The Supreme Court issued an emergency order on July 16 temporarily blocking a lower court ruling that prevents voters in seven states from suing over alleged discrimination under the federal Voting Rights Act. The lower court is the U.S. Court … Continue reading Supreme Court temporarily reinstates North Dakota electoral map rejected by lower court

Nebraska officials said on July 16 that the state is suing Colorado at the U.S. Supreme Court over the right to use water from the South Platte River, which winds through both states. The U.S. Constitution gives the Supreme Court … Continue reading Nebraska sues Colorado in Supreme Court over water rights

The Supreme Court on July 14 allowed President Donald Trump to move forward with dismantling the Department of Education by firing almost 1,400 employees. The ruling in McMahon v. New York took the form of an unsigned order. The court … Continue reading Supreme Court allows Trump to fire Education Department employees

President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on July 14 to lift a lower court order blocking his firing of three Biden appointees at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The new legal filing is part of the president’s effort … Continue reading Trump urges Supreme Court to allow firing of Biden appointees at consumer commission

A federal judge on July 11 stood by her own order blocking a federal law that withholds Medicaid reimbursements from Planned Parenthood after the Trump administration urged her to cancel it. The court previously paused a provision in the so-called … Continue reading Federal judge upholds order directing US government not to cut off Planned Parenthood funding

The Supreme Court on July 9 declined to overturn a lower court’s order blocking enforcement of a Florida law that makes it a state crime for an illegal immigrant to enter Florida. The new decision in Uthmeier v. Florida Immigrant … Continue reading Supreme Court declines to reinstate Florida immigration law

The U.S. Supreme Court on July 8 declined a second request to shield the identities of police officers fighting a public records request seeking information about their attendance at the Jan. 6, 2021, rally at the U.S. Capitol. The four … Continue reading Supreme Court rejects shielding identities of police attending Jan. 6 Capitol rally

The Supreme Court on July 8 lifted a lower court order that prevented the Trump administration from carrying out job cuts en masse and restructuring federal agencies. The new ruling lifts U.S. District Judge Susan Illston’s May 22 order that … Continue reading Supreme Court clears way for mass federal layoffs

A federal judge on July 7 paused a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that temporarily prevents Planned Parenthood clinics from receiving Medicaid reimbursements. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani of Massachusetts issued the temporary restraining order after regular … Continue reading Federal judge orders Trump admin not to cut off Planned Parenthood funding

Planned Parenthood’s national organization sued on July 7 to block a provision in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act that temporarily prevents its affiliated clinics from receiving Medicaid reimbursements. The statute does not mention Planned Parenthood by name, but … Continue reading Planned Parenthood sues Trump admin over yearlong funding ban

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether New Jersey’s public transit system may be sued for accidents that take place outside of its home state. New Jersey Transit is being sued in state courts in New York and … Continue reading Supreme Court to decide whether New Jersey Transit may be sued outside the state

The U.S. Supreme Court on July 3 rejected Montana’s request to reinstate a long-blocked law that requires parental consent before a doctor may perform an abortion on a minor. Although the state’s Parental Consent for Abortion Act was enacted in … Continue reading Supreme Court declines to reinstate Montana’s parental consent for abortion law

The Supreme Court has decided not to revive the stalled lawsuit of a former middle school student who alleged he was bullied for being white and backing President Donald Trump. The student, Brooks Warden, also identified in court papers as … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear discrimination lawsuit of Trump-supporting student

The Supreme Court won’t hear the case of a former public school teacher who sued her school district for firing her allegedly as retaliation for social media posts that preceded her employment there. The petitioner, Kari MacRae, is currently a … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear lawsuit of teacher claiming social media posts got her fired

The Supreme Court has decided against taking up a case about whether an eviction moratorium imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic violated the property rights of landlords. The landlords in the case argued that the moratorium Los Angeles imposed in March … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t revive lawsuit over LA’s COVID-Era eviction moratorium

The Supreme Court issued an order late on July 3 that cleared the way for the federal government to deport illegal immigrants to third countries to which they have no prior connection. The case centers on eight men the Department … Continue reading Supreme Court clears the way for deportations to South Sudan

The Supreme Court closed out its 2024–2025 term with a series of high-profile decisions that are affecting major policy areas, as well as the nature of judicial authority itself. Here’s a breakdown of the biggest decisions of the term. 1. … Continue reading 9 Key Supreme Court decisions from this term

The Supreme Court on July 3 agreed to consider an evangelist’s stalled challenge to a protest ordinance in a Mississippi city. The court’s new decision in Olivier v. City of Brandon took the form of an unsigned order. No justices … Continue reading Supreme Court to review local law barring preaching in public spaces

The Supreme Court agreed on July 3 to consider whether states can ban male athletes who don’t identify with their sex from competing on school sports teams intended for females. The decisions to grant the petitions for certiorari, or review, … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear challenges to state laws keeping males out of female sports

The Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that a man claiming he was physically abused in federal prison may not pursue a specific kind of lawsuit against prison officials for damages. That variety of lawsuit is known as a Bivens … Continue reading Supreme Court disallows lawsuit over alleged physical abuse in prison