The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5–4 on March 4 that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) wastewater discharge permitting system violates federal law. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA. The opinion … Continue reading Supreme Court rules EPA wastewater regulations too vague

The U.S. Supreme Court on March 3 decided to consider if the Constitution’s double jeopardy ban allows a person to be sentenced for two separate crimes arising out of the same robbery. Specifically, the petitioner, Dwayne Barrett, questions whether a … Continue reading Supreme Court will hear double jeopardy appeal from New York man convicted in robbery

The U.S. Supreme Court on March 3 turned away a free speech group’s challenge to so-called bias response teams that it claims unconstitutionally chill speech on campus. The court denied the petition in Speech First Inc. v. Whitten without comment. … Continue reading Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to campus speech authorities; Justice Thomas dissents

Gun owners in the nation’s capital are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the District of Columbia’s ban on magazines with more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The petition in Hanson v. District of Columbia was docketed, or … Continue reading Gun owners take DC magazine restrictions to Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed sympathetic on Feb. 26 to the arguments of an Ohio woman who alleges the state demoted her because she is heterosexual. The court heard oral argument in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services. Petitioner … Continue reading Supreme Court leans in favor of Ohio state employee claiming demotion because she’s straight

The Supreme Court considered on Feb. 25 what factors federal judges may weigh when revoking a person’s supervised release and sentencing them for violating release conditions. Supervised release is a form of post-prison monitoring, similar to parole. A prisoner is … Continue reading Supreme Court grapples with dispute over supervised release revocations

The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 25 voted 5–3 to throw out the murder conviction of Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Eugene Glossip after the state admitted the prosecution was flawed. The court’s majority opinion was written by Justice Sonia … Continue reading Supreme Court orders retrial of Oklahoma death row inmate

The Supreme Court on Feb. 25 is considering what factors federal judges may weigh when revoking a person’s supervised release and sentencing him or her for violating release conditions. In supervised release, a prisoner is released from custody but is … Continue reading Supreme Court hears dispute over supervised release conditions

The Supreme Court decided on Feb. 24 not to hear a case challenging a 25-year-old precedent allowing governments to forbid outreach within a so-called bubble zone outside abortion clinics. The nation’s highest court did not explain its new, unsigned order … Continue reading Supreme Court will not review ruling limiting pro-life counseling outside abortion clinics

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a whistleblower’s fraud lawsuit against a Wisconsin telecommunications company for allegedly overcharging schools for internet services may move forward. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the court’s 9–0 opinion in Wisconsin Bell Inc. v. United … Continue reading Supreme Court allows whistleblower suit against Wisconsin Bell

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sided with Hungary on Feb. 21, ruling that a group of foreigners may not sue that country in U.S. courts over Holocaust-era asset seizures. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the court’s 9–0 opinion in Republic of … Continue reading Supreme Court blocks lawsuit against Hungary for seizing assets during the Holocaust

A federal district judge on Feb. 21 issued an order partly blocking President Donald Trump’s executive orders withdrawing support for so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson in Maryland granted a preliminary injunction against the … Continue reading Judge partially blocks Trump’s orders curbing DEI programs

The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 21 declined to allow the Trump administration to immediately fire Office of Special Counsel chief Hampton Dellinger. This is the first time that the Supreme Court has weighed in on an action taken by … Continue reading Supreme Court declines to allow Trump admin to immediately fire watchdog official

Two lawsuits were filed on Feb. 20 against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and President Donald Trump’s executive orders that curb the government’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and disavow transgender ideology. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in … Continue reading New lawsuits challenge Trump’s DEI policies, DOGE operations

A coalition of activist groups is suing the federal government over President Donald Trump’s executive orders that curtail the government’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and reject transgender ideology. The new lawsuit, known as National Urban League v. Trump, … Continue reading Groups sue over Trump’s executive orders aimed at DEI and transgender ideology

New York state’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) sued the federal government on Feb. 19 for canceling a tolling program that the agency said was aimed at relieving traffic congestion in New York City. Under the program, which debuted on Jan. … Continue reading Transit agency sues federal government for canceling Manhattan toll program

The head of a whistleblower-protection agency whom the Trump administration wants to fire urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 18 to leave in place a lower court order blocking the firing. The closely watched emergency government application, Bessent v. … Continue reading Head of whistleblower agency urges Supreme Court to reverse firing by Trump administration

The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 16 to allow it to fire the head of an agency that protects whistleblowers after lower courts said it could not. Special counsel Hampton Dellinger, who heads the U.S. Office … Continue reading Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit firing of Office of Special Counsel chief

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Feb. 14 delayed ruling on 14 states’ request that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) be barred from accessing government information systems. At a hearing in the case of New Mexico v. Musk, the … Continue reading Federal judge delays ruling on restraining order against DOGE and Musk

The U.S. Supreme Court said on Feb. 10 that it will hear two environmental regulation cases next month after it rejected a Department of Justice (DOJ) request last week to halt them. The announcement that oral arguments in the two … Continue reading Supreme Court schedules hearings for Biden-era environmental cases it declined to freeze