A group of youth asked the Supreme Court to resurrect their dismissed lawsuit that alleges the U.S. government’s energy policies violate their purported right to be protected from a changing climate. The lawsuit was originally filed in 2015 by 21 … Continue reading Youth activists ask US Supreme Court to revive dismissed climate lawsuit
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has filed a detailed annual financial disclosure report offering insights into his financial situation. Alito’s new 12-page filing for calendar 2023 with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts comes as the court’s justices face … Continue reading Supreme Court Justice Alito files detailed financial disclosure for 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a former federal official’s request to carry out an emergency review of his corruption conviction and put his prison sentence on hold. The former official argued that his case deserved review because months ago the … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t stay prison sentence of former HUD official
Seven states filed suit against the federal government on Sept. 3 for allegedly moving forward with student loan cancellation after the Supreme Court blocked a prior loan forgiveness plan. As vice president, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has supported President … Continue reading States sue federal government again over student loan cancelation
The Supreme Court denied on Sept. 3 Oklahoma’s emergency application to restore a canceled $4.5 million family planning grant. Justices Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito dissented from the decision to deny the injunction against the U.S. Department of … Continue reading Supreme Court declines to reinstate family planning grant to pro-life Oklahoma
The federal government is urging the Supreme Court to uphold an agency’s decision authorizing construction of a rail line in Utah for transporting crude oil. The Aug. 28 filing by U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar previews the arguments the government … Continue reading US Government urges Supreme Court to allow Utah rail line to be built
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said on Sept. 1 that she is open to an enforceable code of conduct being imposed on the court’s justices. Jackson, who replaced Justice Stephen Breyer in June 2022, made the comment on “CBS … Continue reading Supreme Court Justice Jackson supports a code of conduct for justices
The federal government urged the Supreme Court this week to deny Oklahoma’s request to restore a canceled $4.5 million family planning grant. The request came after a federal appeals court rejected another state’s application to reinstate grants under the same … Continue reading HHS urges Supreme Court to withhold federal funds to Oklahoma after appeals court ruling
The Supreme Court on Aug. 28 turned down President Joe Biden’s request to reinstate a $475 billion student loan relief plan weeks after an appeals court blocked the program. Justice Brett Kavanaugh referred the application to the full court, which … Continue reading Supreme Court declines to reinstate $475 billion student loan relief program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urged the Supreme Court on Aug. 26 to throw out San Francisco’s challenge to federal wastewater discharge regulations. The government’s new brief offers insights into the oral arguments the federal government will make when … Continue reading EPA urges Supreme Court to dismiss San Francisco’s appeal over wastewater rules
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urged the Supreme Court on Aug. 26 to uphold the cancelation of the visa of a Palestinian man who married a U.S. citizen and then was accused of a sham marriage. The new brief previews … Continue reading DHS asks Supreme Court to uphold cancelation of visa over sham marriage
President Joe Biden asked the Supreme Court on Aug. 23 to reinstate a $475 billion student loan relief plan two weeks after an appeals court blocked the program. The government’s emergency application in the heavily litigated case was filed on … Continue reading Biden asks Supreme Court to lift injunction against student loan relief plan
The National Rifle Association (NRA) told the Supreme Court on Aug. 20 that the federal regulation governing so-called ghost guns is unconstitutional and should be struck down. “Ghost gun” is a term some use to describe a privately made or … Continue reading NRA asks Supreme Court to strike down regulation on ‘ghost guns’
The Republican National Committee (RNC) asked the Supreme Court on Aug. 19 to prevent 41,000 registered voters from voting in the November presidential election because they allegedly did not provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Arizona is a hotly contested battleground … Continue reading RNC asks Supreme Court to block 41,000 Arizona voters over alleged lack of citizenship proof
Silicon Valley giant Nvidia urged the Supreme Court on Aug. 13 to turn away a shareholders’ fraud lawsuit, alleging that they falsely claimed that the company’s CEO made public statements that contradicted its own internal reports. The new filing previews … Continue reading Nvidia urges Supreme Court to dismiss shareholder lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) told the Supreme Court on Aug. 15 it should not have to give millions of dollars in grants to Oklahoma that the agency withdrew over the state’s refusal to provide abortion … Continue reading HHS tells Supreme Court Oklahoma’s opposition to abortion disqualifies it from federal aid
A former police officer challenging the federal government’s rule regulating so-called ghost guns that can be assembled at home urged the Supreme Court on Aug. 13 to strike down that rule. The new filing previews the arguments that will be … Continue reading Supreme Court urged to overturn federal ‘ghost gun’ regulation
The federal government urged the Supreme Court on Aug. 13 to reinstate a $475 billion student loan relief plan after an appeals court ruling blocked key parts. The new emergency application filed by Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar came after the … Continue reading US government asks Supreme Court to reinstate student loan relief plan
States that have permissive policies on squatting—a growing phenomenon in the United States—need to make the practice a criminal offense, the writers of a new report from Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) say. Squatting is occupying an unoccupied or abandoned area … Continue reading States need to make it easier to evict squatters, report says
Texas told the Supreme Court on Aug. 10 that it wants to press on with a pending emergency application to halt the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed student loan relief plan even after a federal appeals court blocked key parts … Continue reading Texas asks Supreme Court to consider challenge to student loan relief plan