court unanimously rejected a California-based offshore oil rig worker’s claim he should be paid for off-the-clock time on the oil platforms, as California law requires, because federal law alone governs the facilities that are based on the Outer Continental Shelf. After … Continue reading Supreme Court rules state law does not apply to Outer Continental Shelf

An illegal alien from Guatemala who conned the feds out of almost $20,000 in welfare benefits has been sentenced to two months in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of theft of U.S. government funds. Welfare fraud is … Continue reading Illegal alien gets prison for food stamp fraud: The illegal alien crime wave that started under Obama continues

The Trump administration defeated environmentalist groups in federal court last week, convincing the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to throw out a lawsuit and restraining order that had prevented construction of the $8-billion Keystone XL Pipeline from Canada to the United … Continue reading 9th Circuit allows Keystone XL Pipeline construction to go forward

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court agreed this week to consider videographer Frederick Allen’s appeal of a circuit court ruling he claims unfairly deprived him of his intellectual property rights related to his coverage of the salvaging of a ship off the North Carolina coast … Continue reading Supreme Court to review state’s plundering of pirate ship media rights

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court decided June 3 to consider whether managers of a retirement fund for IBM employees who invested in IBM stock can be sued for not disclosing that the company’s microelectronics business was overvalued. The high court granted the petition for certiorari in a case known as … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to hear dispute over IBM retirement plan

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court sided with a Midwestern hospital chain on June 3, finding that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services changed its Medicare hospital reimbursement formula improperly because it failed to first conduct the required formal notice-and-comment rulemaking process. Minneapolis-based … Continue reading Supreme Court requires Medicare to use notice and comment in rulemaking

After a string of state-level victories, the forward momentum of a proposal to guarantee that the winner of the national popular vote in future presidential elections becomes president of the United States may have been halted after Nevada unexpectedly said no to … Continue reading Democratic Nevada governor halts National Popular Vote momentum

Lawyers for a recently deceased Montana man’s estate say, despite his death, they may yet have a chance to challenge his federal convictions for digging ponds on his property without the government’s permission. “Congress hasn’t authorized the agencies to tramp … Continue reading Feds jailed and fined husband for digging ponds on own land; widow seeks relief

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court agreed May 28 to consider whether the parents of a foreigner killed outside the country by a U.S. law enforcement officer can pursue a claim for damages against the officer. The much-litigated case, Hernandez v. Mesa, is expected to … Continue reading Supreme Court to consider if cross-border shooting can lead to damages claim