The Biden administration is trying to create a federal right to abortion in a case about emergency health care standards that the Supreme Court will take up on April 24, Idaho’s attorney general and legal experts say. Specifically, the case … Continue reading Supreme Court to consider clash between Idaho pro-life law and federal law
The Supreme Court seemed open on April 23 to the possibility of allowing U.S. citizens whose spouses were denied immigrant visas a narrowly defined opportunity to challenge those denials in court. The case, Department of State v. Munoz, concerns the … Continue reading Supreme Court may allow spouses to challenge denial of spouse’s green cards
Conservative justices on the Supreme Court seemed receptive to an Oregon city’s argument on April 22 that the Eighth Amendment does not prevent it from prosecuting homeless people for sleeping outside. City of Grants Pass v. Johnson comes as cities across the nation grapple with the growing homelessness crisis. More than 580,000 people experienced homelessness in 2022, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has reported. Grants Pass, population 39,000, is in southwest Oregon on the California border. Activist Gloria Johnson is the lead respondent in the appeal. The city wants a lower court ruling barring it from enforcing … Continue reading Supreme Court seems sympathetic to city trying to ban homeless camps
The Supreme Court agreed on April 22 to consider the Biden administration’s rule regulating so-called ghost guns that can be assembled at home. Oral arguments in the high-profile case are likely to take place in the fall. In October 2023, … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear challenge to Biden ‘ghost gun’ rule
The Supreme Court grappled with the case of an Arizona death row inmate on April 17 who claims that 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 effective assistance of counsel. At issue in this case is whether a federal appeals court properly weighed the evidence—both mitigating and aggravating as to the inmate—before ruling that respondent Danny Lee Jones was prejudiced by an ineffective attorney during sentencing. In the case, Arizona is appealing a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth … Continue reading Supreme Court considers if death row inmate deserves new sentencing
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on April 17 in favor of a Missouri police sergeant who argued that her employer illegally discriminated by giving her a lateral job transfer she didn’t want. The decision, which found that lower courts had … Continue reading Supreme Court rules 9–0 for police officer in sex discrimination case
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 on April 16 that a veteran who was denied full education benefits is nonetheless entitled to receive education benefits under separate GI bills. The case is about whether a veteran who qualifies for education benefits … Continue reading Supreme Court rules 7-2 for veteran seeking education benefits
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously for Texas property owners flooded by a state highway project in a decision handed down on April 16. The new 9-0 ruling, the latest pro-property rights decision by the court, will allow the landowners to … Continue reading Supreme Court rules 9-0 for Texas landowners flooded by highway project
Conservative Supreme Court justices seemed generally sympathetic on April 16 to a former police officer charged under an accounting reform law after he entered the U.S. Capitol for four minutes on Jan. 6, 2021. The case is being closely watched … Continue reading Supreme Court justices seem skeptical of Jan. 6 obstruction charge used in Trump case
The Supreme Court seemed unreceptive on April 15 to the Biden administration’s efforts to uphold the bribery conviction of former small-town mayor James Snyder. The justices appeared willing during oral arguments to rein in the broad sweep of a public … Continue reading Supreme Court may relax federal bribery law
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency order late on April 15 allowing Idaho to resume enforcing a state ban on sex-change-related procedures for minors after the law was blocked by lower courts. At least five of the six conservative … Continue reading Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce law blocking sex-change procedures for minors
The Supreme Court refused on April 15 to take up the appeal of radical activist DeRay Mckesson, who is being sued after a policeman was injured at a 2016 protest that Mr. Mckesson organized in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Black … Continue reading Supreme Court won’t allow Black Lives Matter leader to dodge injury lawsuit
An Oregon city is urging the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that prevents it from prosecuting homeless people for sleeping outside. Oral arguments in the case, City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, will be heard on April 22. Grants Pass, with a population of 39,000, is located in southwest Oregon on the California border. Activist Gloria Johnson is the lead respondent. The case comes as cities across the nation struggle with homelessness and homeless camping sites, which have been growing because of rising residential rents, among other factors. More than 580,000 people experienced homelessness in 2022, the … Continue reading Oregon City urges Supreme Court to overturn ban on public camping
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on April 12 that a federal appeals court should not have dismissed a delivery driver’s proposed class action lawsuit over compulsory arbitration. The 9–0 opinion (pdf) in Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St. LLC, written … Continue reading Supreme Court rules for Wonder Bread drivers
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