The Supreme Court refused on Jan. 8 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 won’t hear Alaska appeal of EPA veto of big mine
A medical watchdog group is suing Louisiana in federal court over a racial quota for the state’s board of medical examiners, which the group argues violates the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. Do No Harm is suing over a … Continue reading Watchdog sues Louisiana over racial quota on medical board
The Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for next month in a high-profile challenge to social media laws enacted in Texas and Florida. The court’s calendar published on Jan. 5 also lists February hearing dates for a challenge to a … Continue reading Supreme Court calendar includes social media content moderation cases
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should not have to recuse himself from any future court rulings on whether former President Donald Trump should be disqualified from this year’s election, a legal expert said. Law professor Jonathan Turley made the … Continue reading Justice Clarence Thomas should not bow out of Trump disqualification cases: law professor
A restaurateur is suing the state of Arizona to block its upcoming cage-free egg mandate. The legal complaint (pdf) in Union LLC v. Arizona Department of Agriculture, filed in Arizona Superior Court, comes after the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) … Continue reading Arizona sued over cage-free egg mandate
A family-owned contracting business that claims the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unfairly fined it for failing to disclose lead hazards is challenging the in-house adjudication system the agency used to fine it. The legal complaint disputing $375,000 in penalties … Continue reading Family business sues EPA over in-house tribunals
Democrats’ push to impose a code of conduct on the U.S. Supreme Court is driven by their desire to exert power over a court that hasn’t been ruling their way on key issues, legal experts say. Democrats and their left-wing … Continue reading Behind the Democrats’ efforts to regulate the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court agreed on Dec. 20 to fast-track a challenge by Republican-led states and the energy industry to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “good neighbor” rule that would crack down on states whose industries are said to be … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to EPA anti-smog regulation
A federal appeals court ruled on Dec. 19 that Boston may use racially discriminatory admission criteria for its elite public schools even after the U.S. Supreme Court found earlier this year that colleges and universities may not use affirmative action … Continue reading 1st Circuit upholds racially discriminatory admissions at elite public schools
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was at one time so concerned about his finances that he quietly pushed for a salary increase and for justices to be allowed to accept speaking fees, according to a new report that was promptly … Continue reading Report claims Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas pushed for higher salary
The Supreme Court has agreed to review the death sentence imposed on an Arizona inmate who claims he received ineffective assistance from counsel during the sentencing process. The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees a criminal defendant the right to … Continue reading Supreme Court to review Arizona death row inmate’s sentence
The Supreme Court will consider a dispute about whether life insurance payouts should be deemed to be corporate assets in calculating federal income taxes payable on a deceased person’s estate. The court granted the petition for certiorari (pdf), or review, … Continue reading Supreme Court to take up dispute over estate tax owed by family business
A medical doctor is suing New Jersey in federal court over its laws that limit telehealth services and prevent patients from accessing specialty cancer care that their local doctors lack the expertise to treat. Telehealth—also known as telemedicine, which has … Continue reading Cancer specialist sues New Jersey over telemedicine restrictions
The Supreme Court will consider whether an Ohio jeweler can bring civil rights claims against police for malicious prosecution after criminal charges brought against him were dropped. The case comes after the Supreme Court loosened the legal standard for bringing … Continue reading Supreme Court will consider if police can be sued for fabricating evidence
A federal judge permanently blocked an Illinois law on Dec. 14 that he previously called “stupid” that targets maternal health care centers and sidewalk counselors for expressing their pro-life message. The state of Illinois consented to the injunction and the … Continue reading Federal judge permanently blocks Illinois law targeting pro-life pregnancy counseling
The Supreme Court agreed on Dec. 13 to take up the appeal of James Snyder, the former mayor of an Indiana town who was convicted of bribery. The case comes as the court has been raising the bar in public … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear former Indiana mayor’s bribery appeal
Democrat lawmakers are demanding that conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself from an upcoming case centered on former President Donald Trump’s claim that he enjoys presidential immunity from prosecution. Democrats are concerned that if President Trump secures a … Continue reading Democrats demand Clarence Thomas recuse himself from Trump immunity case
The Supreme Court agreed on Dec. 13 to hear the Biden administration’s defense of regulatory moves related to mifepristone, a pill used for abortions. The court’s decision in the heavily litigated case could affect the availability of the drug. In … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear challenge to abortion pill
The Supreme Court has rejected the Medicare fraud appeal of former healthcare executive Philip Esformes, whose sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump. The prosecution involved what the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) described as the “largest health care fraud … Continue reading Supreme Court rejects appeal of healthcare executive given clemency by Trump
The Supreme Court failed on Dec. 11 to take up or reject a much-anticipated, heavily-litigated challenge to the government’s decision in 2000 to approve mifepristone, a pill used for abortions, putting off the court’s decision for the time being. Although … Continue reading Supreme Court delays decision on challenges to abortion pill