A civil rights group is suing Washington state in federal court over a homeownership program that aids people only if they belong to specific racial categories. The legal complaint in Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism Inc. (FAIR) v. Walker was … Continue reading Washington Housing Commission sued over alleged racial discrimination
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 31 rejected independent presidential candidate Cornel West’s request to require swing state Pennsylvania officials to advise voters they could write him in as a candidate. A lower court in Pennsylvania removed his name from … Continue reading Supreme Court denies West’s bid to inform Pennsylvania voters that he’s a write-in option
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Jan. 21, 2025, that pertains to flavored vaping products and alleged forum shopping by a manufacturer of those products. The justices scheduled the case—known as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) v. … Continue reading Supreme Court will hear dispute over e-cigarettes and judge-shopping in January
The Supreme Court announced it scheduled oral arguments for Jan. 15, 2025, in a case challenging a Texas law mandating age verification for users of pornography websites. The announcement in the case known as Free Speech Coalition Inc. v. Paxton … Continue reading Supreme Court schedules hearing in challenge to Texas porn age verification law
The Supreme Court will consider on Nov. 1 whether to hear a challenge to New York’s sweeping rent control law, which gives a building’s tenants veto power over condominium conversions. The Supreme Court announced on Oct. 28 that it will … Continue reading Supreme Court to consider if it will hear New York rent control challenge
I was on NTD Evening News on Oct. 30, 2024, discussing the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing Virginia to remove names from its voter roll. Here is a link to my article on the topic. Here is the video clip (my … Continue reading Vadum talks Supreme Court’s Virginia voter roll ruling on NTD Evening News
The U.S. Supreme Court voted 6–3 on Oct. 30 to allow Virginia officials to remove suspected noncitizens from the voter rolls. State officials reportedly removed the names of 1,600 individuals believed to not be U.S. citizens from Virginia voter rolls … Continue reading Supreme Court allows Virginia to remove noncitizens from voter rolls
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29 turned down Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s emergency applications seeking to remove his name from ballots in the swing states of Wisconsin and Michigan. Early voting in the Nov. 5 presidential and congressional election … Continue reading Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr.’s request to remove his name from ballots in 2 swing states
A federal appeals court in Washington denied a gun rights challenge on Oct. 29 to the District of Columbia’s ban on magazines with more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Lead appellant Andrew Hanson appealed U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras’s April … Continue reading Federal appeals court won’t block DC law limiting size of gun ammo magazines
Officials in swing state Wisconsin told the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 28 that they oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s emergency application asking to remove his name from the ballot. Early in-person absentee voting began in the state on Oct. … Continue reading Wisconsin opposes RFK Jr.’s Supreme Court application to take his name off ballot
Virginia officials filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 28 asking the justices to allow the state to remove suspected noncitizens from the voter rolls. The application was filed in the case known as Beals v. Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights. The application was directed to Chief Justice John Roberts, who oversees emergency litigation from Virginia. The lead applicant, Susan Beals, is Virginia’s Commissioner of Elections. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found unanimously on Oct. 27 that taking the names off the voter rolls within 90 days of an approaching federal election … Continue reading Virginia asks US Supreme Court to allow its removal of noncitizens from voter rolls
The Supreme Court has sidestepped a challenge to a federal law prohibiting felons from possessing firearms. Instead of scheduling oral argument in the case filed by Lorenzo Garod Pierre, on Oct. 21, the court granted the petition and immediately overturned … Continue reading Supreme Court passes on Second Amendment challenge to federal gun law
The Supreme Court overturned the conviction of an attorney found guilty of smuggling illegal drugs into a Massachusetts state prison after the state supported her appeal. The petitioner, lawyer Elana Gordon, argued that the prosecution’s use of a scientific expert … Continue reading Supreme Court overturns conviction of attorney for smuggling drugs into Massachusetts prison
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 23, asking the justices to remove his name from the Wisconsin ballot for the Nov. 5 election. Absentee voting is already underway in the important … Continue reading RFK Jr. asks US Supreme Court to take his name off Wisconsin ballot
The Supreme Court will hear an appeal about which court has authority over the case of oil refineries seeking an exemption from a renewable fuel mandate. The justices granted the petition in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency v. Calumet Shreveport Refining … Continue reading Supreme Court takes up oil refineries’ appeal over renewable fuels
The Supreme Court on Oct. 21 decided against hearing an appeal aimed at giving the president the power to fire leaders of independent federal agencies. The justices denied the petition in Consumers’ Research v. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) without comment in an unsigned order. No justices dissented. The lead petitioner, Virginia-based Consumers’ Research, describes itself as an independent nonprofit organization “whose mission is to increase the knowledge and understanding of issues, policies, products, and services of concern to consumers.” The group argued that the U.S. Constitution empowers the president to remove those in charge of agencies in the executive … Continue reading Supreme Court turns away lawsuit claiming president has power to fire independent agency leaders
The Supreme Court on Oct. 21 said it will hear Oklahoma’s case claiming that state disputes over a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policy should be heard in regional circuit courts, rather than in Washington. At issue is the EPA’s “good neighbor” rule that cracks down on states whose industries are said to be contributing to smog. Separately, the Supreme Court voted 5–4 on June 27 to temporarily put the rule on hold. The court held that the emissions-reduction standards established by a federal plan would probably cause irreversible harm to several of the affected states unless the plan were … Continue reading Supreme Court will hear Oklahoma challenge over EPA ‘good neighbor’ smog rule
The Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of a Texas man who argued that the prosecution’s use of a medical expert who had not performed an autopsy on the victim violated his constitutional rights. The case of Jared Holton Seavey now returns to the Court of Appeals of Texas for the 14th District, which may order a retrial or take other action. The Supreme Court granted Seavey’s petition in a brief unsigned order on Oct. 15. The court did not explain its decision. No justices dissented. The nation’s highest court vacated the ruling of the Court of Appeals of Texas … Continue reading Supreme Court overturns Texas murder conviction over expert witness testimony
Missouri, Idaho, and Kansas renewed their lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the abortion pill mifepristone months after the Supreme Court refused to invalidate approval of the pill. Access to abortion is a political issue in … Continue reading Three states renew lawsuit against FDA over abortion pill regulations
The Supreme Court on Oct. 18 scheduled argument in the federal government’s challenge to a Tennessee law that bans puberty blockers and medical treatments for minors who identify as transgender. The hearing in United States v. Skrmetti will take place on Dec. 4, the court announced. Respondent Jonathan Skrmetti is the attorney general of Tennessee. Several states have enacted legislation regarding transgender individuals’ treatments, participation in school sports, use of gender-specific bathrooms, and drag shows. At least 24 states have passed legislation banning transgender surgery for minors, according to the Movement Advancement Project. On the other hand, 16 states and … Continue reading Supreme Court schedules argument in high-profile lawsuit over Tennessee’s ban on transgender treatments for minors