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Supreme Court airs caution on limiting congressional tax power - Roll Call

Most of the Supreme Court expressed skepticism Tuesday about a challenge to the constitutionality of a 2017 tax provision.

Roll Call · Dec 5, 2023

Second Amendment Roundup: Concessions by the Government in the Rahimi Oral Argument

Misdemeanants don’t fall within the “not law-abiding” category.

Reason · Nov 28, 2023

He Lost His Gun Rights Because of a Misdemeanor DUI Conviction. That Was Unconstitutional, a Judge Says.

The case highlights the broad reach of a federal law that bans firearm possession by people with nonviolent criminal records.

Reason · Nov 15, 2023

Supreme Court seems poised to keep guns away from domestic abusers

Justices will decide if courts went too far overturning federal law intended to protect survivors

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

Supreme Court sounds ready to keep domestic violence gun possession ban - Roll Call

Most of the Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to uphold Congress' power to ban gun possession related to domestic violence orders.

Roll Call · Nov 7, 2023

SCOTUS Will Decide When the Government's Social Media Meddling Violates the First Amendment

The justices agreed to consider whether the Biden administration's efforts to suppress online "misinformation" were unconstitutional.

Reason · Oct 22, 2023

The Supreme Court seems skeptical of a challenge to consumer agency

The case before the high court Tuesday examined how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is funded. A ruling in favor of payday lenders could gut the agency.

WEKU · Oct 3, 2023

Supreme Court sounds skeptical that Congress overstepped spending power - Roll Call

Several justices seemed hesitant to curtail the congressional power to make federal funding decisions in oral arguments Tuesday.

Roll Call · Oct 3, 2023

Shutdown would not halt federal criminal cases against Trump in DC and Florida - Roll Call

A government shutdown could disrupt litigation in the country, though not the federal criminal cases against former President Donald Trump.

Roll Call · Sep 27, 2023

Biden administration takes content moderation order to Supreme Court - Roll Call

The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to intervene in an ongoing court case about online content moderation.

Roll Call · Sep 14, 2023