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Supreme Court Rules There Is No "Legislative Exception" to the Takings Clause

The decision is unanimous, though some related issues have been left for later resolution.

Reason · Apr 12, 2024

With an eye on Amarillo courthouse, U.S. senators push to stop federal judge shopping

Judge shopping has made a federal courthouse in Amarillo with a Trump-appointed judge a destination for conservative litigants challenging Biden administration policies.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 11, 2024

Even the US supreme court was baffled by conservatives’ attack on abortion pills

The anti-choice case relies on outlandish legal leaps. And if they can’t win there, they’ll redouble efforts to win the White House

The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2024

Will the Supreme Court Let Sylvia Gonzalez Sue the Political Enemies Who Engineered Her Arrest?

"Mayors should not be allowed to launder animus through warrants," the former city council member's lawyer told the justices.

Reason · Mar 21, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas case on politically motivated arrests

Former Castle Hills Council Member Sylvia Gonzalez sued the city after police arrested her for tampering with government records, which she said was in retaliation for her criticism of the city manager.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 21, 2024

Supreme Court seems wary of barring government contacts with social media

At issue was a sweeping Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that barred government officials from having contacts with social media platforms.

WEKU · Mar 18, 2024

Obscure legal theory could weaken voters’ protections from racist laws

A federal court has ruled private parties unable to file cases under one of few remaining curbs on racial bias in elections

The Guardian - US · Mar 15, 2024

Supreme Court Rules for Trump in Section 3 Disqualification Case

Today's unanimous per curiam Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Anderson overturns the Colorado Supreme Court ruling disqualifying Donald Trump from the presidency under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. It does so on the ground that Section 3 is not "self-executing." Thus, only Congress, through special legislation, has the…

Reason · Mar 4, 2024

SCOTUS Ponders the Implications of Prosecuting Gun Owners for a Crime Invented by Bureaucrats

Several justices seemed troubled by an ATF rule that purports to ban bump stocks by reinterpreting the federal definition of machine guns.

Reason · Feb 29, 2024

SCOTUS can save Trump by delaying ruling

If Donald Trump loses, the Supreme Court's insurrection problem goes away

Salon · Feb 8, 2024