A Texas grandmother and former city council member who was arrested after criticizing a city manager should be able to sue for retaliation, according to the petitioners in a case in which the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on March … Continue reading Supreme Court hears case of Texas councilwoman claiming her arrest was politically motivated

U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed receptive this week to an insurer’s claim that it should have a voice in a bankruptcy reorganization plan that it claims will leave it open to paying fraudulent asbestos exposure claims. The oral argument in … Continue reading Supreme Court sympathizes with insurer in bankruptcy proceeding

Organizers of an award named after late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg abruptly canceled this year’s awards gala when the liberal jurist’s family complained after learning that some of this year’s awards were to be given to non-liberal honorees. … Continue reading RBG Award organizers scuttle gala after criticism by late Supreme Court justice’s family

Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical of state arguments on March 18 that the federal government was wrong to communicate with social media platforms about public health issues during the recent pandemic. At the same time, during oral argument in Murthy … Continue reading Supreme Court appears wary of limiting Biden admin’s social media contacts in free speech case

The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s ruling that reversed regulations that had made abortion pill mifepristone easier to obtain. The case, to be heard on March 26, is the Supreme Court’s most important abortion-related … Continue reading Biden DOJ asks Supreme Court to toss abortion pill restrictions

The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 against a man convicted of felony distribution of methamphetamine, a ruling that seems likely to frustrate the efforts of many federal prison inmates who seek to reduce their sentences under the Trump-era First Step Act. … Continue reading Supreme Court narrows Trump’s First Step Act in 6-3 vote

Public officials may block people on social media in certain situations, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously on March 15. At the same time, the court held that public officials who post about topics pertaining to their work on their personal … Continue reading Supreme Court rules public officials may block their constituents on social media

The company that makes the abortion pill mifepristone urged the Supreme Court to throw out a challenge to loosened regulations that made the pill more accessible to women. The case, which will be heard later this month, is the Supreme … Continue reading Abortion pill maker urges Supreme Court to throw out legal challenge

A federal judge in Louisiana paused an entertainer’s trial for gun possession until the U.S. Supreme Court decides if a federal law barring certain people from having firearms is constitutional. The criminal proceeding comes after the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 … Continue reading Rapper’s gun trial delayed until upcoming Supreme Court ruling

A civil rights group claims Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is trying to short-circuit a recently filed racial discrimination lawsuit. The American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER) filed a federal lawsuit last month against Ms. Ivey, a Republican, claiming that Alabama … Continue reading Civil rights group asks court to block Alabama appointments law

The Alabama Supreme Court’s finding last month that frozen embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) are considered minor children under state law has been hailed by the pro-life movement. But the effect of the ruling was soon blunted when … Continue reading Pro-Life activists embrace Alabama IVF ruling

A civil rights group is suing Alabama for allegedly implementing illegal racial quotas in appointments to the Alabama Real Estate Appraisers Board (AREAB). The lawsuit comes after Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) issued a report last year showing that as many … Continue reading Alabama sued over ‘racial quota’ for real estate appraisers board

The Supreme Court ducked a lawsuit over so-called bias response teams at Virginia Tech, ruling on March 4 that the case should be sent back to a lower court. After the litigation was initiated, Virginia Tech rescinded its bias response … Continue reading Supreme Court sidesteps ‘speech police’ case at Virginia Tech

Pro-life high school students in the fifth-largest school district in the United States are claiming victory after a local school district settled a lawsuit about students being denied free speech rights. The Clark County School District in Las Vegas recently … Continue reading Las Vegas pro-life students prevail in federal lawsuit over suppression of views

The Supreme Court seemed inclined to send a dispute involving Coinbase, a major cryptocurrency exchange that wants to force disgruntled customers into private arbitration instead of adjudicating their complaint in the courts, back to lower courts for reconsideration. The customers’ … Continue reading Supreme Court seems ready to punt arbitration dispute involving cryptocurrency giant

The Supreme Court declined to take up the appeal of a school administrator who claimed a school district retaliated against her for drawing attention to a funding disparity in the construction of schools in black and white neighborhoods. The Supreme … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear school administrator’s retaliation case

The Supreme Court considered on Feb. 27 whether federal law overrides a New York state law that compels banks to pay interest on mortgage escrow accounts. The justices heard oral arguments in the case known as Cantero v. Bank of … Continue reading Federal banking laws should override state laws, Supreme Court hears

Parent groups are suing New York state in federal court over an educational program they say discriminates against Chinese American students. The new civil rights lawsuit comes amidst of wave of alleged racial discrimination at the nation’s colleges and universities. … Continue reading Parents sue New York state over alleged racially discriminatory education program

Florida and Texas should be allowed to regulate how social media platforms moderate content, lawyers for the two states told the Supreme Court on Feb. 26. During oral arguments, the justices seemed to be grasping for a new rule they … Continue reading Supreme Court struggles with regulation of social media

The Supreme Court decided on Feb. 26 to reject a case about whether honking a car horn is a constitutionally protected form of free speech. Although Americans have long sounded vehicle horns to express themselves politically, many states, including California, … Continue reading Supreme Court rejects free speech challenge to California honking law