After recent failed appeals to the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Sixth circuits, the Biden administration has taken the fight over new Title IX rules to […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Revives Ballot Drop Boxes — Justia News — July 8, 2024
One of the key states in the 2024 presidential election is Wisconsin. Less than one percentage point has separated the candidates there in four of the last six […]
Supreme Court Grants Immunity in Trump’s 2020 Election Interference Case — Justia News — July 3, 2024
On July 1, 2024, the United States Supreme Court granted former President Donald J. Trump broad immunity from criminal prosecution related to any Executive Branch official conduct. Trump […]
Sackler Family’s Controversial Opioid Deal Cannot Stand, Says Supreme Court — Justia News — June 27, 2024
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Purdue Pharma settlement that in part shielded members of the Sackler family, who own the company, from personal liability related […]
Supreme Court Reveals Dismissal of Idaho Emergency Abortion Ban Case — Justia News — June 26, 2024
A copy of an opinion “inadvertently and briefly uploaded” to the U.S. Supreme Court’s website on Wednesday revealed that it may allow emergency abortions in Idaho. The Idaho […]
Gun Control Scores Rare Win at Supreme Court — Justia News — June 24, 2024
Since 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken a broad view of the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment to the Constitution. That year brought the […]
Biden’s Judicial Nominees Vow to Apply Supreme Court Precedent
Three of President Joe Biden’s U.S. district court judicial nominees in Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania have vowed to apply all binding Supreme Court precedent, including the 2022 […]
Starbucks Need Not Rehire Pro-Union Employees, Supreme Court Rules — Justia News — June 13, 2024
Starbucks Need Not Rehire Pro-Union Employees, Supreme Court Rules – In a win for Starbucks on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the coffee chain could not […]
Young Thug’s Lawyer Avoids Jail After Georgia Supreme Court Hits Pause
Young Thug’s attorney Brian Steel will not have to report to jail this weekend on criminal contempt charges after the Georgia Supreme Court granted his emergency motion for […]
Beyoncé Gave Concert Tickets to Supreme Court’s Ketanji Brown Jackson
When the U.S. Supreme Court’s nine justices released their annual financial disclosures on Friday (June 7), Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reported a cooler-than-usual line item: that Beyoncé had […]