The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 18 declined to take up a challenge to Alaska’s campaign disclosure law that state voters approved in 2020. Donors and independent expenditure groups contesting the law argued its requirements were burdensome and unconstitutional. The … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Alaska campaign finance rules

The Supreme Court seemed unmoved by an alleged Genovese crime family associate’s argument that his conviction for attempted murder does not count as a crime of violence because no physical force was used. The justices heard during oral argument on … Continue reading Supreme Court hears appeal of alleged mobster in attempted murder case

Supreme Court justices seemed to struggle with Nvidia’s argument on Nov. 13 that shareholders’ securities fraud lawsuit claiming that the company downplayed its reliance on the volatile cryptocurrency sector should be dismissed. Investors sued the Silicon Valley artificial intelligence chipmaker, … Continue reading Supreme Court grapples with fraud claim against Nvidia

The Supreme Court declined on Nov. 12 to take up a challenge to New York’s rent control law, which grants a building’s tenants veto power over condominium conversions. The decision came in the form of an unsigned order regarding the … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to New York rent control law

Sen. Bernie Sanders threw cold water on the prospect of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, 70, stepping down so that President Joe Biden can nominate a younger replacement before he leaves office. In making the statement on NBC’s “Meet the … Continue reading Sen. Bernie Sanders doesn’t support push for Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor to resign

The Supreme Court on Nov. 12 turned away former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’s request to transfer his election interference case from a Georgia state court to federal court. The justices issued the court’s new unsigned order … Continue reading Supreme Court denies Mark Meadows’s request in 2020 election interference prosecution

A federal judge kept alive a lawsuit accusing the federal government of encouraging social media platforms to censor users’ views. The judge ruled that the two states that filed the lawsuit can continue their discovery, a pretrial phase that allows … Continue reading Federal judge gives states in censorship lawsuit against US government chance to make case

Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical during Nov. 6 oral arguments about a social media giant’s attempts to shut down a shareholder lawsuit over a major data privacy breach. At the hearing, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. urged the court to … Continue reading Supreme Court skeptical of Facebook’s move to toss shareholder lawsuit

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