Trump girds for battle with Democrats, Supreme Court over birthright citizenship
President-elect Trump, Democratic lawmakers and the Supreme Court are on a collision course over restrictions on birthright citizenship, which Trump has made a top priority for his incoming administration. Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill said the language of the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to all people born in the United States, is being misused […]
Supreme Court to hear dispute over Catholic group, Wisconsin tax exemption
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up a Catholic charity's efforts to qualify for religious exemption from Wisconsin's unemployment tax system. Although Wisconsin exempts employers “operated primarily for religious purposes,” Catholic Charities employs non-Catholics, does not seek to instill the Catholic faith in its participants, and does not seek to instill the Catholic faith […]
Montana Supreme Court blocks ban on transgender surgeries, prompting outcry from GOP lawmaker, supporters
A Montana law banning transgender surgeries on minors will remain temporarily blocked following a state Supreme Court ruling that Republican lawmakers called “an egregious example of bipartisanship.” The justices found that the law, which bans puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgical treatments for gender dysphoria, likely violates Montana's constitutional right to privacy, a lower court […]
We need a Supreme Court for all Americans
The Supreme Court voted last month, and Donald Trump's victory dashed progressive dreams of court reform and personnel changes. Meanwhile, conservatives face the temptation to push our nation's constitutional jurisprudence further in a right-wing direction. It would be a mistake to do so. In times of division and distrust, what we need is a non-political […]
Supreme Court tosses Nvidia appeal to dismiss shareholders’ fraud lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against shareholder lawsuits in a securities fraud lawsuit accusing artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia of misleading investors about how much of its revenue depended on volatile cryptocurrency markets. He avoided a decision on whether to allow the case to proceed. The justices, who heard arguments in the case on […]
Supreme Court hears NEPA case
Click here for the latest news on The Hill {beacon} energy and environment energy and environment Full text Hawley vows to block any CR, including bare-bones Radiation Compensation Fund Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) vowed Tuesday to block a continuing resolution that would only fund the government to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) […]
Outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin pushes constitutional amendment for Supreme Court term limits
Sens. Joe Manchin (IW.V.) and Peter Welch (D-Vermont) are proposing a constitutional amendment that would create term limits for future Supreme Court justices. Currently, there is no term limit for high court judges. The U.S. Constitution states that they “…shall perform their duties while acting in good faith…” The proposed amendment would create an 18-year […]
Supreme Court rejects Boston parents’ appeal claiming racial bias in an admissions policy
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal in a case brought by Boston parents who argued that admissions policies discriminated against white and Asian students. Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence A lawsuit was filed over the city's policies. About three high schools: Boston Latin School, Boston Latin Academy, and John D. O'Bryant School […]
TikToks seek pause on US ban or sale pending Supreme Court review
China-based ByteDance has asked a federal court to temporarily block a law requiring it to sell or ban TikTok by January 19, pending review by the Supreme Court. The emergency motion by TikTok's lawyers comes after a U.S. appeals court sided with the federal government to uphold the law. The decision was a major setback […]
Supreme Court Declines To Hear Parents’ Challenge To School Policy Secretly Encouraging Gender Transitions
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a parent's challenge to a school district's policy that secretly encouraged gender reassignment. Justices Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, and Clarence Thomas would have granted the petition. According to To order. “This case raises important questions of increasing national importance. When a public school district encourages students to transfer schools […]