The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on April 12 that a California county violated a landowner’s rights when it demanded upwards of $23,000 in development impact fees. The ruling curbs the power of governments to use the permitting process to force … Continue reading Supreme Court curbs power of local governments to impose permitting fees

The head of Idaho’s House of Representatives is urging the Supreme Court to reject the Biden administration’s claim that a federal law supersedes the state’s comprehensive abortion law and creates a narrowly defined right to abortion. Critics say that the … Continue reading Idaho urges US Supreme Court to deny federal abortion claim

A coalition of 56 left-wing activist groups has endorsed legislation that would force term limits on Supreme Court justices. The endorsement comes at a time when public approval of the Supreme Court, which has been underwater for years, is rising, … Continue reading Coalition of 56 activist groups backs Democrat bill to impose Supreme Court term limits

A group of Democrat lawmakers is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a lower court ruling that blocked a local government in Oregon from prosecuting homeless people for sleeping outside. The case, City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, set … Continue reading Democrats urge Supreme Court to uphold ban on punishing homeless for public camping

Public approval of the Supreme Court is rising, hitting its highest level in more than a year, according to a new poll published this week by Marquette Law School. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based school’s study discovered that 47 percent of adults … Continue reading Public support for Supreme Court on the rise: Poll

Liberals are mounting a pressure campaign to force liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire from the bench so President Joe Biden, who faces a tough reelection fight in November, can appoint a younger liberal successor before the election. … Continue reading Liberals trying to force Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire

Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s two-volume memoir, recounting his early life in California and 30 years of service on the court, is set to be published in the fall. Famous as the swing vote on the court before he … Continue reading Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s memoir to be published this fall

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away an emergency request to put on hold a court decision that changed the boundaries of several legislative districts in Washington state following a voting rights lawsuit. The redrawn boundaries are expected to benefit Democrats … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t intervene in Washington State legislative map dispute

A man who used to work as a programmer at Google received a 14-month term in prison for threatening to kill Chief Justice John Roberts. Neal Brij Sidhwaney, 43, was sentenced on April 1 by U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales … Continue reading Ex-Google programmer sentenced to 14 months in prison for threats to Chief Justice Roberts

The Supreme Court decided not to review the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by three whistleblowers who claimed the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) failed to investigate their claim that institutional mortgage lenders did not comply with regulations. The nation’s highest … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear whistleblower complaint about alleged IRS misconduct

The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from a former AstraZeneca sales manager who was denied unemployment benefits after the vaccine maker fired her for declining on religious grounds to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The British–Swedish company AstraZeneca makes … Continue reading Supreme Court denies appeal of AstraZeneca employee fired for refusing the shot for religious reasons

A complex upcoming Supreme Court case could weaken a key tool the government uses in immigration law enforcement and throw the system into chaos, legal sources say. The case at hand deals with the doctrine of “consular nonreviewability,” which is … Continue reading Supreme Court case ‘threatens chaos’ to immigration system

A former police officer charged after he entered the U.S. Capitol for four minutes on Jan. 6, 2021, attacked the legal theory underpinning the government’s case against him in a new filing with the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court will … Continue reading Jan. 6 defendant questions government’s legal theory in new Supreme Court filing

Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who retired almost two years ago, criticized the increasingly conservative lean of the court that accelerated in the Trump years. The liberal former justice made the comments in a Politico interview that was published … Continue reading Former Justice Breyer criticizes conservative Supreme Court

The Supreme Court refused this week to review an appeals court ruling that upheld the power of Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board to nullify the territory’s pro-labor law in 2022. The ruling leaves in place a decision by the U.S. … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t undo nullification of pro-labor law in Puerto Rico

The Supreme Court has rejected a North Carolina woman’s request to have her drug sentence reduced under the Trump-era First Step Act. The decision to reject First Step Act relief for this criminal defendant is expected to be followed by … Continue reading Supreme Court rebuffs drug defendant’s First Step Act application

The Supreme Court considered during a hearing whether a judge or a jury gets to decide whether criminal defendants’ prior convictions justify enhanced sentencing under a federal three-strikes gun law. The court heard oral arguments on March 27 in Erlinger … Continue reading Supreme Court considers mandatory minimum sentences under 3-strikes gun law

The Supreme Court appeared skeptical of a challenge brought by a doctors’ group against the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) loosening of regulations of the abortion pill mifepristone. In oral arguments on March 26, several justices seemed to question whether … Continue reading Supreme Court seems skeptical of bid to restrict abortion pill access

The Supreme Court declined to take up two lawsuits challenging the ability of the U.S. president to declare federal lands to be national monuments. The nation’s highest court denied the petitions for certiorari, or review, on March 25, in the … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t hear challenges to president’s power to create national monuments

The Supreme Court seemed sympathetic on March 25 to the argument of a furloughed U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) employee who waited five years for an understaffed government board to decide on his compensation claim. The employee argued that his … Continue reading Supreme Court considers furloughed Pentagon employee’s long-delayed claim