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The conservative-majority US Supreme Court struck down 40 years of legal precedent Friday, curbing the power of federal agencies to regulate critical issues affecting Americans' daily lives, from air quality to drug safety and more.

It won't end the administrative state or even significantly reduce the amount of federal regulation. But it's still a valuable step towards protecting the rule of law and curbing executive power.

The Supreme Court in a decision Friday curtailed the power of federal agencies to implement laws passed by Congress.

The court’s current justices are some of the most hostile to labor rights in modern US history

On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a case brought by the federal government regarding whether Idaho’s abortion ban conflicts with a federal law called the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. The law requires emergency rooms to provide stabilizing care for patients experiencing medical emergencies regardless of…

Justice Barrett, a Trump appointee, split from her conservative colleagues in recent decisions

Supreme Court temporarily allows emergency abortions in Idaho due to conflicting state and federal laws.

The decision reverses the Court's previous stay of a lower court decision blocking part of the law.

The Supreme Court will allow abortions in Idaho in emergency situations, for now, despite the state’s near-total ban on the procedure.