Supreme Court questions limits on political party spending in federal elections, hearing GOP appeal
Read full article: Supreme Court questions limits on political party spending in federal elections, hearing GOP appealConservative Supreme Court justices appeared to back a Republican-led drive, supported by President Donald Trumpโs administration, to overturn a quarter-century-old decision and erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president.
Former Colorado clerk will remain in state prison after a federal judge rejects her bid for freedom
Read full article: Former Colorado clerk will remain in state prison after a federal judge rejects her bid for freedomA federal magistrate judge has rejected a bid by a former Colorado county clerk to be released from prison while she appeals her state conviction for orchestrating a data breach scheme driven by false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race.
The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump's birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution
Read full article: The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump's birthright citizenship order violates the ConstitutionThe Supreme Court has agreed to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trumpโs order on birthright citizenship.
Missouri court orders new wording for ballot measure seeking to restrict abortion rights
Read full article: Missouri court orders new wording for ballot measure seeking to restrict abortion rightsA Missouri appeals court panel has ordered new wording for a ballot measure seeking to roll back abortion rights in the state.
Supreme Court likely to rule in favor of abortion opponents in challenge to state investigation
Read full article: Supreme Court likely to rule in favor of abortion opponents in challenge to state investigationThe Supreme Court seemed likely on Tuesday to side with a faith-based pregnancy center challenging an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions.
Gerrymandering is spreading across US states after Trump pushed for new congressional districts
Read full article: Gerrymandering is spreading across US states after Trump pushed for new congressional districtsA gerrymandering battle is spreading among states after President Donald Trump pushed for new U.S. House districts ahead of next year's elections.
Supreme Court won't immediately let Trump administration fire copyright office head
Read full article: Supreme Court won't immediately let Trump administration fire copyright office headThe Supreme Court wonโt immediately allow the Trump administration to fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office, instead delaying a decision until after they rule in two other high-profile firing cases.
Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased
Read full article: Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biasedThe U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texasโ 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race.
Supreme Court turns down Tampa Christian schoolโs appeal in pregame prayer case
Read full article: Supreme Court turns down Tampa Christian schoolโs appeal in pregame prayer caseAfter a nine-year legal battle, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal by a Tampa Christian school that contended its speech rights were violated when it was prevented from offering a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before a 2015 state championship football game.
Here's what's in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and the Sackler family
Read full article: Here's what's in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and the Sackler familyA bankruptcy court judge has approved the settlement of thousands of lawsuits against Purdue Pharma, maker of the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin.
Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out E. Jean Carrollโs $5 million verdict
Read full article: Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out E. Jean Carrollโs $5 million verdictPresident Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a juryโs finding in a civil lawsuit that he sexually abused writer E.
Louisiana prison guards cut a Rastafari inmate's dreadlocks. Supreme Court will decide if he can sue
Read full article: Louisiana prison guards cut a Rastafari inmate's dreadlocks. Supreme Court will decide if he can sueThe Supreme Court is wrestling with whether a former Louisiana inmate can sue prison officials who shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs.
Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payouts as states warn of 'catastrophic impact'
Read full article: Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payouts as states warn of 'catastrophic impact'President Donald Trump's administration is demanding that states reverse full SNAP benefits issued under recent court orders.
Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trumpโs sweeping unilateral tariffs
Read full article: Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trumpโs sweeping unilateral tariffsA majority of Supreme Court justices seem skeptical about President Donald Trumpโs ability to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs, putting at risk a cornerstone of his agenda in the biggest legal test yet of his boundary-pushing presidency.
A major question for the Supreme Court: Will it treat Trump as it did Biden?
Read full article: A major question for the Supreme Court: Will it treat Trump as it did Biden?A major question hangs over the Supreme Courtโs closely watched case on President Donald Trumpโs sweeping tariffs: Will the conservative majority hold the Republican president to the same exacting standards it used to limit his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden.
Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case that could decide who can provide abortion care in the state
Read full article: Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case that could decide who can provide abortion care in the stateThe Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case thatโs expected to determine who can provide abortion care in the state.
Trump wants to cancel more funding during the shutdown. Courts have hampered his earlier efforts
Read full article: Trump wants to cancel more funding during the shutdown. Courts have hampered his earlier effortsPresident Donald Trumpโs administration has canceled, or threatened to cancel, billions of dollars of previously approved federal spending and wants to go after even more funding during the shutdown.
