The Supreme Court appears to support the legality of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's structure and its recommendation of PrEP as a preventative health service. The case involves a dispute over the task force's structure ...
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The Supreme Court added a new case to its docket involving a Texas woman's claim against the U.S. Postal Service. The case revolves around the exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act for claims that arise from the intentional fai...
The Supreme Court is hearing a case involving parents from Montgomery County, Md., who argue that requiring their children to participate in instruction that includes LGBTQ+ themes violates their religious beliefs and First Amendm...
The Supreme Court temporarily barred the Trump administration from removing a group of Venezuelan men currently in immigration custody in Texas under an 18th century wartime law. The prohibition came in an unusual overnight order ...
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on a challenge to the constitutionality of a section of the Department of Health and Human Services, which could impact the coverage of preventive health services under the Affordable Car...
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on May 15 on the federal government’s request to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. The 14th Amendment guarantees U.S. citizenship to virtua...
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to block orders by federal judges in Washington, D.C., that instructed government officials to allow board members at two independent agencies to remain in office despite Presid...
The Supreme Court paused an order by a judge in San Francisco that would require the federal government to reinstate more than 16,000 workers who were fired by six agencies earlier this year. The court explained that the nonprofit...
The Supreme Court lifted orders by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that had barred the government from removing noncitizens who are designated as members of a Venezuelan gang under a March 15 executive order issued by Preside...
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to block an order to return a Maryland man, who was erroneously deported to El Salvador, to the United States. The man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, was granted withholding of ...
The Supreme Court added two new cases to its docket for the 2025-26 term, involving the Sixth Amendment right to counsel and restitution orders. The court also did not act on several requests for emergency relief, including cases ...
0Supreme Court allows Trump to halt millions in teacher training grants
2025-04-04 • u.s. supreme court diversity, equity, and inclusion disaster relief u.s. administration california defamation and copyright lawsuit equity department of education federal law u.s. federal courts scotus injunction u.s. circuit courts teacher grants inclusion tucker act u.s. court of federal claims
The Supreme Court has allowed the Department of Education to halt more than $65 million in grants that funded programs including diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The court's 5-4 decision was based on the belief that t...
Lawyers for states, immigrants' rights groups, and pregnant women urge Supreme Court to uphold orders blocking Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship. They argue that the order is unconstitutional and that there is ...
Nonprofits are urging the Supreme Court to leave in place an order by a federal judge in San Francisco that would require the federal government to reinstate more than 16,000 employees who were fired by six agencies in February. T...
The Supreme Court heard a dispute over South Carolina's governor's order barring abortion clinics, including Planned Parenthood, from participating in Medicaid. The justices debated whether the Medicaid law must use specific words...
The Supreme Court upheld the FDA's denial of two companies' applications to sell flavored liquids for use in e-cigarettes. The FDA reasoned that young people are more likely to use e-cigarettes when flavored liquids are available,...
Lawyers for alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua are urging the Supreme Court to leave in place an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that prohibits the federal government from removing them, or anyone ...
The Supreme Court appears inclined to allow a lawsuit by U.S. victims of terrorist attacks in Israel against the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization to go forward. The case involves the concept of perso...
The Supreme Court is considering a case involving South Carolina's attempt to exclude Planned Parenthood from the state's Medicaid program due to its provision of abortions. The case involves a technical interpretation of the fede...
0Supreme Court considers Americans’ suit against Palestinian Authority
2025-03-31 • u.s. supreme court u.s. congress terrorism national security foreign policy palestinian authority due process separation of powers plo anti-terrorism act promoting security and justice for victims of terrorism act mallory v. norfolk southern railway
The Supreme Court is considering a case involving U.S. victims of terrorist attacks suing the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization. The case revolves around whether a law enacted by Congress allowing the...
The Supreme Court is considering a case brought by a Catholic Charities chapter in Wisconsin, which argues that the state violated the Constitution by refusing to give the group the same exemption from the state’s unemployment tax...
The Supreme Court declined to decide whether prisoners can appeal a decision if at least one appeals court judge votes to grant them permission to appeal. Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented from the denial of review in the case of ...
The Supreme Court is considering three religious rights cases, including a tax dispute between Wisconsin and Catholic Charities. The case involves the denial of a tax exemption for the group, which argues that Wisconsin violated t...
Eight states, led by California, are urging the Supreme Court to leave in place an order by a federal judge in Massachusetts that requires the Department of Education to restore more than $65 million in grants, intended to address...