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Senate Loss Raises Question for Democrats

Time is running out to nominate and confirm a successor before the GOP takes control

(Newser) - As Democrats look around for steps to take before they lose control of the White House and Senate in January, their gaze has fallen on Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Even if she resigns, nominating and confirming a Democratic pick to succeed the 70-year-old would be difficult and appears unlikely,...

In Biggest Battleground State, 2 Back-to-Back Rulings

SCOTUS OKs counting certain provisional ballots in Pennsylvania; GOP sees win in state's high court

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in Pennsylvania as the presidential campaigns vie in the final days before the election in the nation's biggest battleground state. The justices left in place a...

Supreme Court Gives Virginia the OK to Purge 1.6K Voters

Gov. Youngkin had sought to have executive order to remove noncitizens from the rolls reinstated

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who aren't US citizens from voting. The justices, over the dissents of the three liberal justices, granted an emergency appeal from Virginia's Republican administration led...

She's the Princess on Alito's Disclosure Form

Gloria von Thurn und Taxis of Germany has befriended the justice and his wife

(Newser) - The New York Times has gotten to the bottom of an unusual item on the most recent financial disclosure form of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. It read: "Gloria von Thurn und Taxis. Concert tickets. $900." Alito, however, declined to shed light when asked by reporters about it....

Supreme Court Has Bad News for Michael Cohen

Justices uphold ruling that lawsuit against Trump claiming retaliatory imprisonment can't go forward

(Newser) - The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday from Michael Cohen, who wanted to hold his former boss and ex-president Donald Trump liable for a jailing he said was retaliation for writing a tell-all memoir. The justices did not detail their reasoning in the brief order, reports the AP , as is...

Glossip Has Unusual Ally in SCOTUS Fight

Both he and Oklahoma are pushing for new trial, citing prosecutorial misconduct

(Newser) - Glossip v. Oklahoma, a highly watched case before the Supreme Court, isn't quite what its name suggests. Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip is pushing for a new trial, arguing the one that resulted in his murder conviction and death sentence was rife with errors. But Oklahoma is of...

Barrett's Omelet Question on Ghost Guns Is Telling

It's a sign the Supreme Court may approve of tougher regulations on them

(Newser) - The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in one of its most closely watched cases of the new term—whether "ghost guns" can be regulated in much the same manner as regular guns. And while the decision won't be out for months, the court seems poised to side with...

Supreme Court Rejects Some Big-Name Appeals

'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli, singer R. Kelly, and a former Texas cop are turned down

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals from some big names like Martin Shkreli, who was once dubbed "Pharma Bro" after jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug, and singer R. Kelly, who's now serving 20 years in prison after being convicted of child sex convictions in...

SCOTUS Declines to Overturn Texas Emergency Abortion Ban

Keeps in place a lower court ruling that hospitals can't be forced to provide abortions

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas, which has one of the country's strictest abortion bans. Without detailing their reasoning, the justices kept in place a lower court order that said hospitals cannot be required to provide pregnancy...

SCOTUS Takes On 15 More Cases
SCOTUS Takes On
15 More Cases
Oct 4, 2024 3:55 PM CDT

SCOTUS Takes On 15 More Cases

New term's will include cases involving nuclear waste, reverse discrimination

(Newser) - The Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday, and it's going to be a busy one. The court added 15 more cases to its docket on Friday, including an effort by gun makers to block Mexico's lawsuit against them , reports SCOTUSBlog . On Monday, the court is expected...

SCOTUS Leaves 2 Environmental Regulations in Place

Industry groups, GOP-led states wanted to block rules on methane, mercury emissions

(Newser) - The Supreme Court left in place Friday two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing industry emissions of planet-warming methane and toxic mercury. The justices did not detail their reasoning in the orders, which came after a flurry of emergency applications to block the rules from industry groups and Republican-leaning...

Power on Mexico's Suit Against Gunmakers Moves to SCOTUS

The $10B complaint was originally thrown out, then revived by lower courts

(Newser) - The Mexican government's lawsuit against American gun manufacturers has been making its way through the courts for years, but the Supreme Court might decide to block it once and for all. The court announced Friday that it will decide whether to block the $10 billion lawsuit, which gunmakers say...

'Ghost Guns' Will Be First Case of New SCOTUS Term
Cases to Watch in
New SCOTUS Term
Oct 3, 2024 2:40 PM CDT

Cases to Watch in New SCOTUS Term

Big cases include ghost guns, transgender rights

(Newser) - The Supreme Court starts a new nine-month term on Monday, and the first major case will come Tuesday, when the court hears arguments in a case involving "ghost guns"—untraceable firearms assembled from kits, often with very little effort involved, Reuters reports. In Garland v. VanDerStok, the Biden...

Man Accused of Graphic Threats to Six Justices

Panos Anastasiou, 76, made hundreds of threats to Supreme Court, say prosecutors

(Newser) - An Alaska man accused of sending threats to injure and kill six Supreme Court justices and some of their family members has been indicted on federal charges, per the AP .
  • Panos Anastasiou, 76, is accused of sending more than 465 messages through a public court website, including graphic threats of
...

After Affirmative Action Ban, Numbers Emerge on Campuses

Following 2023 SCOTUS ruling, Harvard, other elite schools see a dip in Black student enrollment

(Newser) - Last summer, a Supreme Court ruling squashed affirmative action at colleges and universities across the nation, with the majority deciding that taking race into account during the admissions process was a form of discrimination. Now, the numbers are in at Harvard on the fallout from that decision, with the enrollment...

Supreme Court Gives GOP Partial Victory on Arizona Elections

State can enforce measures requiring proof of citizenship to register

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Thursday effectively came down on both sides of an Arizona law that requires proof of citizenship to register to vote, in a partial victory for Republicans who had filed an emergency appeal in the case. The 5-4 ruling lets Arizona enforce measures passed in 2022 requiring...

SCOTUS Rules Against Move to Nix Trump Gag Order

High court rebuffs Missouri AG's argument that gag order in NY hush-money case would stifle Trump

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Monday shut down a long-shot push from Missouri to remove a gag order in former President Trump's hush-money case and delay his sentencing in New York. The Missouri attorney general went to the high court with the unusual request to sue New York after the...

Americans 'Getting Whacked' by Too Many Laws: Gorsuch

SCOTUS justice has a new book out on Tuesday

(Newser) - Ordinary Americans are "getting whacked" by too many laws and regulations, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch says in a new book that underscores his skepticism of federal agencies and the power they wield. "Too little law and we're not safe, and our liberties aren't protected,"...

Judge Has Trump Election Case Back From Supreme Court

Chutkan has to apply immunity ruling to prosecution's case

(Newser) - The federal election interference case against Donald Trump is back with the trial judge after sitting at the Supreme Court for months. The three-judge appeals court panel returned the prosecution on Friday to US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, CBS News reports, who can now set a schedule and announce next...

Democrats Try to Undo Immunity Ruling

Bill specifies what's not up to Supreme Court

(Newser) - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced legislation Thursday affirming that presidents do not have immunity for criminal actions, an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court's landmark decision last month. Schumer's No Kings Act would declare that presidents are not immune from criminal law and clarify that Congress, not...

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