The Supreme Court refused on Dec. 11 to take up a challenge to Washington state’s ban on LGBT conversion therapy—over the objections of three conservative justices who dissented. The therapeutic practices, which are banned in many states, aim to make … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Washington state LGBT conversion therapy ban

The Supreme Court may soon consider whether to hear Alaska’s appeal against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to veto the proposed $400 billion Pebble Mine project in the southwestern part of the state. The project site on state-owned … Continue reading Supreme Court may soon consider EPA’s veto of huge Alaska mine

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a furloughed Department of Defense employee who waited five years for a decision from an understaffed government board that couldn’t resolve his appeal promptly. The Supreme Court granted the petition … Continue reading Supreme Court will hear Pentagon employee’s appeal against furlough decision

The Supreme Court heard on Dec. 6 the case of a Missouri police sergeant who argues that a city illegally discriminated against her by giving her a lateral job transfer she didn’t want. Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow of the St. Louis … Continue reading Supreme Court hears case of female police officer who claims sex discrimination

A retired Washington state couple urged the Supreme Court on Dec. 5 to strike down a 2017 tax on “unrealized” income from overseas investments, a move some say could jeopardize current tax code provisions and handcuff Congress. Legal observers are … Continue reading Supreme Court considers constitutional limits on federal taxing power

The Supreme Court dismissed on Dec. 5 the case of a serial lawsuit filer who sued more than 600 hotels over their alleged failure to post disability accessibility information on their websites. Activists say such “testers” are only helping to … Continue reading Supreme Court dismisses disability ‘tester’ lawsuit

The Supreme Court on Dec. 5 will take up an important but little-noticed case about “unrealized” income that considers the constitutional limitations on federal taxing power. The case is significant because the court could use it to strike down the … Continue reading The Supreme Court case that could upend parts of the tax code

The Supreme Court heard the Biden administration’s objections to the bankruptcy plan filed by opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma, which includes a controversial settlement that would shield the company’s founding family from future opioid-related liability. The government argued that opioid victims … Continue reading Supreme Court hears arguments in opioid maker bankruptcy case

The Democrat-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee voted—after three previous postponements—to subpoena two private citizens connected to conservative Supreme Court justices as part of a probe of gifts and personal hospitality provided to members of the nation’s highest court. The roll call … Continue reading Senate panel approves subpoena of billionaire Harlan Crow in Supreme Court ethics probe

A Supreme Court ruling late on Nov. 27 means that two senior Republican lawmakers in Arizona will have to testify about why they support state laws that require people to present proof of U.S. citizenship in order to vote in … Continue reading Supreme Court rules 2 Republican lawmakers must testify in voting rights lawsuit

The Supreme Court weighed on Nov. 27 how sentences under a federal three-strikes gun law should be imposed on defendants previously convicted of violent felonies or major drug offenses. Federal law prohibits convicted felons from possessing firearms. The often-litigated Armed … Continue reading Supreme Court looks at federal 3-strikes gun law

The Supreme Court may soon consider whether honking a car horn is a constitutionally protected form of free speech. Although Americans have long sounded the horns of their vehicles to express themselves politically, many states, including California, forbid honking the … Continue reading Supreme Court may consider if states can ban honking at political rallies

News Analysis A good governance group called the Freedom Foundation is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to consider a case that they say would safeguard Alaska state employees’ free speech rights by preserving a requirement that makes unionized employees re-register … Continue reading Supreme Court may take up case that could expand non-union members’ rights

Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the Supreme Court’s decision this week not to review a $40 million verdict an Ohio man, Travis Abbott, won against DuPont. Mr Abbott said toxic “forever chemicals” the company released into the water supply gave … Continue reading Justice Thomas dissents in lawsuit against chemical giant DuPont

The Supreme Court will consider whether a judge or a jury gets to decide whether criminal defendants’ prior convictions justify enhanced sentencing under a federal three-strikes law. The case, Erlinger v. United States (court file 23-370), is the second Armed … Continue reading Supreme Court to decide reach of 3-strikes law

The Supreme Court agreed on Nov. 20 to take a look at whether Indian tribes should be allowed to sue the federal government over reimbursements related to administrative expenses generated by insurers. The federal Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to hear tribal health care reimbursement disputes

The Supreme Court refused to take up the appeal of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd. The Court did not explain why it declined to grant the petition for … Continue reading US Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of Derek Chauvin

The Supreme Court will soon hear a California case challenging the power of governments to use the permitting process to force property owners to pay large development fees. The court announced last week that it will hear oral argument in … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear challenge to development impact fees

The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up several cases this term that pose challenges to the administrative state, following years of concerted legal and political opposition to its legitimacy. Specifically, the justices are set to reevaluate the decades-old doctrine known … Continue reading 4 Supreme Court cases that could curb the administrative state

The Supreme Court has scheduled several high-profile cases for oral argument in January 2024, including an important challenge to the power of the so-called administrative state. Conservative and Republican critics have long derided the administrative state as an unelected fourth … Continue reading Supreme Court schedules oral argument in challenge to bureaucrats’ power