The Senate Judiciary Committee urged Congress to require the Supreme Court to enforce judicial ethical standards in an investigative report that was released on Dec. 21. Action on the report seems unlikely as Republicans gear up to assume control of … Continue reading Senate Judiciary Committee report calls for ethics changes at Supreme Court

Four individuals challenging the federal government’s airport security policies asked the Supreme Court this week to review the Department of Homeland Security’s terrorist watchlists. The petition in Kovac v. Wray was filed with the court on Dec. 19, attorney Justin … Continue reading Supreme Court asked to take up challenge to ‘no-fly list’

A federal judge was determined to have violated judicial ethics rules by criticizing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in an op-ed, according to an order made public on Dec. 17. The judge’s criticism of Alito pertained to the flying of … Continue reading Judge’s criticism of Supreme Court Justice Alito violated ethics rules, court finds

The U.S. Supreme Court stated on Dec. 18 that it will consider whether South Carolina can stop Planned Parenthood from taking part in the state’s Medicaid program. The court granted the petition in Kerr v. Planned Parenthood in an unsigned … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear South Carolina’s bid to defund Planned Parenthood

The U.S. Supreme Court ordered a lower court this week to reconsider a labor dispute in light of a June ruling that overturned a longstanding legal doctrine favoring federal agencies. The Supreme Court’s new decision took the form of an … Continue reading Supreme Court sends hospital’s labor dispute back to DC Circuit

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 16 rejected a telecommunications industry lawsuit challenging New York’s decision to be the first state in the nation to limit internet access charges for low-income households. The New York State Telecommunications Association had argued … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear telecom industry challenge to New York internet rate caps for the poor

A Dec. 16 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court means that former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, a Democrat, must stand trial on charges of seeking campaign contributions in exchange for a grant from the state. The nation’s highest … Continue reading Supreme Court declines appeal of former New York official in bribery case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 16 rejected former Trump White House official Peter Navarro’s request to review a lower court order requiring him to surrender presidential records from the first Trump administration. The court turned down the petition in … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear Navarro’s claim emails subject to presidential immunity

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 16 denied a podcaster’s emergency request to lift the gag orders against President-elect Donald Trump related to his business records criminal trial in New York. Previously, Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied the application in Nieman … Continue reading Supreme Court again declines to lift gag orders on Trump over business records case

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Dec. 13 to decide whether it would revive a lawsuit filed by energy companies over California’s tough vehicle emissions standards. In April, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled … Continue reading Supreme Court accepts case about California’s strict tailpipe emissions policy

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Dec. 13 to examine whether a Wisconsin Catholic charity’s work is tied closely enough to religion to allow it to be exempt from paying unemployment tax. The court granted the petition in Catholic Charities … Continue reading Supreme Court will weigh Catholic charity’s request for religious tax exemption

The Supreme Court this week heard arguments over a lower court’s ruling that a corporation’s affiliates should be held financially liable in a long-running trademark infringement dispute. The oral hearing in Dewberry Group Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc. took place … Continue reading Supreme Court considers real estate developers’ claims in trademark dispute

The Supreme Court denied an electric utility’s emergency request on Dec. 11 to block a federal rule requiring energy producers to prevent leakage of coal ash from storage facilities into groundwater. The court issued an unsigned order denying the emergency … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t halt EPA’s coal waste rule

The Supreme Court on Dec. 11 dismissed Nvidia’s appeal of a lower court ruling that allowed shareholders to sue the company for alleged securities fraud. This new court opinion, in which the justices declined to rule on the merits and … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t halt shareholder lawsuit against chipmaker Nvidia

The U.S. Supreme Court declined this week to consider reversing a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling that allowed authorities to prosecute a man for carrying a pistol in public without a license. The new decision was made after the Hawaii Supreme … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear claim Hawaii court ignored Bruen ruling in gun case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Dec. 10 that federal courts may not review the federal government’s decision to revoke an immigration visa. The court’s 9–0 opinion in Bouarfa v. Mayorkas was written by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. The … Continue reading Supreme Court rules 9–0 federal judges cannot second-guess visa revocations

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Dec. 10 about whether a lower court was wrong to overturn a federal agency’s approval of a proposed rail line for transporting crude oil. In the case, known as Seven County Infrastructure Coalition … Continue reading Supreme Court considers reach of environmental impact law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 9 looked at how much the federal government has to pay its civilian employees when they are called up for military reservist duty. The issue before the justices during the oral argument was whether … Continue reading Supreme Court questions how much federal employees must be paid on reservist duty

The Supreme Court turned away a challenge on Dec. 9 to a Wisconsin school district’s policy of allowing students to undergo gender identity transitions without informing parents. The decision to deny the petition came in the form of an unsigned … Continue reading Supreme Court declines parents’ challenge to Wisconsin transgender school policy

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Dec. 9 that it won’t consider whether three Boston public schools violated the Constitution with a purported racial diversity policy that admitted students based on their ZIP codes. The new decision was made after … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to admission policy for elite Boston schools