FHSAA urges Supreme Court to reject appeal in pregame prayer case
Read full article: FHSAA urges Supreme Court to reject appeal in pregame prayer caseThe Florida High School Athletic Association on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to turn down an appeal by a Tampa Christian school in a battle about whether the schoolโs rights were violated when it was barred from offering a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before a 2015 football championship game.
Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation
Read full article: Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representationA Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that's designed to protect racial minorities comes to the Supreme Court this week, more than a decade after the justices knocked out another pillar of the 60-year-old law.
Google's Play Store shake-up looms after Supreme Court refuses to delay overhaul of the monopoly
Read full article: Google's Play Store shake-up looms after Supreme Court refuses to delay overhaul of the monopolyThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to protect Google from a year-old order requiring a major makeover of its Android app store.
Legal setbacks mount for Trumpโs birthright order before likely Supreme Court review
Read full article: Legal setbacks mount for Trumpโs birthright order before likely Supreme Court reviewNow it's five federal courts that have rejected President Donald Trumpโs executive order seeking to end automatic citizenship for the children of people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily.
Alex Jones asks US Supreme Court to hear appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment
Read full article: Alex Jones asks US Supreme Court to hear appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgmentFar-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of the $1.4 billion judgment a Connecticut jury and judge issued against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax.
Chief Justice Roberts keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions in foreign aid
Read full article: Chief Justice Roberts keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions in foreign aidChief Justice John Roberts is temporarily keeping in place the Trump administrationโs decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid.
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens
Read full article: Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizensThe Supreme Court is clearing the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles, another victory for President Donald Trump at the high court.
Trump asks Supreme Court for emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen
Read full article: Trump asks Supreme Court for emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozenThe Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for an emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen.
In new memoir, Supreme Court Justice Barrett reflects on historic cases, is largely silent on Trump
Read full article: In new memoir, Supreme Court Justice Barrett reflects on historic cases, is largely silent on TrumpSupreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett says โviolence or threats of violenceโ against judges shouldnโt be the cost of public service.
Trump can't use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang members, court rules
Read full article: Trump can't use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang members, court rulesA federal appeals court has ruled President Donald Trump cannot use an 18th-century wartime law to speed the deportations of people his administration accuses of membership in a Venezuelan gang.
What happens to Trumpโs tariffs now that a federal appeals court has knocked them down?
Read full article: What happens to Trumpโs tariffs now that a federal appeals court has knocked them down?President Donald Trump has audaciously claimed virtually unlimited power to bypass Congress and impose sweeping taxes on foreign products.
Trump's order on flag burning could return the question to the Supreme Court
Read full article: Trump's order on flag burning could return the question to the Supreme CourtPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order challenging a 1989 Supreme Court decision that protects flag burning as free speech.
Attorney general wants to strike down 2018 Florida state law that puts age restrictions on gun purchases
Read full article: Attorney general wants to strike down 2018 Florida state law that puts age restrictions on gun purchasesIn a highly unusual move, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a 2018 state law that prevents people under age 21 from buying rifles and other long guns.
Federal investigators demanded details on transgender patients from at least 1 hospital
Read full article: Federal investigators demanded details on transgender patients from at least 1 hospitalFederal investigators looking at gender-affirming care providers demanded that at least one hospital hand over information about individual patients.
Governor signs death warrant for Florida man who stabbed to death 3 members of estranged wifeโs family
Read full article: Governor signs death warrant for Florida man who stabbed to death 3 members of estranged wifeโs familyDavid Pittman, 63, is scheduled to be executed Sept. 17 at Florida State Prison, according to documents posted on the Florida Supreme Court website.
Judge blocks Trump's birthright order nationwide in fourth such ruling since Supreme Court decision
Read full article: Judge blocks Trump's birthright order nationwide in fourth such ruling since Supreme Court decisionA federal judge in Maryland has ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily, issuing the fourth court decision blocking the presidentโ birthright citizenship order nationwide since a key U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June.
