Several U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed sympathetic during Oct. 15 oral argument to a truck driver who was fired after failing a drug test following consumption of a product marketed as drug-free. Respondent Douglas Horn was let go from his … Continue reading Justices weigh whether truck driver fired over drug test has RICO standing

The Supreme Court on Oct. 15 revived a citizen journalist’s lawsuit against Laredo, Texas, in which she claims that officials arrested her for pursuing information from a police source. Major news organizations and journalism nonprofits had spoken out in favor … Continue reading Supreme Court resurrects lawsuit of journalist arrested after seeking information

Pro-abortion state and local governments are filing lawsuits to shut down pro-life pregnancy help organizations that encourage women considering an abortion to seek alternatives. Pregnancy help organizations, or PHOs, are pro-life nonprofits that provide a range of services to women … Continue reading In wake of Roe reversal, abortion-related legal battles increase

Oklahoma urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9 to throw out the murder conviction of Richard Eugene Glossip after the state admitted the prosecution was flawed. The nation’s highest court decided on Jan. 22 to hear his appeal after … Continue reading Supreme Court urged to order new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate

Plaintiffs who enjoy partial success in civil rights lawsuits should not be entitled to have the governments they sue cover their attorneys’ fees, the Supreme Court heard on Oct. 8. The justices heard oral arguments in Lackey v. Stinnie, which … Continue reading Supreme Court grapples with whether motorists who won injunction should get attorney’s fees

A charter school board in Oklahoma has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a state court ruling denying authorization for the nation’s first publicly-funded religious charter school. The board’s attorneys at the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) said the petition … Continue reading Religious Oklahoma school asks Supreme Court to review state’s denial of its charter status

Pet food makers fending off a consumer class action lawsuit told the Supreme Court on Oct. 7 that a lower court ruling allowing the suit should be overturned. The manufacturers say the consumers engaged in forum-shopping, a frowned upon practice … Continue reading Supreme Court hears case about judge-shopping in pet food claim

The Supreme Court on Oct. 7 rejected a Republican challenge to President Joe Biden’s executive order that increased government involvement in the voter registration and voter mobilization process. The justices denied the petition in Keefer v. Biden without comment. No … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Biden’s order on voter registration

The Supreme Court will soon consider whether plaintiffs who enjoy partial success in civil rights lawsuits are entitled to have the governments they sue compensate them for attorney’s fees. Both civil rights activists and governments say the stakes are high. … Continue reading Supreme Court to consider whether states have to pay attorney fees

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Oct. 4 to hear the death row appeal of Ruben Gutierrez, who argues that DNA testing of the crime scene evidence would clear him. The court granted the petition in Gutierrez v. Saenz without … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear Texas death row challenge to DNA testing rules

The Supreme Court declined on Oct. 4 to halt Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations limiting industry emissions of mercury and methane. The rulings came in a bundle of orders in several pending emergency applications. No justices dissented. The court did … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t halt EPA’s mercury and methane regulations

The Supreme Court decided on Oct. 4 to hear a case about flavored vaping products the government says the manufacturer improperly filed in the wrong court to seek a favorable result. The nation’s highest court is expected to deal with … Continue reading Supreme Court wades into dispute over e-cigarettes and judge-shopping

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Oct. 4 to hear U.S. gun makers’ appeal in Mexico’s ongoing $10 billion lawsuit against firearms companies. In the lawsuit, Mexico is seeking $10 billion from U.S. gun companies for allegedly flooding that country … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Mexico’s lawsuit against US gun makers

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 30 to review a lower court ruling that struck down an $8-billion-a-year broadband subsidy. On July 24, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found the … Continue reading FCC asks Supreme Court to reinstate Universal Service Fund

Residents of Nantucket, Massachusetts, are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court’s rejection of their challenge to federal approval of offshore wind turbines. The residents argue that a wind farm in the Cape Cod community is placing … Continue reading Massachusetts residents ask Supreme Court to review offshore wind project

The U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 27 denied Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s request to put his name back on New York’s presidential ballot after a lower court disqualified him. Justice Sonia Sotomayor referred the emergency application in Team Kennedy v. … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t restore RFK Jr.’s name to New York ballot

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) unveiled comprehensive reform legislation on Sept. 26 to add six justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, raising the total from the current nine members to 15. The measure follows a bipartisan commission established by President Joe … Continue reading Senator unveils bill to increase size of Supreme Court to 15

A federal judge on Sept. 24 temporarily blocked New York Attorney General Letitia James’s efforts to prevent pro-life pregnancy help organizations from promoting abortion pill reversal services. James was ordered by Buffalo-based Judge John Sinatra not to enforce anti-fraud provisions … Continue reading Pregnancy help centers win injunction against New York attorney general

Supreme Court justices and federal judges need not file public disclosure documents when they eat or stay at a personal residence, including those owned by business entities, a judicial rulemaking body announced on Sept. 23. The new regulation contrasts with … Continue reading Judicial regulator changes Supreme Court justices’ gift disclosure rules

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to put his name back on New York’s presidential ballot after a lower court disqualified him. Kennedy, an independent, announced on Aug. 23 that he was suspending his campaign … Continue reading RFK Jr. asks Supreme Court to restore his name on New York ballot