Author: Jack Birle, Washington Examiner
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Trump faces more tough decisions at the Supreme Court after winning streak snaps
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President Donald Trump has had a largely successful year at the Supreme Court, but on Friday, he was handed his first loss in months, and more difficult decisions from the justices appear on the horizon. Since the Trump administration took office in January, it has petitioned the Supreme Court’s emergency docket more than two dozen…
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Supreme Court to hear death row inmate’s challenge of racial bias in jury selection
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The Supreme Court announced on Monday it will take up a death row inmate’s challenge over allegations that the dismissal of four black jurors during his trial was unlawful, adding to the justices’ caseload for the current term. The high court said it will hear arguments in Pitchford v. Cain later this term, limited to…
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Judge blocks Trump’s LA troops deployment for third time after getting overruled twice
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U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer blocked President Donald Trump‘s use of the California National Guard for a third time on Wednesday, despite an appeals court halting Breyer’s two previous orders stopping the deployment of troops to Los Angeles. Breyer granted a request by California officials to declare Trump’s federalization and deployment of National Guard troops…
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Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Trump’s birthright citizenship order
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The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear arguments in a case challenging President Donald Trump‘s executive order on birthright citizenship later this term. In an order released Friday afternoon, the justices said they would take up for review Trump v. Barbara, a case originally brought in a federal court in New Hampshire by a…
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Judge finds new way to block Planned Parenthood defunding after appeals court overruled her
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A federal judge again blocked a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that prevents Medicaid reimbursements to abortion providers, despite a federal appeals court lifting her previous halt on the law in a different lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled late Tuesday that the federal government likely failed to give clear notice of the…
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Fiery dissent in Texas redistricting case paves path for Supreme Court appeal
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U.S. Circuit Judge Jerry Smith issued a scathing, lengthy dissent aimed at a district judge on a panel that struck down Texas’s new congressional map, likely providing ammunition for the state’s forthcoming appeal to the Supreme Court. Smith accused U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown of “embarking on a results-oriented crusade against the Texas Legislature” in…
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Supreme Court pushed to take up NRA free speech case
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EXCLUSIVE — The Supreme Court is facing a push to revive the National Rifle Association’s free speech lawsuit against a former New York official, after a federal appeals court ruled that the official has immunity from the allegations against her. The NRA claims that Maria Vullo, a former superintendent of New York‘s Department of Financial Services,…
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Supreme Court could shake up mail ballot and campaign finance rules ahead of midterm elections
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a pair of cases in the coming months, which could significantly affect how much candidates coordinate spending with political parties and which mail ballots are counted ahead of next year’s highly contested midterm elections. The justices have been preparing to hear arguments in the campaign finance law case NRSC v.…
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Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn gay marriage decision
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The Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition from former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis asking the justices to overturn its 2015 decision legalizing gay marriage nationwide. The high court did not elaborate on its decision to reject the petition, but the justices were widely expected to reject the appeal. In Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis cheered…
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Supreme Court to review legality of counting mail ballots arriving after Election Day
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The Supreme Court will hear a case challenging the legality of counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, which could have sweeping implications for laws in more than a dozen states. The high court on Monday granted the petition to hear Watson v. Republican National Committee, reviewing a Mississippi state law that allows mail…