How views of the Supreme Court have changed since 2022 abortion ruling, according to AP-NORC polling
Read full article: How views of the Supreme Court have changed since 2022 abortion ruling, according to AP-NORC pollingA new poll shows Americansโ views of the Supreme Court have moderated somewhat since the courtโs standing dropped sharply after its ruling overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees
Read full article: Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employeesThe Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track and go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees.
Supreme Court keeps hold on Florida immigration law aimed at people in the US illegally
Read full article: Supreme Court keeps hold on Florida immigration law aimed at people in the US illegallyThe Supreme Court has refused to allow Florida to enforce an immigration law making it a crime for people who are living in the U.S. illegally to enter the state.
Wisconsin Supreme Court clears the way for a conversion therapy ban to be made permanent
Read full article: Wisconsin Supreme Court clears the way for a conversion therapy ban to be made permanentThe Wisconsin Supreme Court has cleared the way for the state to permanently enact a ban on conversion therapy.
Appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case that could go to Supreme Court
Read full article: Appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case that could go to Supreme CourtA federal appeals court has upheld its decision against two Native American tribes challenging North Dakota's redistricting map.
Trump and GOP target ballots arriving after Election Day that delay counts and feed conspiracy fears
Read full article: Trump and GOP target ballots arriving after Election Day that delay counts and feed conspiracy fearsPresident Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day.
Judges consider whether Trump can use wartime act against Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua
Read full article: Judges consider whether Trump can use wartime act against Venezuelan gang Tren de AraguaLawyers for the Trump administration and immigrants are sparring in court over whether President Donald Trump can use an 18th century wartime act against a Venezuelan gang.
Supreme Court takes up a Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections
Read full article: Supreme Court takes up a Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal electionsThe Supreme Court will take up a Republican-led drive to wipe away limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president.
Chief Justice Roberts warns against heated political words about judges
Read full article: Chief Justice Roberts warns against heated political words about judgesChief Justice John Roberts is warning that elected officialsโ heated words about judges can lead to threats or acts of violence by others.
What to know about the US Supreme Court's ruling on public school lessons using LGBTQ books
Read full article: What to know about the US Supreme Court's ruling on public school lessons using LGBTQ booksThe Supreme Court has sided with religious parents who want to pull their children out of the classroom when a public school lesson uses LGBTQ storybooks.
What's next for President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order in the courts
Read full article: What's next for President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order in the courtsA federal judge in New Hampshire has blocked President Donald Trumpโs executive order ending birthright citizenship.
High court ruling on injunctions could imperil many court orders blocking the Trump administration
Read full article: High court ruling on injunctions could imperil many court orders blocking the Trump administrationThe U.S. Supreme Courtโs decision limiting federal judges from issuing nationwide injunctions threatens to upend numerous lawsuits that have led to orders blocking Trump administration policies.
Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography online
Read full article: Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography onlineTexas' attorney general is praising a Supreme Court ruling upholding a state law aimed at blocking children from seeing pornography online.
Supreme Court preserves key part of Obamacare coverage requirements
Read full article: Supreme Court preserves key part of Obamacare coverage requirementsThe Supreme Court has preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Actโs preventive health care coverage requirements, rejecting a challenge from Christian employers to the provision that affects 150 million Americans.
Supreme Court meets Friday to decide 6 remaining cases, including birthright citizenship
Read full article: Supreme Court meets Friday to decide 6 remaining cases, including birthright citizenshipThe Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including President Donald Trumpโs bid to enforce his executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are in the country illegally.
Once named opponents in the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage, now theyโre friends
Read full article: Once named opponents in the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage, now theyโre friendsThe case behind the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide a decade ago is known as Obergefell v.
The number of abortions kept rising in 2024 because of telehealth prescriptions, report finds
Read full article: The number of abortions kept rising in 2024 because of telehealth prescriptions, report findsA new report finds that the number of abortions in the U.S. grew in 2024 as more women obtained pills through telehealth.
Clerk who denied same-sex marriage licenses in 2015 is still fighting Supreme Court's ruling
Read full article: Clerk who denied same-sex marriage licenses in 2015 is still fighting Supreme Court's rulingThe clerk of a tiny Kentucky county who became known for denying same-sex marriage licenses is still fighting the Supreme Court decision 10 years later.
What to know about the Supreme Court ruling 10 years ago that legalized same-sex marriage in the US
Read full article: What to know about the Supreme Court ruling 10 years ago that legalized same-sex marriage in the USA landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling 10 years ago on June 26, 2015, legalized same-sex marriage across the U.S. The Obergefell v.
