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Trump to SCOTUS: Let Me Fire Copyright Chief

Federal appeals court blocked Perlmutter's dismissal

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to fire the director of the US Copyright Office. The administration's newest emergency appeal to the high court was filed a month and a half after a federal appeals court in Washington held that the official, Shira...

SCOTUS Sets Date to Consider Marriage Equality Case

Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Kim Davis' case challenging same-sex marriage

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Thursday scheduled a Nov. 7 conference to consider whether to hear the case seeking to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the ruling that guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage in the US, Newsweek reports. The lawyer for Kim Davis, who brought the case, told the magazine that...

UVA Strikes First Deal of Its Kind With Trump Administration

Public university agrees to new federal guidelines, in exchange for seeing admissions probes halted

(Newser) - Facing intense White House scrutiny, the University of Virginia has reached a deal with the Trump administration that pauses federal investigations into its admissions policies, marking the first such agreement between a public university and the current administration. The Justice Department announced the deal on Wednesday, describing it as a...

Judge Extends Block on Troop Deployment in Chicago

Trump administration has already made emergency appeal to Supreme Court

(Newser) - The judge who initially blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Chicago for two weeks on Wednesday extended the restraining order indefinitely. That means, per the AP , troops won't be deploying to the Illinois city any time soon, as the order is now extended until the...

Supreme Court Will Decide if Drug Users Can Own Guns

Trump administration backs federal law under which Hunter Biden was convicted

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has agreed to review a federal law that prohibits frequent users of illegal drugs from owning firearms—the same law under which Hunter Biden was convicted last year before receiving a pardon. This case centers on Ali Daniel Hemani, described as a regular marijuana user, who was...

Effects of Shutdown Reach Supreme Court

Building will be closed to public as funding runs out, while federal courts face furloughs

(Newser) - The Supreme Court announced that its funding is running out this weekend because of the government shutdown. "If new appropriated funds do not become available, the Court will make changes in its operations to comply with the Anti Deficiency Act," spokesperson Patricia McCabe said, referring to the law...

US Citizens Keep Getting Busted in Immigration Raids

ProPublica documents 170 such detentions so far

(Newser) - A ProPublica investigation finds that US immigration agents have detained more than 170 American citizens in the first nine months of President Trump's second term. The federal government does not officially track these incidents, so the outlet compiled the tally from lawsuits, court records, and media reports, adding that...

SCOTUS Signals New Limits on Voting Rights Act

Louisiana redistricting case could lead to new voting maps across the South

(Newser) - The Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that it may further weaken the Voting Rights Act, as justices heard arguments in a Louisiana redistricting case that could reshape how race can be considered in drawing voting districts.
  • The case centers on whether states can use race at all when redrawing congressional maps
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Supreme Court to Weigh Louisiana Map, Future of Voting Rights

Outcome of high-stakes case could weaken Voting Rights Act

(Newser) - The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday in a high-stakes case over Louisiana's congressional map , a legal battle that could reshape the future of the Voting Rights Act nationwide. The consolidated cases—Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais—center on whether the state legislature's creation...

Alex Jones Asks SCOTUS to Halt $1.5B Sandy Hook Ruling
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Supreme Court to Alex Jones: Nope

SCOTUS declines his bid to save Infowars from the Onion without comment

(Newser) - Alex Jones' appeal to the highest court in the land didn't get far: As NBC News reports, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Infowars founder's appeal to block a $1.5 billion defamation judgment against him, clearing the way for the sale of his site to the...

SCOTUS Mass Disrupted by Arrest of Man With Explosives

Suspect found with 200 homemade explosives outside DC cathedral

(Newser) - A man armed with more than 200 homemade explosives was arrested outside a major Washington, DC cathedral on Sunday hours before Supreme Court justices were slated to attend the annual Red Mass, an event marking the start of the judicial term. According to court records, Louis Geri, 41, of...

SCOTUS Poised to Give Conservatives Big LGBTQ Win

Majority sounds skeptical of Colorado law banning therapists from using 'conversion therapy'

(Newser) - The Supreme Court heard arguments in its first big case of the new term on Tuesday, and it seems poised to hand conservatives a victory on a closely watched LGBTQ issue. The court signaled skepticism toward a law in Colorado that bans "conversion therapy" for minors, reports Reuters...

Supreme Court Says No to Laura Loomer

Court declines to hear case challenging far-right activist's social media bans

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has declined to hear Laura Loomer's case against Facebook and X, ending her fourth attempt to sue the social media platforms that banned her during her congressional campaigns. Loomer, a prominent far-right activist, was banned from Twitter, now X, in 2018 for "hateful" behavior,...

Supreme Court Delivers Bad News to Ghislaine Maxwell

Justices decline to take up her appeal

(Newser) - Ghislaine Maxwell has struck out at the Supreme Court. On their first day of a new term , justices declined to consider an appeal from the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, reports USA Today . As is customary, the judges did not explain their decision, per the AP . Maxwell is currently...

The Supreme Court Is Back, and the Stakes Are Huge

Justices take up disputes over Trump's use of presidential power

(Newser) - It's the first Monday in October, which means the Supreme Court gets back to work. This year, the overriding question is how much leeway the court will give President Trump as he flexes presidential authority. Justices are set to issue definitive rulings on major Trump policies—ranging from...

Trump Loses Again on Birthright Citizenship

A fifth federal court blocks executive order

(Newser) - A federal appeals court has dealt a significant blow to President Trump's efforts to end birthright citizenship, ruling that the constitutional guarantee remains firmly in place for those born on US. soil. The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston on Friday upheld an earlier injunction that blocked...

Planning to Assassinate Kavanaugh Brings 8 Years

Federal judge credits Nicholas Roske for giving up on the idea before arrest

(Newser) - A California resident who pleaded guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was sentenced Friday to more than eight years in prison. Nicholas Roske faced a maximum of life in prison, and prosecutors asked for at least 30 years, the AP reports. But a federal judge imposed...

Supreme Court Rules Lisa Cook Can Stay at the Fed for Now

SCOTUS declines to hear Trump administration's move to oust her until January

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now, declining to act on the Trump administration's effort to immediately remove her from the central bank. In a short unsigned order, the high court said it would hear arguments in January over...

Clarence Thomas Urges SCOTUS to Rethink Old Precedents

Justice questions blind adherence as major rulings face new scrutiny

(Newser) - In a rare public appearance at Catholic University's law school, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas questioned the continued reliance on judicial precedent, saying that previous decisions should not be treated as "the gospel." As the court prepares to open a new term with cases that could...

Latest Trump Push Targets 14th Amendment

President asks SCOTUS to OK his executive order ending birthright citizenship

(Newser) - The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to green-light President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, a doctrine that has long guaranteed citizenship to anyone born on US soil. The policy, issued on Trump's first day back in office, has been tangled in litigation and blocked...

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