The Supreme Court seemed unsympathetic to a private prison operator’s appeal in a lawsuit alleging that some of its immigration detainees were illegally made to work for $1 a day. In the Nov. 10 oral argument in GEO Group Inc. … Continue reading Supreme Court skeptical of private immigration prison operator’s appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 12 scheduled oral arguments for January 2026 in the case challenging President Donald Trump’s firing of Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook. The hearing will take place on Jan. 21, the court said in … Continue reading Supreme Court sets January hearing on Trump’s bid to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook

Attorneys for criminal defendants facing weapons charges have filed for a second time to disqualify a Trump administration appointee as the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles. The new motion filed on Nov. 10 comes after Judge Michael Seabright of … Continue reading Defense lawyers try again to remove senior federal prosecutor in Los Angeles

The Trump administration may, for the time being, continue not to fully fund the food stamp program until Congress appropriates new funds, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled late on Nov. 11. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as … Continue reading Supreme Court lets government continue to withhold funding from SNAP

A West Virginia judge on Nov. 10 allowed the state’s governor to continue deploying members of the state’s National Guard to patrol the streets of the nation’s capital. In Charleston, West Virginia, Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Richard Lindsay issued … Continue reading Judge upholds West Virginia National Guard deployment to DC

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused enforcement of a judgment giving control over $40 million from the estate of Ferdinand Marcos held in a U.S. account to the Republic of the Philippines. Marcos, who was president of the Philippines from … Continue reading Supreme Court temporarily halts judgment involving deceased Filipino authoritarian leader

New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a federal judge in Virginia on Nov. 7 to dismiss a mortgage fraud case against her that she says is a case of selective prosecution. James, who entered not guilty pleas to charges … Continue reading New York AG Letitia James seeks dismissal of mortgage fraud charges

The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 10 rejected a challenge to its landmark 2015 ruling that requires all states to grant licenses for same-sex marriages. The nation’s highest court declined to grant the petition in Davis v. Ermold in an unsigned … Continue reading Supreme Court rejects challenge to its 2015 gay marriage ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Nov. 10 to consider a challenge to a federal law that blocks states from counting mail-in ballots that officials receive after Election Day. The court granted the petition in Watson v. Republican National Committee … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to decide if mail-in ballots must arrive by Election Day

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a late-night order Nov. 7 temporarily pausing a lower court’s order requiring the federal government to fully fund food stamps in November after a federal appeals court declined to do so. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson … Continue reading Supreme Court temporarily halts order requiring government to fully fund SNAP

The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court late on Nov. 7 to halt a judge’s order that requires the federal government to fully fund food stamps in November after a federal appeals court declined to do so. Attorney General … Continue reading Trump admin asks Supreme Court to pause order requiring full SNAP funding for November

U.S. Supreme Court justices are scheduled to vote Nov. 7 on whether to take up a challenge to the court’s 2015 ruling requiring states to accept same-sex marriages. However, whatever decision the justices make, it may not be issued today. … Continue reading Supreme Court considers petition to overturn same-sex marriage

A federal appeals court on Nov. 6 allowed Texas to enforce a state ban on drag shows performed in the presence of minors. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit voted 2–1 to vacate … Continue reading Appeals court lets Texas enforce law limiting drag shows

The Supreme Court on Nov. 6 allowed the Trump administration to enforce its policy requiring the sex designation on a U.S. passport to be consistent with the passport holder’s sex at birth. The court’s decision in Trump v. Orr took … Continue reading Supreme Court allows State Department policy requiring sex at birth on passports

The Supreme Court held high-stakes arguments on Nov. 5 over the legality of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs. For nearly three hours, the justices probed whether Trump’s reciprocal and fentanyl tariffs were authorized by a 1970s emergency powers law. Multiple … Continue reading 6 Takeaways from Supreme Court hearing on Trump’s tariffs

I was on TOI (Times of India TV) discussing the election of radical Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City. The host was Neha Khanna. The other guest was Christopher Hale, described as a Democratic Party operative. Here is … Continue reading Vadum discusses Zorhan Mamdani on Indian TV

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Nov. 3 that he plans to attend this week’s Supreme Court oral arguments about President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. Bessent was referring to the high court’s upcoming Nov. 5 hearing in two consolidated … Continue reading Treasury Secretary Bessent to attend tariffs argument at Supreme Court