Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to let the firing of whistleblower agency head proceed
The emergency appeal is the start of what probably will be a steady stream of moves by the Trump administration seeking to undo lower court rulings.
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Biden pushes to reform the nation’s highest court
President Joe Biden’s ambitious list of proposed reforms for the nation’s highest court has some constitutional law and ethics experts saying it will never happen.
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Supreme Court ruling limits prosecutions for corruption
Does a gratuity given to a public official after a city contract is awarded constitute a crime? In James Snyder’s case, the U.S. Supreme Court said no.
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Swimming upstream? SCOTUS decision, Indiana legislation reignite wetlands debate
A ruling that was 15 years in the making has now sparked passionate discourse in the Indiana Statehouse as changes to wetlands occur.
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Law schools rethinking how race will factor in admissions
It’s only been a few weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing universities and law schools to rethink how they can recruit and maintain diverse student bodies.
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Supreme Court that Trump helped shape could have the last word on his aggressive executive orders
President Donald Trump will need the Supreme Court, with three justices he appointed, to enable the most aggressive of the many actions he has taken in just the first few weeks of his second White House term.
Greg Weaver: Indiana lawmakers need to close a corruption loophole
State Rep. Hal Slager is rightfully trying to close a loophole that stems from a complicated U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a federal public corruption case involving former Portage Mayor James Snyder.
Supreme Court allows small business registration rule to take effect, aimed at money laundering
The justices granted an emergency plea made by the Justice Department in the waning days of the Biden administration to allow enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act, enacted in 2021 to crack down on the illicit use of anonymous shell companies.
Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company
The decision came against the backdrop of unusual political agitation by President-elect Donald Trump, who vowed that he could negotiate a solution and the administration of President Joe Biden, which has signaled it won’t enforce the law beginning Sunday, his final full day in office.
US Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn, though some free-speech questions remain
The Texas case is a test for Indiana and several other states with similar laws aimed at blocking young children and teenagers from viewing pornography.
TikTok’s fate arrives at Supreme Court in collision of free speech and national security
In one of the most important cases of the social media age, free speech and national security collide at the Supreme Court on Friday in arguments over the fate of TikTok, a wildly popular digital platform that roughly half the people in the United States use for entertainment and information.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says he spoke with Trump about clerk before hush-money filing
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about a former law clerk the day before Trump went to the high court in a push to delay the sentencing in his New York hush-money case, the justice said Wednesday.
TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban
If the government prevails as it did in a lower court, TikTok says it would shut down its U.S. platform by Jan. 19, leaving creators scrambling to redefine their futures.
Federal courts won’t refer Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to attorney general over ethics
Thomas has agreed to follow updated requirements on reporting trips and gifts, including clearer guidelines on hospitality from friends, the U.S. Judicial Conference wrote.
Chief Justice Roberts warns of threats to judges in year-end report
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday warned that judges nationwide are under increasing threat from violence, intimidation, disinformation and officials threatening to defy lawful court decisions.
Supreme Court will hear arguments over law that could ban TikTok in U.S. if it’s not sold
The justices will hear arguments Jan. 10 about whether the law impermissibly restricts speech in violation of the First Amendment.
Judge rejects Trump’s bid to toss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling
A judge Monday refused to throw out President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. But the overall future of the historic case remains unclear.
Supreme Court leans toward Utah oil railway plan, but may not make broad environmental ruling
Backers of the project asked the justices to get the project back on track and urged them limit the scope of environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act to speed up development.
US Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in elite high school admissions
The Boston School Committee had temporarily dropped the entrance exam for Boston Latin School, Boston Latin Academy and the O’Bryant School of Math and Science because it was not safe to hold exams in-person during the pandemic. Instead, the committee used student performance and ZIP codes to weigh admission.
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on medical treatments for transgender minors
The justices’ decision, not expected for several months, could affect similar laws enacted by Indiana and 24 other states, as well as a range of other efforts to regulate the lives of transgender people, including which sports competitions they can join and which bathrooms they can use.
Supreme Court will hear arguments on flavored vape regulations imposed after youth vaping spike
The high court is taking up an appeal from the Food and Drug Administration, which has denied more than a million applications to sell candy- or fruit-flavored products that appeal to kids.
First transgender attorney to argue before the Supreme Court, challenging health care ban for minors
Chase Strangio will be the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the nation’s highest court, representing families who say Tennessee’s ban on health care for transgender minors leaves their children terrified about the future.
Walmart’s DEI rollback signals a profound shift in the wake of Trump’s election victory
Walmart’s sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups.
Rokita leads 24 states in filing brief with U.S. Supreme Court in support of age verification for porn access
The outcome of the case is expected to impact laws in Indiana and several other states that require pornography websites to verify the age of its users to prevent minors under age 18 from accessing the material.