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Today in Supreme Court History: April 30, 1789

4/30/1789: President Washington's inauguration. He would appoint eleven members to the Supreme Court: Chief Justices Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth, and… The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 30, 1789 appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brazil's Senate blocks Lula's Supreme Court nominee, first rejection in 132 years

Brazil’s Senate dealt a political blow to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday by rejecting his appointee to the Supreme Court, the first in more than 130 years

The Independent UK

Free Speech Unmuted: "Defamacast" and More: How American Defamation Law Works

Jane and I lay out the structure of American defamation law, using the recent lawsuits brought by FBI Director Kash Patel as a launching point. Special bonus: Almost no discussion of New York Times v. Sullivan (an important case but one that listeners have doubtless heard much about elsewhere).

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Supreme Court boosts DeSantis' GOP congressional map

The ruling helps DeSantis but doesn't finish the job.

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Supreme Court considers whether police can use Big Tech data to capture info from all cellphone users in a place and time

Google tracks the vast majority of cellphones in the United States, collecting your location, usage and device data through installed software and apps. The tracking occurs by various autonomous processes you cannot see or stop, even when you turn off location history, and Google and other companies keep that data…

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AOC calls for more Democrat-leaning states to redraw election maps after Supreme Court ruling and GOP push

‘Unfortunately, we have to provide balance,’ the Squad member says

The Independent UK

Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling makes it harder to protect minority voting power and alters the landscape of future elections

In a major ruling that would permit weakening the voting power of minorities in the United States, the Supreme Court on April 29, 2026, struck down a Black-majority district in Louisiana’s congressional map as “an unconstitutional gerrymander” and altered the court’s interpretation of the Voting Rights Act.

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Panel of Judges Rejects Trump's Immigration Detention Policy Citing Violations in Stunning Judicial Setback

A 3-judge panel from the Second Circuit has rejected the Trump administration's mandatory ICE detention policy.

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Bayer Glyphosate Fight Escalates As Republicans and Democrat Lawmakers Accuse EPA Of Helping Shield Roundup Maker

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez confronted EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin over Bayer-Monsanto and glyphosate, adding new pressure to a fast-moving fight already unfolding at the Supreme Court and in Congress over whether the maker of Roundup should be shielded from lawsuits.

Latin Times

Blow to Voting Rights Act as Supreme Court rules congressional map based on race is unconstitutional

The liberal justices of the court warned that the consequences of the ruling rendered crucial parts of the Voting Rights Act ‘all but a dead letter

The Independent UK

Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising 1st Amendment fears about state investigation

The Supreme Court is siding with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions

The Independent UK

The Latest: Supreme Court to hear arguments on ending legal protections for Haitian/Syrian migrants

The Supreme Court is weighing arguments over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians as migrants fleeing war and natural disaster

The Independent UK

Mandate hijacked: The constitutional sin of the seven AAP defectors

On April 6, 2026, eighteen days before he led seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MPs into the Bharatiya Janata Party, Raghav Chadha posted photographs on Instagram. He sat in a garden reading Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws of Power. “Somebody gifted me a book this week,” he wrote.…

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Supreme Court invalidates Louisiana congressional map over race

The Supreme Court invalidated Louisiana’s congressional map Wednesday ahead of the midterm elections, in a decision that reshaped legal protections for minority voters and could lead to further redistricting nationwide. The 6-3 decision found that Louisiana should not have been forced to draw a second congressional map with a second…

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Texas inmate James Broadnax faces Thursday execution amid final appeal arguing he wasn’t the shooter

The death row inmate has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution, pointing to a codefendant’s confession in the shooting death of two people.

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US supreme court conservatives seem to favor ending TPS for Haitians and Syrians

Nine justices were hearing Trump administration that it has authority to strip immigrants’ temporary protected status

Axios

Migrants blame Kristi Noem in appeal to Supreme Court

Noem's termination of TPS for Haitians and Syrians will be center of a SCOTUS fight.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court to weigh Trump administration push to end protections for Haitian, Syrian migrants

The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for migrants fleeing war and natural disaster

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A SCOTUS Case Exposes the Dangers of 2 Misguided Fourth Amendment Doctrines

"Geofence" searches illustrate the perilous combination of modern technology and deference to law enforcement.

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Apple just unveiled cheaper App Store subscriptions — here's how they work

Apple is giving developers a new option for subscriptions offered through the App Store.

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Does Roundup Cause Cancer? Monsanto's Supreme Court Case Could Have Big Impacts on the Food Industry.

The Court’s glyphosate case could reshape legal liability—and undermine evidence-based regulation.

International Business Times

Trump Administration Moves To Replace Struck-Down Tariffs With New Import Tax System

The Trump administration has begun a new phase of trade enforcement efforts aimed at establishing longer-lasting import taxes after the Supreme Court ruled that its use of emergency powers to impose broad tariffs went beyond legal authority.

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"Gossip," "Abusive Language," and "Soft Beta Males" in Public Comments at School Board Meetings

Blanchard v. Augusta Bd. of Ed., decided yesterday by Judge Stacey Neumann (D. Me.), held that the First Amendment was… The post "Gossip," "Abusive Language," and "Soft Beta Males" in Public Comments at School Board Meetings appeared first on Reason.com.

The Independent UK

GM expects a $500 million tariff refund from Trump levies the Supreme Court struck down

General Motors is expecting a $500 million tariff refund after the Supreme Court struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping levies

Latin Times

Three Pending Supreme Court Decisions That Could Reshape the U.S. This Year

Legal battles over citizenship, executive power, and voting rights are set to test the limits of federal authority and reshape key pillars of U.S. policy

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