Religious Conservatives Notch Victories At Supreme Court On Birth Control Mandate, Bias Suits

Supreme Court Issues Orders And Releases Opinions

Kevin Daley
July 8, 2020 12:59 PM

Social conservatives notched a pair of victories at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, as the justices sided with parochial schools and an order of Catholic nuns seeking exemptions from job bias lawsuits and the Affordable Care Act's birth control mandate.

Supreme Court: States Can Bind Members of The Electoral College

Kevin Daley
July 6, 2020 2:55 PM

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously that the states can require presidential electors to support the winner of the popular vote in their state, rejecting arguments that members of the Electoral College get to act as free agents.

In Setback for Democrats, Supreme Court Will Hear Case On Sealed Mueller Evidence

Kevin Daley
July 2, 2020 11:20 AM

The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear the Trump administration's bid to shield secret grand jury materials from House Democrats, all but ensuring that those records won't feature in the presidential election.

Supreme Court Strengthens Right Of Religious Schools To Public Funding

Kevin Daley
June 30, 2020 10:30 AM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a landmark decision that strengthens the right of religious schools to obtain public funds, ruling that Montana violated the First Amendment when it excluded faith-based educators from a scholarship program supported by public monies.

Roberts Joins Liberals To Deliver Abortion Rights Victory

Kevin Daley
June 29, 2020 10:21 AM

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law that providers say will leave the state with just one abortion clinic, in a decision that may deescalate abortion disputes ahead of the 2020 election.

Trump Administration Urges Supreme Court to Scrap Obamacare in Full

Kevin Daley
June 26, 2020 3:10 PM

The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to strike down the Affordable Care Act in its entirety in a new legal brief filed late Thursday night.

Supreme Court Sides With Trump On Fast-Track Deportations

Kevin Daley
June 25, 2020 3:45 PM

The Supreme Court rejected an ACLU-backed bid to slow deportations Thursday, dealing a major victory to the Trump administration and denying some asylum seekers the right to make their case to a federal judge.

Appeals Court Tosses Criminal Case Against Michael Flynn

Kevin Daley
June 24, 2020 12:20 PM

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday ordered a trial judge to dismiss the criminal case against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn.

Woman Turns to Supreme Court to Get Her Guns Back

Court has declined to hear all other Second Amendment cases this session

Stephen Gutowski
June 22, 2020 5:00 AM

In 2013, Lori Rodriguez called San Jose police to her home because her husband was having a mental health crisis and making violent threats. Seven years later, she is petitioning the Supreme Court to force the city to return her guns.

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.

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