An 8-1 Supreme Court ruling holding that Colorado's ban on licensed counselors attempting to change minors' sexual orientation or gender identity is subject to strict First Amendment scrutiny has exposed a rare fracture among the court's three liberal...
The justices declined to block Ohio's removal of a congressional candidate who once ran for DNC chair, leaving him off the Republican primary ballot.
The Supreme Court heard argument in a capital case testing whether a Mississippi trial judge's failure to conduct the third step of a Batson inquiry — and his repeated assurances that the defense's objection was already in the record — can be treated as a...
The justices pressed both sides hard on whether a federal preemption clause that swept away state economic regulation of the trucking industry also immunizes freight brokers from state tort liability when they arrange transportation with dangerous carriers.
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could reshape how federal courts handle appeal waivers in plea agreements, with justices across the ideological spectrum skeptical of both parties' positions.
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case testing whether the federal ban on gun possession by "unlawful users" of controlled substances can constitutionally be applied to a habitual marijuana user.
The justices pressed both sides hard on whether the Fifth Amendment requires fair market value — not just auction proceeds — when a county seizes a home over a small tax debt.
The justices heard argument on a first-impression question: whether federal courts retain equitable authority to toll the 30-day removal deadline under 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b), a circuit-split issue arising from Michigan's attempt to shut down Line 5, an...
The Supreme Court heard argument on whether the 1996 Helms-Burton Act abrogates the foreign sovereign immunity of Cuban government instrumentalities, bypassing the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act entirely.
The justices pressed hard on whether a time-limited property interest can sustain a perpetual trafficking claim under the Helms-Burton Act's Title III.
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in an emergency stay application testing whether President Trump lawfully removed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook — and whether any court can do anything about it if he did not.
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that could determine whether multiemployer pension plans must fix their actuarial assumptions before a plan year closes — or may select them afterward — when calculating how much a departing employer owes in...
The justices pressed both sides hard on whether Hawaii's default-consent rule is a Second Amendment violation or simply a property-law choice states are free to make.
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in a dispute over whether New Jersey Transit, a state-created public corporation, shares in New Jersey's sovereign immunity and can therefore require injured plaintiffs to sue only in New Jersey courts.
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that could determine whether West Virginia's law restricting girls' sports teams to students whose biological sex is female violates Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause — with justices pressing hard on the...
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case testing whether Idaho's law barring transgender women from competing on women's school sports teams can be challenged on an individual, as-applied basis under the Equal Protection Clause.
Louisiana parishes suing oil companies over coastal damage are fighting to keep those cases in state court, while Chevron and other petitioners argue that wartime federal contracts entitle them to a federal forum under the Federal Officer Removal Act.
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that could determine whether investors in closed-end funds can bring a federal lawsuit to rescind contracts that violate the Investment Company Act, or whether Congress eliminated that remedy when it rewrote...
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could reshape how courts assess intellectual disability claims by death-row inmates, with the justices sharply divided over whether multiple IQ scores must be evaluated holistically or whether states may apply...
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is asking the justices to strike down federal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with their candidates, arguing the restrictions cannot stand alongside the Court's recent First...