News analysis As the Supreme Court continues struggling with the unprecedented leak earlier this month of a draft majority opinion that would reverse Roe v. Wade, the draft’s author, Justice Samuel Alito, told a law school audience he was bothered by … Continue reading Alito: SCOTUS wrong to rule civil rights law protects gay and transgender employees
Both the Biden administration and two states opposing it in high-stakes litigation told the Supreme Court that it has the power to decide the central legal questions in a case about the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program that requires non-Mexican … Continue reading Biden administration, 2 states, urge SCOTUS to move forward with ‘Remain in Mexico’ case
The justices of the Supreme Court were to meet face-to-face on May 12 for a private conference on court business for the first time since the unauthorized publication of a draft majority opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade generated a firestorm … Continue reading Supreme Court justices meet for 1st time since draft abortion ruling leak
An overwhelming majority of Americans believe publishing the home addresses of Supreme Court justices and demonstrating at their homes is not an acceptable way to protest the upcoming ruling on abortion precedent Roe v. Wade. According to the poll by … Continue reading Poll: 76 percent of Americans disapprove of protests at Supreme Court justices’ homes
A Democratic candidate for state senate in Pennsylvania is seeking to disqualify Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano, an outspoken Trump supporter, from the governor’s race because he allegedly participated in an “insurrection” against the U.S. government. Democrats and a handful … Continue reading Democratic candidate challenges GOP front-runner in PA governor’s race on Jan. 6 ‘insurrection’ grounds
An election integrity group filed a legal complaint under the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) against Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon for failing to remove duplicate names from the state’s voter roll as federal law requires. An analysis by the … Continue reading Election integrity watchdog sues Minnesota over refusal to clean up its voter roll
A national public interest law firm that focuses on religious liberty is threatening to sue protesters who harass religious worshipers and those who hold demonstrations on the steps of the nation’s churches in the wake of a leaked draft majority … Continue reading Religious freedom advocates threaten to sue anti-Catholic activist Group
News analysis Conservative legal experts consulted by The Epoch Times reject predictions by left-wing lawmakers that if the Supreme Court formally adopts the leaked majority draft opinion striking down Roe v. Wade, the high court’s conservative majority will follow up … Continue reading Draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade won’t have ripples, legal experts say
A week after hearing oral arguments in two states’ challenge to President Joe Biden’s push to dissolve the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program that requires non-Mexican asylum-seekers arriving at the southern border to wait in Mexico for processing, the Supreme … Continue reading SCOTUS queries lawyers in ‘Remain in Mexico’ case about what powers the court has: A week after oral arguments, the high court wants submissions on its remedial authority
A leaked majority draft opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito suggests the highest court in the land has decided to strike down Roe v. Wade, the seminal 1973 precedent that federalized abortion policy, overriding the states and making the procedure lawful throughout … Continue reading What’s in the leaked Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade? Justice Samuel Alito discusses the Constitution, federalism, and when precedents should not be followed
A document that Politico describes as an “initial draft majority opinion” written by Justice Samuel Alito suggests the Supreme Court has decided to strike down Roe v. Wade, the seminal precedent that in 1973 wrested the regulation of abortion from the states and made … Continue reading Supreme Court has decided to overturn Roe v. Wade, leaked opinion suggests
The Supreme Court agreed on May 2 to take a case about whether a bankrupt debtor can escape liability for a debt arising out of someone else’s fraudulent act. Kate Bartenwerfer, who filed for bankruptcy after an ill-fated real estate deal, appealed after the … Continue reading Supreme Court to look at whether one spouse can be held liable for the other’s fraud in bankruptcy
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on May 2 that Boston’s decision to allow national flags and flags about historic events, causes, and organizations to fly outside its city hall while refusing to raise a Christian flag is an unconstitutional example of … Continue reading Boston’s refusal to allow Christian flag to fly Is unconstitutional, unanimous Supreme Court finds: City had allowed Chinese communist flag to be flown
