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Senate Report Declares Court Has an 'Ethical Crisis'

Investigation puts worth of Thomas' gifts in the millions

(Newser) - A report released Saturday by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee after a 20-month investigation declares the Supreme Court "has mired itself in an ethical crisis of its own making." The report lists a series of ethical lapses and failures and estimates the value of gifts accepted by...

Supreme Court Will Hear TikTok's Appeal

Oral arguments scheduled for Jan. 10

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear TikTok's appeal of a federal law that could ban the app in the US if it's not sold by its Chinese parent company. That law is set to kick in Jan. 19; the court will hear arguments on Jan....

Trump's Actions in Hush-Money Case Aren't Protected: Judge

Merchan still could throw out president-elect's convictions

(Newser) - The Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity does not require that President-elect Trump's hush-money convictions be thrown out, a judge ruled Monday. Judge Juan Merchan found that the evidence presented by the Manhattan district attorney was connected "entirely to unofficial conduct" by Trump and not to his...

SCOTUS Justice Is About to Fulfill Another Childhood Dream

Supreme Court's newest member will appear in a Broadway musical in NYC on Saturday night

(Newser) - From a Harvard acting class with Matt Damon to her latest stint on the Great White Way, it's fair to speculate that Kentanji Brown Jackson may very well have been a thespian if she hadn't chosen a career on the bench. Axios reports that, for one performance only...

Justices Won't Hear Another School Admissions Case

Alito calls Boston policy 'racial balancing by another name'

(Newser) - The Supreme Court said Monday it will not take up a case concerning whether three top Boston public high schools unlawfully took race into account in their admissions policy—a decision that displeased two of the justices. The admissions program uses a strategy that has increased diversity without explicitly considering...

Supreme Court Hears Highest-Profile Case of Term

Court appears likely to uphold Tennessee prohibition on gender-affirming care for minors

(Newser) - Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, the Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The justices' decision, not expected for several months, could affect similar laws enacted by another 25 states and a range of other efforts to regulate the lives of...

SCOTUS Appears Likely to Uphold Flavored Vape Ban

They didn't seem convinced that regulators misled companies

(Newser) - A majority of Supreme Court justices didn't seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies as they refused to allow them to sell sweet flavored vaping products following a surge in teen e-cigarette use. All three of the court's liberals and a few of its six conservatives appeared...

SCOTUS Takes Up FDA Ban on Yummy Flavored Vapes

Some argue overturning the ban 'would be a real harm to public health'

(Newser) - Vaping is coming before the Supreme Court next week as federal regulators ask the high court to uphold its block on sweet, flavored products following a spike in youth e-cigarette use, per the AP . The Food and Drug Administration has denied more than a million marketing applications for candy- or...

SCOTUS Rejects Challenge to Cigarette Warning Labels

Tobacco giant opposes new graphic warnings

(Newser) - The Supreme Court won't hear a challenge to a federal requirement that cigarette packages and advertising include graphic images demonstrating the effects of smoking . The high court declined to hear the case in a brief written order handed down Monday.
  • Tobacco company RJ Reynolds appealed to the high court
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Supreme Court Has Bad News for Ex-Trump Chief of Staff

Court quashes Mark Meadows' move to have his Georgia case moved to federal court

(Newser) - The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to let former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows move the election interference case against him in Georgia to federal court, where he would have argued he was immune from prosecution. The justices did not detail their reasoning in a brief order, as...

NY Judge Delays Ruling on Scrapping Trump's Conviction

Juan Merchan kicks can down the road to Nov. 19 in hush money case

(Newser) - A judge on Tuesday postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Trump's conviction in his hush money case as his lawyers argued that his election last week warrants dismissing the case altogether so he can run the country. New York Judge Juan Merchan had been set to rule...

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...

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