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Supreme Court sends challenge to Florida, Texas laws restricting social media regulation back to lower courts
July 1, 2024 | 10:32amThe Supreme Court on Monday kicked back a challenge to laws out of Florida and Texas that curtail content regulation by social media giants back to the lower courts.
Supreme Court affirms absolute immunity for official acts in Trump case, renders Jan. 6 trial before election unlikely
July 1, 2024 | 10:32amThe US Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump essentially enjoys absolute immunity from prosecution for "official acts" during his presidency, although it left the exact extent of...
Supreme Court's Chevron ruling forces Congress to do its job
June 30, 2024 | 10:48amThe Chevron doctrine, originally meant to streamline Ronald Reagan’s deregulation goals in the face of judicial obstruction, merely enabled bureaucratic bloat.
Ex-Trump official’s bid to avoid prison denied by SCOTUS
June 28, 2024 | 6:46pmBannon was sentenced to serve four-months behind bars and faces a July 1 deadline to report to prison.
Supreme Court narrows use of obstruction charge in Jan. 6 cases, affecting Trump and hundreds of other defendants
June 28, 2024 | 11:02amIn a move that could upend scores of Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot prosecutions, the Supreme Court narrowed the use of a charge of obstructing an official proceeding.
SCOTUS smashes power of the administrative state in historic Chevron case
June 28, 2024 | 10:35amThe Supreme Court, voting 6-3 along ideological lines, overturned the historic 1984 Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council ruling.
Supreme Court upholds fines against homeless in encampments on public property
June 28, 2024 | 10:25amThe Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that blocked an Oregon city from imposing fines to penalize homeless people from camping out on public property.
Supreme Court pauses Biden EPA's 'Good Neighbor' plan targeting air pollution
June 27, 2024 | 2:30pmOn Thursday, the Supreme Court imposed a temporary pause on a Biden administration initiative to slash cross-state air pollution, while allowing litigation over the matter to continue playing out.
Supreme Court strips SEC's use of in-house judges in major blow to Wall Street regulator
June 27, 2024 | 1:03pmThe justices ruled in a 6-3 vote that people accused of fraud by the SEC, which regulates securities markets, have the right to a jury trial in federal court.
Nobel-winning hack attack, SCOTUS defies extremism tag and other commentary
June 27, 2024 | 12:33pmFor all the claims that the “conservative majority is both extreme and radical,” the truth is that “the justices agree a lot of the time.” I.e., “of the 18 rulings...
Supreme Court rejects nationwide opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma that shielded Sackler family from civil suits
June 27, 2024 | 11:02amJustice Neil Gorsuch, writing for the majority, said “nothing in present law authorizes the Sackler discharge.”
Supreme Court officially allows emergency abortions in Idaho one day after leaked opinion
June 27, 2024 | 10:28amThe Supreme Court on Thursday officially affirmed a lower court injunction that allows abortions in medical emergencies to continue in Idaho, one day after inadvertently posting the opinion online briefly before scrubbing it....
Supreme Court censorship ruling lets Biden muzzle us online
June 26, 2024 | 7:27pmOn the eve of the first presidential debate of 2024, the Supreme Court preemptively gave President Biden and his minions an implicit license to meddle in the election — by...
Supreme Court prematurely posts opinion allowing emergency abortions in Idaho
June 26, 2024 | 1:45pmIn an apparent slip-up, the Supreme Court briefly posted a copy of its forthcoming decision in an Idaho case regarding emergency abortions, before quickly scrubbing it.
SCOTUS rejects challenge to Biden administration contact with Big Tech companies
June 26, 2024 | 10:48amThe Supreme Court on June 26 rejected a challenge against the Biden administration accusing it of improperly colluding with social media companies to censor posts deemed “misinformation” about the COVID-19...
Supreme Court rules in favor of Biden admin in Big Tech censorship case; Alito warns ‘country may come to regret’ ruling in fiery dissent
June 26, 2024 | 10:09amThe Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a challenge against the Biden administration accusing it of improperly colluding with Big Tech companies to censor social media posts deemed “misinformation."
SCOTUS to take up challenge to Tennessee law on medical blockers | Reporter Replay
June 25, 2024 | 1:31pmThe nation’s highest court agreed on June 24 to take up a challenge to a Tennessee law that restricts the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors. The...
US Supreme Court to weigh Tennessee ban on transgender puberty blockers for minors
June 24, 2024 | 11:12amThe US Supreme Court will wade into the pitched battle over transgender treatment for minors during its next term -- after lobbying from everyone from the Biden administration to trans...
Two years after Dobbs decision, North Carolina abortion law among strictest
June 23, 2024 | 11:20pmTwo years after the US Supreme Court’s overturn sending abortion law back to the states, North Carolina is one of two restricting at 12 weeks post-fertilization.
Anti-abortion activists wrestle with GOP wavering on Dobbs decision 2 years after landmark case: 'A lot at stake'
June 23, 2024 | 4:41pmAnti-abortion activists are grappling with some Republicans who are wavering on abortion -- and fear that their Supreme Court victory could be short-lived.