New York state’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) sued the federal government on Feb. 19 for canceling a tolling program that the agency said was aimed at relieving traffic congestion in New York City. Under the program, which debuted on Jan. … Continue reading Transit agency sues federal government for canceling Manhattan toll program
The head of a whistleblower-protection agency whom the Trump administration wants to fire urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 18 to leave in place a lower court order blocking the firing. The closely watched emergency government application, Bessent v. … Continue reading Head of whistleblower agency urges Supreme Court to reverse firing by Trump administration
The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 16 to allow it to fire the head of an agency that protects whistleblowers after lower courts said it could not. Special counsel Hampton Dellinger, who heads the U.S. Office … Continue reading Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit firing of Office of Special Counsel chief
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Feb. 14 delayed ruling on 14 states’ request that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) be barred from accessing government information systems. At a hearing in the case of New Mexico v. Musk, the … Continue reading Federal judge delays ruling on restraining order against DOGE and Musk
The U.S. Supreme Court said on Feb. 10 that it will hear two environmental regulation cases next month after it rejected a Department of Justice (DOJ) request last week to halt them. The announcement that oral arguments in the two … Continue reading Supreme Court schedules hearings for Biden-era environmental cases it declined to freeze
The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Feb. 10 that it will hear South Carolina’s bid to stop Planned Parenthood from taking part in the state’s Medicaid program on April 2. Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that offers health insurance … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear South Carolina’s challenge to Planned Parenthood in April
Businessman Steve Wynn is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to roll back protections for journalists in defamation lawsuits. The high court docketed the new petition in Wynn v. The Associated Press (AP), making the petition public on Feb. 4. AP … Continue reading Casino magnate asks Supreme Court to reconsider rulings shielding journalists
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider on Feb. 21 whether to hear a challenge to its controversial 20-year-old ruling upholding eminent domain powers to seize private property for private economic development. The new case was brought by a development company … Continue reading Supreme Court may hear challenge to eminent domain ruling
Republicans in the U.S. Senate proposed a new constitutional amendment on Feb. 7 that would prevent federal lawmakers from increasing the number of justices—currently nine—on the U.S. Supreme Court. The new joint congressional resolution, the Keep Nine Amendment, was introduced … Continue reading Senate GOP proposes constitutional amendment to limit size of Supreme Court
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) changed sides on Feb. 7 in a Biden-era Supreme Court challenge to a Tennessee law banning transgender procedures for minors. The DOJ has disavowed its prior position and now argues that state law is … Continue reading DOJ backs away from Supreme Court challenge to Tennessee ban on transgender procedures for minors
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Feb. 6 to a Department of Justice (DOJ) request to halt a pending student loan case but declined to pause processing three environmental regulation cases. The new rulings came after the DOJ asked the court on Jan. 24 to put the Biden-era cases on hold because the department changed or is considering changing its position on the cases following the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Jan. 20. The Supreme Court did not explain its decisions. No justices dissented. Position changes in high-profile court cases often take place when a new party assumes the … Continue reading Supreme Court grants DOJ request to pause student borrower case
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the conservative majority on the Court is overturning so many longstanding precedents so quickly that public confidence in it is flagging. “I think my Court would probably gather more public support if it … Continue reading Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor suggests court is overturning precedents too quickly
The Supreme Court of Maryland voted 4–3 this week to uphold the constitutionality of a 2023 state law repealing the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits. A statute of limitations is a legal provision that bars the filing … Continue reading Maryland Supreme Court affirms ending time limit in child sexual abuse claims
An Oregon judge has temporarily blocked a city from enforcing its public camping policies after the city prevailed in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed municipalities to enforce homeless camping bans. The new judicial action comes after the Supreme … Continue reading Judge blocks homeless camping restrictions in Oregon city that won Supreme Court challenge
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor decided on Feb. 3 to rescind a temporary stay that had prevented a second fraud trial for four New York businessmen whose convictions were overturned by the high court in 2023. The men were … Continue reading Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor allows trial of businessmen to move forward
An activist group is suing an Oregon city over its public camping policies after the city prevailed in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed municipalities to enforce homeless camping bans. The new lawsuit comes after the Supreme Court in … Continue reading Lawsuit puts Oregon city back in spotlight over homeless camping
The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a Colorado man’s conviction under a habitual criminal statute, directing a state appeals court to reconsider the case in light of a ruling the justices made last year. A habitual criminal statute enhances the sentence … Continue reading Supreme Court overturns Colorado man’s conviction under habitual offender law
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up the case of an Atlanta family whose home was mistakenly raided by an FBI SWAT team. The Supreme Court granted the petition in Martin v. United States on Jan. 27 in … Continue reading Supreme Court will review FBI’s liability for raid at wrong house
The Idaho House of Representatives has passed a resolution calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its 2015 decision that recognized same-sex marriage as a constitutional right. The state House approved the resolution, known as a “memorial,” in a … Continue reading Idaho House passes resolution asking Supreme Court to toss same-sex marriage ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a challenge to Mississippi’s lifetime ban on voting by people convicted of specific crimes. Challengers argued the ban is rooted in the racial animus of the Jim Crow era after the Civil War when … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Mississippi’s felon voting ban