The U.S. Supreme Court ordered an appeals court to take a second look at its decision setting aside an intellectually disabled Alabama inmate’s death sentence. Justices determined on Nov. 4 that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit … Continue reading Supreme Court reverses Alabama death sentence, orders appeals court to reconsider

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed prepared on Nov. 5 to reject an enhanced standard of proof for employers to demonstrate that federal law does not require they pay workers overtime. The justices heard oral arguments in the case known as … Continue reading Supreme Court grapples with evidence standard in overtime lawsuits

U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical of Wisconsin Bell’s claim that overbilling alleged by a whistleblower does not fall under the federal False Claims Act (FCA). The assertion was raised during oral arguments on Nov. 4 in Wisconsin Bell Inc. … Continue reading Supreme Court considers fraud claim in internet subsidy case

The Supreme Court decided on Nov. 4 to hear a racial gerrymandering case from Louisiana. Gerrymandering is the manipulation of electoral district boundaries to favor a particular party or constituency. The case will not be heard in time for the … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to hear race-tinged Louisiana electoral dispute

A civil rights group is suing Washington state in federal court over a homeownership program that aids people only if they belong to specific racial categories. The legal complaint in Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism Inc. (FAIR) v. Walker was … Continue reading Washington Housing Commission sued over alleged racial discrimination

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 31 rejected independent presidential candidate Cornel West’s request to require swing state Pennsylvania officials to advise voters they could write him in as a candidate. A lower court in Pennsylvania removed his name from … Continue reading Supreme Court denies West’s bid to inform Pennsylvania voters that he’s a write-in option

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Jan. 21, 2025, that pertains to flavored vaping products and alleged forum shopping by a manufacturer of those products. The justices scheduled the case—known as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) v. … Continue reading Supreme Court will hear dispute over e-cigarettes and judge-shopping in January

The Supreme Court announced it scheduled oral arguments for Jan. 15, 2025, in a case challenging a Texas law mandating age verification for users of pornography websites. The announcement in the case known as Free Speech Coalition Inc. v. Paxton … Continue reading Supreme Court schedules hearing in challenge to Texas porn age verification law

The Supreme Court will consider on Nov. 1 whether to hear a challenge to New York’s sweeping rent control law, which gives a building’s tenants veto power over condominium conversions. The Supreme Court announced on Oct. 28 that it will … Continue reading Supreme Court to consider if it will hear New York rent control challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court voted 6–3 on Oct. 30 to allow Virginia officials to remove suspected noncitizens from the voter rolls. State officials reportedly removed the names of 1,600 individuals believed to not be U.S. citizens from Virginia voter rolls … Continue reading Supreme Court allows Virginia to remove noncitizens from voter rolls

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29 turned down Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s emergency applications seeking to remove his name from ballots in the swing states of Wisconsin and Michigan. Early voting in the Nov. 5 presidential and congressional election … Continue reading Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr.’s request to remove his name from ballots in 2 swing states

A federal appeals court in Washington denied a gun rights challenge on Oct. 29 to the District of Columbia’s ban on magazines with more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Lead appellant Andrew Hanson appealed U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras’s April … Continue reading Federal appeals court won’t block DC law limiting size of gun ammo magazines

Officials in swing state Wisconsin told the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 28 that they oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s emergency application asking to remove his name from the ballot. Early in-person absentee voting began in the state on Oct. … Continue reading Wisconsin opposes RFK Jr.’s Supreme Court application to take his name off ballot

Virginia officials filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 28 asking the justices to allow the state to remove suspected noncitizens from the voter rolls. The application was filed in the case known as Beals v. … Continue reading Virginia asks US Supreme Court to allow its removal of noncitizens from voter rolls

The Supreme Court has sidestepped a challenge to a federal law prohibiting felons from possessing firearms. Instead of scheduling oral argument in the case filed by Lorenzo Garod Pierre, on Oct. 21, the court granted the petition and immediately overturned … Continue reading Supreme Court passes on Second Amendment challenge to federal gun law

The Supreme Court overturned the conviction of an attorney found guilty of smuggling illegal drugs into a Massachusetts state prison after the state supported her appeal. The petitioner, lawyer Elana Gordon, argued that the prosecution’s use of a scientific expert … Continue reading Supreme Court overturns conviction of attorney for smuggling drugs into Massachusetts prison

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 23, asking the justices to remove his name from the Wisconsin ballot for the Nov. 5 election. Absentee voting is already underway in the important … Continue reading RFK Jr. asks US Supreme Court to take his name off Wisconsin ballot

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal about which court has authority over the case of oil refineries seeking an exemption from a renewable fuel mandate. The justices granted the petition in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency v. Calumet Shreveport Refining … Continue reading Supreme Court takes up oil refineries’ appeal over renewable fuels

The Supreme Court on Oct. 21 decided against hearing an appeal aimed at giving the president the power to fire leaders of independent federal agencies. The justices denied the petition in Consumers’ Research v. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) without … Continue reading Supreme Court turns away lawsuit claiming president has power to fire independent agency leaders

The Supreme Court on Oct. 21 said it will hear Oklahoma’s case claiming that state disputes over a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policy should be heard in regional circuit courts, rather than in Washington. At issue is the EPA’s … Continue reading Supreme Court will hear Oklahoma challenge over EPA ‘good neighbor’ smog rule