Wind and solar energy technologies, which eco-religionists claim will save the planet from the ravages of capitalism and the destruction it supposedly causes, are culling endangered animals and wiping out their habitats. Michael Shellenberger pinpointed the problem with renewable energy in a May 2018 Forbes article: “If solar and wind farms are needed to protect the natural environment, why do they so often destroy it?” It’s a fair question. Researchers looked at 23 endangered bird species killed at wind and solar outfits in California, according to “Vulnerability of avian populations to renewable energy production,” published March 30 in Royal Society Open Science. The study of the impact on wildlife … Continue reading ‘Green energy’ unsafe for birds and other living things
The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that a deaf and blind woman may not claim damages for emotional distress for a physical therapy clinic’s decision to deny her an American Sign Language interpreter. The court’s opinion in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller PPLC, court file 20–219, came on April 28 after the case was argued on Nov. 30, 2021. The petitioner is Jane Cummings, who has been deaf since birth, is legally blind, and has albinism. The respondent is Premier Rehab Keller PLLC, which operates physical therapy clinics around Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Legal blindness, a term used by governments to determine eligibility … Continue reading Supreme Court rebuffs Biden admin, rules deaf-blind woman can’t seek damages for denial of interpreter
States should be allowed to prosecute non-Indians for crimes committed on Native American land, an attorney representing the state of Oklahoma told the Supreme Court on April 27, after a court ruling two years ago threw the state’s judicial system into disarray by changing jurisdictional rules. The case is Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, court file 21-429. The Supreme Court agreed on Jan. 21 to take the case. Scheduled for 70 minutes, the hearing ran for 131 minutes. The case comes after McGirt v. Oklahoma, in which the Supreme Court ruled 5–4 on July 9, 2020, that most of eastern and some of central Oklahoma … Continue reading Supreme Court considers if states can prosecute non-Indians for crimes on Indian land: Chief Justice Roberts bids farewell to Justice Breyer at his final hearing
Wisconsin’s Walworth County has become the first local government in the state to ban the acceptance of private monies or grants for use in the administration of elections. Approval of the measure came after 16 states enacted legislation to ban or regulate the acceptance and use of private funds by public election officials. Good-government advocates have been incensed that a Mark Zuckerberg-funded activist group, the left-wing Center for Technology and Civic Life (CTCL), flooded election offices in Democratic Party strongholds with millions of dollars in an apparent effort to drive up voter turnout for that party in 2020. In 2016, then-candidate … Continue reading Wisconsin county takes the lead in banning private funding of elections
The Biden administration told the Supreme Court on April 26 that it should not have to continue operating the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program that required non-Mexican asylum-seekers arriving at the southern border to wait in Mexico for processing. The case at hand is Biden v. Texas, court file 21-954. The high court agreed on February 18 to hear the case, an appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. One hour was set aside for the hearing, but it ran 1 hour and 47 minutes. Upon assuming office, Biden halted enrollments in the program, part of the Migrant Protection … Continue reading Biden administration urges Supreme Court to let it drop ‘Remain in Mexico’ program
The Supreme Court seemed to be generally sympathetic toward a high school football coach who claims he was fired for kneeling to pray at the 50-yard line after football games. Coach Joseph A. “Joe” Kennedy, who no longer works for the taxpayer-funded Bremerton School District in Washington state, says his rights were violated when the school district forbade him from praying in view of the public after games. Some of the facts, such as whether his prayers were silent and how he came to not be employed by the district, are in dispute. The case is Kennedy v. Bremerton School … Continue reading SCOTUS hears case of high school football coach banned from praying on field
The Supreme Court agreed on April 25 to hear the appeal of Rodney Reed, who was convicted of murder and rape, and who now wants evidence found at the scene of the crime years ago to be tested for DNA, even though a Texas law forbids it because he took too long to raise the issue. Justice Sonia Sotomayor foreshadowed the Supreme Court’s ruling in 2020 when she questioned the strength of the scientific evidence used to convict Reed. The case is Reed v. Goertz, court file 21-442. Respondent Bryan Goertz, a Republican, is the district attorney for Bastrop County, Texas. The court … Continue reading SCOTUS takes appeal of Texas death row inmate claiming scientific evidence was flawed