A group of parents and students is asking the Supreme Court to review the admissions policy of a top-rated high school in Virginia that they say engages in illegal racial discrimination against Asian American students. The case gives the court’s … Continue reading Supreme Court asked to review top Virginia high school’s race-based admissions policy
A Supreme Court ruling on Aug. 17 denying a request to block a city-drawn electoral map for Miami that was challenged as illegally racially gerrymandered means the disputed map will be used in the city’s upcoming elections on Nov. 7. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas referred to the full court a community group’s request to vacate a stay issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit that blocked the map. The nation’s highest court then denied the request in an unsigned order. The map that will be used reportedly leaves one commissioner in his district and places … Continue reading Supreme Court refuses to block Miami election map alleged to be racially gerrymandered
The desire of the Atlanta, Georgia, district attorney prosecuting former President Donald Trump on election-related racketeering charges to try him in March of next year is not realistic given the complexities involved in the case, legal experts told The Epoch … Continue reading March 2024 trial date for Trump in Georgia not realistic, lawyers say
The Georgia grand jury’s indictment of former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn 2020 election results may violate democratic norms but that doesn’t mean the case will be resolved quickly, legal experts told The Epoch Times. Their comments … Continue reading Legal experts say Georgia charges against Trump violate democratic norms
Five congressional Democrats have asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas over gifts he reportedly received from conservative billionaires. The letter (pdf), dated Aug. 11, was signed by Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Jerrold Nadler … Continue reading Top Democrats demand Justice Department investigate Justice Clarence Thomas
The Supreme Court refused on Aug. 10 to dismiss an appeal brought by a litigious litigant opposing counsel accused of participating in “an unethical extortionate scheme,” after the woman asked the court to throw out the case. The refusal also came after one of the woman’s attorneys was recently disciplined by a lower court for professional misconduct in connection with that so-called scheme. The opposing counsel has accused her legal team of committing fraud. The respondent, Deborah Laufer, is a self-identified civil rights “tester” who challenges hotels’ failure to make information about accessibility to disabled people publicly available, even though … Continue reading Supreme Court refuses to dismiss case of civil rights ‘tester’ accused of lawsuit abuse
The Supreme Court put on hold a proposed bankruptcy plan for beleaguered opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma, which is accused of playing a major role in fueling the ongoing opioid crisis. Although the Aug. 10 ruling does not finalize the case, … Continue reading Supreme Court freezes $6 billion opioid settlement with drug maker
A federal judge called a recent Illinois law “stupid” that targets maternal health care centers and sidewalk counselors for expressing their pro-life message after he blocked enforcement of the statute. Judge Iain D. Johnston of the Western Division of the … Continue reading US judge calls Illinois law that targets pro-life pregnancy counseling ‘stupid’
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is preparing to argue in federal court on Aug. 10 that the Biden administration’s “vast censorship enterprise” that’s targeting American voices should be permanently halted. Mr. Bailey, a Republican, is scheduled to appear before the … Continue reading Missouri AG gears up to fight Biden admin on social media censorship
The Supreme Court voted 5–4 midday on Aug. 8 to allow the Biden administration’s rule regulating so-called ghost guns that can be assembled at home to remain in force while the case remains pending before a federal appeals court. The … Continue reading Supreme Court revives Biden admin’s ghost guns regulation
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team urged the court hearing the 2020 election case against him to reject prosecutors’ request that a gag order be imposed on him to limit what evidence he can share and talk about with the … Continue reading Trump lawyers urge court to reject proposed gag order in 2020 election case
Florida-based federal Judge Aileen Cannon asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to justify its continuing use of a District of Columbia grand jury in hopes of laying additional charges in the case about former President Donald Trump’s handling of … Continue reading Judge demands special counsel explain why he used DC grand jury in Trump documents case
Two doctors are suing the Medical Board of California over a state law that forces physicians and those who teach them to accept radical political and racial indoctrination in order to continue practicing medicine. Assembly Bill 241, signed in October … Continue reading Doctors sue California over forced ‘implicit bias’ DEI training in medicine
A Supreme Court ruling temporarily upholding the Biden administration’s rule regulating so-called ghost guns that can be assembled at home will remain in effect until at least Aug. 8. That’s because on Aug. 4 Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito unexpectedly … Continue reading Supreme Court extends order allowing Biden admin’s ‘ghost guns’ rule
The Supreme Court left in place a lower court ruling that struck down a speeding ticket against a member of an Indian tribe in Oklahoma who argued a local government lacked the legal authority to prosecute him because of his … Continue reading Supreme Court refuses to block ruling favoring tribal member
The Supreme Court is unlikely to “intercede” in former President Donald Trump’s various criminal cases—as he said on Aug. 4 the court “must” do—at least not until the cases have moved past the initial stages, legal experts told The Epoch … Continue reading Legal experts say Supreme Court unlikely to ‘intercede’ for Trump, at least not early on
A federal court has temporarily blocked a new Illinois law that takes aim at maternal health care centers for expressing their pro-life message. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted a preliminary injunction late on Aug. … Continue reading Federal judge halts Illinois law targeting pregnancy counseling centers
Second Amendment advocates are urging the Supreme Court to let stand a federal judge’s ruling blocking the Biden administration’s rule regulating so-called ghost guns. “Ghost gun” is a pejorative term used by gun control advocates to describe a homemade firearm … Continue reading Supreme Court urged to reject ghost gun ban
The Supreme Court unexpectedly extended to Aug. 4 its emergency order blocking a federal appeals court decision that deprived an Oklahoma city of the authority to charge members of Indian tribes with municipal offenses. Although the underlying offense at issue … Continue reading Supreme Court extends order allowing minor-offense prosecutions against Native Americans
Several people accused of violating federal law by conspiring to obstruct access to an abortion clinic three years ago are going to trial in Washington on Aug. 9. The defendants are charged with “conspiracy against rights” and conspiracy under section … Continue reading Trial of DC pro-life ‘rescuers’ to begin Aug. 9