Supreme Court Sides With Dreamers, Rules Trump Bid to Rescind DACA Unlawful

Kevin Daley
June 18, 2020 10:20 AM

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump's bid to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was unlawful, dealing a blow to the president on a signature domestic policy issue.

Justice Thomas Accuses Supreme Court of Dodging Gun Cases

Court has ruled in just one 2nd Amendment case since 2011

Stephen Gutowski
June 15, 2020 8:00 PM

The Supreme Court on Monday denied a slew of gun-rights challenges focused on everything from state "assault weapons" bans to safety requirements and permit issues, sparking a blistering dissent from Justice Clarence Thomas who accused his fellow justices of "looking the other way" on Second Amendment cases.

Supreme Court Delivers Surprise Victory For Gay Rights

Court rules civil rights law covers LGBT workers

Kevin Daley
June 15, 2020 11:00 AM

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a federal civil rights law written in the 1960s also covers gay and transgender workers, delivering a significant and surprising victory for LGBT rights.

Police Reform Faces Key Test at Supreme Court

Kevin Daley
June 13, 2020 12:00 PM

The new national push to reform police practices will face an early test at the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, as the justices decide whether to revisit a legal rule that protects police officers from lawsuits involving constitutional violations.

Judge Dismisses Challenge to Trump Administration’s Abortion Title X Guidance

Graham Piro
June 12, 2020 6:30 PM

A federal judge dismissed a Maine family-planning organization's lawsuit that challenged the Trump administration's guidance prohibiting abortion referrals as a method of family planning.

Black Lives Matter Sues Trump, Barr For Clearing Lafayette Square

Kevin Daley
June 5, 2020 2:50 PM

Black Lives Matter's Washington, D.C., affiliate is suing President Donald Trump over the measures his administration took to disperse protesters in Lafayette Square ahead of his June 1 visit to St. John's Episcopal Church.

Appeals Court Bench Blocks Universal Vote-By-Mail In Texas

Kevin Daley
June 4, 2020 8:45 PM

The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday blocked an order requiring Texas officials to make mail-in ballots available to any voter who wants one due to the coronavirus ahead of elections in July.

Judge Tied to Federalist Society Ban Belonged to Left-Wing Legal Group

Kevin Daley
June 4, 2020 4:30 PM

A federal judge tied to an ethics proposal that would bar judges from joining the Federalist Society and its would-be liberal equivalent, the American Constitution Society (ACS), was an ACS member as recently as 2010, prompting charges of bad faith from legal conservatives.

Supreme Court Turns Down Free Speech Challenge to Mandatory Bar Dues, Membership

Kevin Daley
June 1, 2020 5:06 PM

The Supreme Court declined to take up a First Amendment challenge on Monday to the so-called integrated bar, which requires attorneys in 30 states to join a bar association and pay fees as a condition of practicing law.

Churches Press Supreme Court to Lift Pandemic Restrictions on Worship

Kevin Daley
May 31, 2020 5:00 AM

Churches in California and Illinois are challenging pandemic-related restrictions on religious assemblies in the Supreme Court, even as both states have made concessions to houses of worship in recent days.

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