- Supreme Court disallows lawsuit over alleged physical abuse in prison
The Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that a man claiming he was physically abused in federal prison may not pursue a specific kind of lawsuit against prison officials for damages. That variety of lawsuit is known as a Bivens action, based on Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents (1971). In that ruling, the Supreme Court held that individuals may sue government [...]
- Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to fire consumer product safety officials
President Donald Trump filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court on July 2, asking the justices to let him fire three Biden appointees at the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The application in Trump v. Boyle, filed by Solicitor General D. John Sauer, was directed to Chief Justice John Roberts. The legal filing is the president’s latest effort to remove [...]
- Wisconsin Supreme Court votes 4–3 to invalidate state abortion law
The Wisconsin Supreme Court voted 4–3 on July 2 to strike down the state’s 176-year-old almost total ban on abortion. The court majority found that the enactment of newer state laws regulating abortion had the effect of repealing the restrictive abortion law, known as Section 940.04(1). Justice Rebecca Frank Dallet wrote the majority opinion. “We conclude that [...]
- Supreme Court declines pork producers’ challenge to California animal welfare law
The Supreme Court on June 30 turned down a challenge to a California animal welfare law banning the sale of pork from hogs unless the animals were raised in a space that exceeds industry norms. The voter-approved California law applies to all pork, regardless of where it was produced. A group challenging the law had argued that it harmed farmers and consumers nationwide [...]
