MT Supreme Court upholds ruling favoring youth plaintiffs in climate lawsuit
The Montana Supreme Court has rejected Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte's attempt to block a landmark climate change ruling in the state. The justices upheld a district court judge's August ruling that fossil fuel development permits should only be issued after taking carbon emissions into account. The decision came in a lawsuit brought by 16 young […]
Supreme Court appears ready to reel in administrative state in landmark challenge from East Coast fishermen
The Supreme Court's conservative majority in Wednesday's argument appears poised to invoke a precedent challenged by fishermen's groups who argue that the decades-old doctrine gives the administrative state too much power over fishing. is. On Wednesday morning, the high court heard a series of two lawsuits stemming from lawsuits brought by a New Jersey fisherman […]
Supreme Court signals it will claw back federal agency power
Conservatives on the Supreme Court appear inclined to reduce the regulatory power of federal agencies, with several justices in two arguments Wednesday poised to overturn legal doctrine that has strengthened agencies' powers for decades. It seems like there is. 3 or more After hours of arguments, the justices decided that top Biden administration officials sought […]
Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chutich announces retirement
Justice Margaret Tutich, the first openly gay justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court, has announced her retirement. Her resignation leaves Democratic Gov. Tim Walz with two needed positions on the high court. Mr. Tutich was appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals in 2012, and to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 2016, before being elected […]
Vos threatens to take Wisconsin redistricting case to Supreme Court
Wisconsin Republican Speaker Robin Vos on Tuesday denounced Democratic proposals to redraw congressional maps as “political gerrymandering” and threatened to appeal the controversial redistricting case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The submitted map is currently being revised by the liberal-majority Wisconsin Supreme Court. “My hope is that the court, based on a fair interpretation, will […]
Supreme Court declines to hear Indiana school’s appeal on transgender bathroom order
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear an Indiana public school district defending single-sex restrooms. The Supreme Court has rejected the Martinsville Metropolitan School District's appeal of a lower court's ruling that barring transgender students from using the bathroom of the gender they identify with violates students' constitutional rights and federal anti-discrimination laws. However, […]
Supreme Court declines Apple, Epic case
Although the ruling was mostly in Apple's favor, the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss the case means Apple must follow some of the lower court's rulings. Going forward, Apple will need to amend App Store rules that restrict developers from telling users: Other payment methods. Both Apple and Epic Games fortnite developer, asked the Supreme […]
Supreme Court Dismisses Request To Take On Trans Student Bathroom Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to consider a lower court's decision to allow female students into boys' restrooms in an Indiana school district. The Martinsville Metropolitan School District will be closed to the public in 2023 after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that female students who identify as transgender must be allowed […]
Supreme Court rejects Apple’s appeal of App Store changes
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a court order to loosen Apple's grip on the lucrative iPhone app store, potentially impacting billions of dollars in annual revenue. The justices rejected Apple's appeal of a lower court's ruling that some of Apple's App Store rules for apps purchased on more than 1 billion iPhones constitute unfair […]
New England fishermen fighting ‘government overreach’ hope to catch a big win at Supreme Court
In a David vs. Goliath showdown, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a series of arguments Wednesday over Commerce Department regulations through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that could sink America's fishing industry. Last year, a group of New Jersey fishermen petitioned the Supreme Court to consider a lawsuit against the National […]