Tag Archives: United States Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s law prohibiting gender affirming care for minors, saying children who seek the treatment don’t qualify as a protected class. In United States v. Skrmetti, the high court issued a 6-3 ruling Wednesday overturning a lower court’s finding that the restrictions violate the constitutional rights …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear two key challenges to state-level gun control laws, allowing Maryland’s ban on assault weapons and Rhode Island’s restriction on high-capacity magazines to remain in place — at least for now. By turning away the appeals, the high court avoided — temporarily …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to proceed with revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants, a move that could result in mass deportations and has triggered fierce backlash from immigration advocates and legal experts. The brief unsigned order …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments in a high-stakes case involving former President Donald Trump’s plan to restrict birthright citizenship, while also weighing the broader question of whether federal judges have the power to issue nationwide injunctions. The justices did not rule on the core constitutional issue of …

The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday allowed the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military service members to temporarily remain in place, while a lower court reviews the policy that advocates and some service members contend illegally targets a group of people. A text entry on the high court’s docket stayed a Washington …

In a late-night order released at 1 a.m. Saturday, the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from carrying out a second wave of deportations targeting Venezuelan immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime statute last widely used during World War II. The court’s emergency action came amid frenzied legal …

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration must “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador despite legal protections preventing his removal. The decision comes after a series of legal missteps and amid mounting criticism of the administration’s …

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a ruling that temporarily halts the reinstatement of roughly 16,000 federal workers the Trump administration had sought to dismiss as part of a sweeping effort to overhaul the federal workforce. In a brief, unsigned order, the Court granted the administration’s emergency request to pause …

In a pivotal 5-4 decision Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a lower court’s block on the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act, effectively clearing the path for the expedited deportation of Venezuelan nationals alleged to be members of the criminal group Tren de Aragua. The ruling allows …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to continue payments on $2 billion in foreign aid that had been frozen, overturning an administrative stay that Chief Justice John Roberts entered in late February. Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas dissented with the ruling. …

Piper Hutchinson, Louisiana Illuminator The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it would hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s congressional redistricting plan that has two majority-Black districts, the latest development in a redistricting battle that has spanned nearly three years. The decision, which came in the case Callais v. Landry, …

Jimmy Williams The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to permit Virginia to revive a plan targeting the removal of noncitizens from voter rolls, a decision that reinstates a program previously halted by a federal judge just days before Election Day. In a brief order, the court’s six conservative justices approved the …

Jimmy Williams The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to remove his name from presidential ballots in Wisconsin and Michigan, despite Kennedy’s request to end his independent bid and endorse Republican Donald Trump. Kennedy argued that keeping his name on the ballot implied …

Jimmy Williams The U.S. Supreme Court’s new term is set to begin Monday, featuring a series of pivotal cases that could reshape significant aspects of American law, particularly regarding gun regulations, LGBTQ rights, and transgender healthcare. The justices return to the bench after a series of landmark decisions in recent …

Jimmy Williams The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a block on the Biden administration’s latest plan to reduce student loan repayments, leaving millions of borrowers in financial uncertainty while legal battles proceed in lower courts. The plan, known as the SAVE program, aims to lower payments for millions of borrowers …