U.S. Supreme Court

Court to Take Up Trump Immigration, Abortion Referral Rules

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 02/25/2021 - 2:00am

Washington – The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up challenges to controversial Trump administration policies affecting family-planning clinics and immigrants, even though the Biden administration has announced it is reviewing them.

Second Court Hearing for Florida-Georgia Water War

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 02/25/2021 - 1:00am

Washington – The Supreme Court tried Monday to inject some mystery into its second consideration of a long-running dispute between Georgia and Florida over water that flows from the Atlanta suburbs to the Gulf of Mexico.

Biden Requests Supreme Court Drop Trump-Era Medicaid Cases

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 02/25/2021 - 12:00am

Washington – The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court not to hear arguments in two cases on its March calendar about the Trump administration’s plan to remake Medicaid by requiring recipients to work.

Supreme Court Won’t Halt Turnover of Trump’s Tax Records

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 02/24/2021 - 3:00am

Washington – In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York state prosecutor.

The court’s action is the apparent culmination of a lengthy legal battle that had already reached the high court once before.

Supreme Court Formally Rejects Trump Election Challenge Cases

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 02/24/2021 - 12:00am

Washington – In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York state prosecutor.

The court’s action is the apparent culmination of a lengthy legal battle that had already reached the high court once before.

Religion, Death Penalty Collide at Supreme Court

Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 12:00am

Washington – The Supreme Court is sending a message to states that want to continue to carry out the death penalty: Inmates must be allowed to have a spiritual adviser by their side as they are executed.

Biden Administration Asks Court to Uphold ACA

Published by Nikki Ratay on Mon, 02/15/2021 - 12:00am

Washington – The Biden administration has told the Supreme Court that it believes the entire Affordable Care Act should be upheld, reversing a Trump administration position in a case pending before the justices.

Justices: California Can't Enforce Indoor Church Service Ban

Published by Nikki Ratay on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 3:00am

Washington – The Supreme Court is telling California that it can’t bar indoor church services because of the coronavirus pandemic, but it can keep for now a ban on singing and chanting indoors.

High Court Sides With Germany in Nazi-Era Art Dispute

Published by Nikki Ratay on Sun, 02/07/2021 - 4:00am

Washington – The Supreme Court’s ruling last Wednesday in a multimillion-dollar dispute over a collection of religious artworks will make it harder for some lawsuits to be tried in U.S. courts over claims that property was taken from Jews during the Nazi era.

High Court Puts Off Wall, Asylum Cases at Biden’s Request

Published by Nikki Ratay on Sun, 02/07/2021 - 3:00am

Washington – The Supreme Court agreed to requests from the Biden administration last Wednesday to put off arguments in two cases involving the U.S.-Mexico border wall and asylum-seekers because President Joe Biden has taken steps to change Trump administration policies that had been challenged in court.

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