Alabama defended its redrawn electoral map before the Supreme Court on Oct. 4, arguing that the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA) does not require the state to racially gerrymander districts to guarantee black representation in the state’s congressional delegation. The hearing came … Continue reading No need to racially gerrymander electoral map, Alabama tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court turned down an appeal by conservative commentator and Blexit leader Candace Owens over Facebook’s so-called fact-checks that described her posts about COVID-19 as “false” and a “hoax.” The court provided no reasons for its Oct. 3 decision … Continue reading Supreme Court refuses to hear Candace Owens’ appeal against Facebook fact-checkers
The attorney for an Idaho couple who have been battling federal officials for years over the right to develop their own property asked the Supreme Court on Oct. 3 to rein in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) power to … Continue reading Rein in EPA’s authority over wetlands, Idaho couple urges Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reversed a federal appeals court decision on Oct. 3 that upheld one of Massachusetts’ tough gun laws, months after the high court expanded Second Amendment rights. The Massachusetts law in question, the constitutionality of which is now in doubt, imposed … Continue reading Supreme Court overturns ruling on Massachusetts gun law, leaving constitutionality in question
A 124-year-old Republican club in Manhattan has been canceled by a prominent synagogue-community center for the sin of being Republican. And it was the GOP club’s decision to invite political strategist and Trump supporter Dick Morris to speak at an … Continue reading Jewish organization in NYC cancels Republican group: That the club invited pro-Trump Dick Morris to speak was a key factor
The Biden administration is urging a federal judge to uphold Washington’s ban on individuals carrying firearms on the city’s crime-ridden local public transit system popularly known as the DC Metro. The lawsuit is one of many filed nationwide challenging gun … Continue reading Keep gun ban on DC Metro, Biden administration urges court
Manufacturers and wholesalers of firearms in the United States can’t be held liable for criminal gun trafficking into Mexico, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled in a major blow against U.S.-based gun control efforts. Mexico sued Smith & Wesson, Sturm Ruger & Co., … Continue reading Judge dismisses Mexican government’s lawsuit seeking damages from US gun companies for Mexican crime
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must immediately halt 30 percent reimbursement cuts to hospitals made under the 340B program aimed at helping poor patients, a federal judge ordered. The ruling (pdf) in American Hospital Association v. … Continue reading Federal judge orders HHS to properly reimburse hospitals for prescription drugs
The Supreme Court has put a banker’s lifetime ban from the industry on hold while he pursues an appeal over the ban. The order (pdf), which also stays a $125,000 fine, came late on Sept. 29 in Calcutt v. Federal … Continue reading Supreme Court stays order barring executive from banking industry
The Supreme Court has granted a temporary emergency stay of a lower court order that Novartis Pharmaceuticals says would allow the development of as many as 20 generic versions of its commercially successful multiple-sclerosis drug, Gilenya. The emergency application in Novartis … Continue reading Supreme Court grants emergency pause on ruling disallowing Novartis Pharmaceuticals’ patent: Without the stay, Chinese drug maker HEC Pharm would be able to make generic versions of multiple-sclerosis drug
The attorneys general of 17 states are asking the Supreme Court to take up the civil rights lawsuit of an evangelical Christian postal worker in Pennsylvania who quit the U.S. Postal Service after it refused to accommodate his wish not to work … Continue reading 17 states ask Supreme Court to protect postal worker’s right to honor Sabbath
An election-integrity group is filing a new legal complaint each day this week regarding a different Minnesota county for officials’ failure to remove duplicate voter registrations from county voter rolls. “Federal law requires that duplicate registrations are eliminated from the voter roll,” said J. … Continue reading Minnesota counties sued for duplicate voter registrations
California’s ban on privately owned and operated immigration detention facilities is unconstitutional because it interferes with and gives the state a veto over federal government operations, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled on Sept. 26. In an … Continue reading Federal appeals court overturns California’s ban on private immigration detention centers
Lawyers for the plaintiffs in an upcoming Supreme Court case are upbeat about their challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s long-controversial claim that the presence of surface water on private property makes it a protected wetland subject to federal … Continue reading Lawyers challenging EPA claim about surface water on private property optimistic about SCOTUS case
A conservative public interest law firm plans to appeal a court ruling tossing its lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state-administered college grant program that excludes whites and Asians. Dan Lennington, deputy counsel at the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL), … Continue reading Wisconsin group to appeal court loss in challenge of racially discriminatory college grant program
A microbrewery is suing New Jersey over license conditions it says severely impede such establishments’ ability to advertise in-house events and grow their businesses. The company’s lawyers suggest the state is picking winners and losers by siding with established restaurants and alcohol … Continue reading New Jersey microbrewery sues state over regulatory overreach
Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said in a televised interview that he pushed his colleagues on the court to change their votes and not overturn Roe v. Wade, the seminal 1973 precedent that legalized abortion in the United States, a ruling … Continue reading Former Justice Stephen Breyer says he urged colleagues not to reverse Roe v. Wade
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court that asks the court to decide if states have the power to regulate how social media companies moderate content on their platforms. Given the growing public interest … Continue reading Florida asks Supreme Court to rule on its power to regulate social media
Texas and eight other states are asking the Supreme Court to hear the University of Toledo’s appeal of a lower court ruling in a campus sexual harassment case they say threatens educational institutions with possible liability and loss of funding by the … Continue reading States ask Supreme Court to review harassment decision that could affect schools’ federal funding
New Mexico has become the latest state to welcome illegal aliens as attorneys. In other words, those who are breaking U.S. law by their presence in the country, will now be allowed to practice law in the Land of Enchantment. … Continue reading Illegals practice law in New Mexico: A blue state’s courts roll out the red carpet for illegal aliens