Tag: #supremecourt

Kagan and Barrett to Testify on Supreme Court’s Fiscal 2027 Budget Before Appropriations Panels

Justices Kagan and Barrett will testify July 14 before House and Senate appropriations subcommittees on the Supreme Court’s fiscal 2027 budget request.

#supremecourt, #judiciary, #congress, #budget

Supreme Court Blocks Trump Executive Order Seeking to Limit Birthright Citizenship

Supreme Court rules June 30, 2026 that President Trump's executive order to limit birthright citizenship cannot be enforced, preserving Fourteenth Amendment protections.

#birthrightcitizenship, #supremecourt, #trump, #constitution

Supreme Court limits protections for independent agencies, allows removal of FTC commissioners while pausing Fed dispute

High court trims a 1935 precedent, letting the president remove FTC commissioners; the court leaves the Federal Reserve governor’s fate unresolved for now.

#law, #supremecourt, #ftc, #federalreserve

Supreme Court Says App-Generated Location History Can Be a Fourth Amendment Search; Geofence Warrant Sent Back to Lower Court

High court rules phone location history can be protected under the Fourth Amendment but leaves geofence-warrant legality to lower courts.

#privacy, #supremecourt, #surveillance, #geofence

Supreme Court upholds Mississippi rule allowing late-arriving absentee ballots

In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court allowed Mississippi to count absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day that arrive within a five-business-day grace period.

#supremecourt, #electionlaw, #absentee, #mississippi

Supreme Court Limits Court Review of TPS Terminations, Clearing Way to End Protections for Haitians and Syrians

High court rules most non-constitutional challenges to TPS terminations are barred, allowing the administration to move forward with ending protections for Haiti and Syria.

#supremecourt, #immigration, #tps, #haiti, #syria

Supreme Court Rules SEC May Seek Disgorgement Without Proving Investor Losses

In a unanimous June 4 opinion, the Supreme Court held the SEC can seek disgorgement without first proving investors suffered pecuniary losses.

#supremecourt, #sec, #disgorgement, #securities

Plaintiffs Ask Supreme Court to Block Alabama’s 2023 Congressional Map for 2026 Elections

Voting-rights plaintiffs urged the Supreme Court to deny Alabama’s stay request and keep a court-drawn map that creates two Black opportunity districts for 2026.

#votingrights, #alabama, #supremecourt, #redistricting

Supreme Court Rules Mississippi Courts Misapplied Batson in Death-Row Case

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court says Mississippi courts improperly shut down Terry Pitchford’s Batson challenge over excluded Black jurors.

#law, #supremecourt, #batson, #deathpenalty

Virginia Supreme Court Voids April 21 Redistricting Referendum, Blocking New Congressional Map

Virginia’s Supreme Court voided the April 21 redistricting referendum, ruling lawmakers failed to meet the constitution’s timing rules for amendments.

#virginia, #redistricting, #supremecourt, #congressionalmaps

Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Map and Narrows Use of Voting Rights Act

In a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court invalidated Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map and tightened standards for using Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

#supremecourt, #votingrightsact, #redistricting, #louisiana

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge Over Colorado Excluding Catholic Preschools from Universal Pre-K

Justices will decide whether Colorado can bar Catholic preschools from its universal preschool program for refusing LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination terms.

#supremecourt, #catholic, #freeexercise, #lgbtq, #education

Supreme Court Limits ISP Copyright Liability, Reverses $1 Billion Verdict Against Cox

Supreme Court narrows contributory copyright liability for ISPs, reversing a $1B jury award against Cox and setting a two‑path standard for intent.

#supremecourt, #copyright, #isp, #dmca