Families of trans kids worry about what's next after Supreme Court rules on gender-affirming care
Read full article: Families of trans kids worry about what's next after Supreme Court rules on gender-affirming careA U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Tennesseeโs ban on gender-affirming care for minors is leaving transgender children and their parents uncertain and anxious about its impact.
Supreme Court clears the way for temporary nuclear waste storage in Texas and New Mexico
Read full article: Supreme Court clears the way for temporary nuclear waste storage in Texas and New MexicoThe Supreme Court has restarted plans to temporarily store nuclear waste in rural Texas and New Mexico, even as the nation is at an impasse over a permanent solution.
Supreme Court order gives religious organizations new chance to challenge New York abortion rule
Read full article: Supreme Court order gives religious organizations new chance to challenge New York abortion ruleThe Supreme Court is ordering a New York court to take a new look at whether some religious organizations should be excluded from a state regulation requiring health insurance plans to cover abortions.
Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center
Read full article: Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy centerThe Supreme Court will hear from a faith-based pregnancy center in New Jersey challenging a state investigation into whether it misled people into thinking its services included referrals for abortion.
Supreme Court win for girl with epilepsy expected to make disability lawsuits against schools easier
Read full article: Supreme Court win for girl with epilepsy expected to make disability lawsuits against schools easierA teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy has won a unanimous Supreme Court ruling thatโs expected to make it easier for families of children with disabilities to sue schools over access to education.
Federal appeals court hears arguments in Trumpโs bid to erase hush money conviction
Read full article: Federal appeals court hears arguments in Trumpโs bid to erase hush money convictionAs President Donald Trump focuses on global trade deals and dispatching troops to aid his immigration crackdown, his lawyers are fighting to erase the hush money criminal conviction that punctuated his reelection campaign last year and made him the first former โ and now current โ U.S. president found guilty of a crime.
Southern Baptist delegates at national meeting overwhelmingly call for banning same-sex marriage
Read full article: Southern Baptist delegates at national meeting overwhelmingly call for banning same-sex marriageSouthern Baptist delegates at their national meeting overwhelmingly endorsed banning same-sex marriage โ including a call for a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Courtโs 10-year-old precedent legalizing it nationwide.
Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions for some rape cases to abortion ban
Read full article: Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions for some rape cases to abortion banLouisiana lawmakers have for the third consecutive year rejected a bill that would have added some rape cases to the narrow list of exceptions to the stateโs abortion ban.
Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
Read full article: Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortionsThe Trump administration has announced that it is revoking guidance to the nationโs hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions to women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
Trump asks the Supreme Court to clear the way for federal downsizing plans
Read full article: Trump asks the Supreme Court to clear the way for federal downsizing plansPresident Donald Trumpโs administration has renewed its request for the Supreme Court to clear the way for plans to downsize the federal workforce, while a lawsuit filed by labor unions and cities proceeds.
Supreme Court rejects 2 gun rights cases, but assault weapons ban issue may be back soon
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects 2 gun rights cases, but assault weapons ban issue may be back soonA split Supreme Court has rejected a pair of gun rights cases, though one conservative justice predicts the court will soon consider whether assault weapons bans are constitutional.
Texas is closer to putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms after a key vote
Read full article: Texas is closer to putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms after a key voteA push to put the Ten Commandments on display in all Texas public school classrooms is closer to reaching Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.
Venezuelan workers at Disney put on leave from jobs after losing protective status
Read full article: Venezuelan workers at Disney put on leave from jobs after losing protective statusAlmost four dozen Venezuelan workers who had temporary protected status have been put on leave by Disney after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to strip them of legal protections.
Louisiana Republicans reject bill that would address split jury verdicts, a Jim Crow-era practice
Read full article: Louisiana Republicans reject bill that would address split jury verdicts, a Jim Crow-era practiceA Louisiana bill that would have carved out a path for incarcerated people convicted by now-banned split juries to ask for a new trial has failed.
Trumpโs clash with the courts raises prospect of showdown over separation of powers
Read full article: Trumpโs clash with the courts raises prospect of showdown over separation of powersThe Trump administration has been pushing back against certain court rulings it doesn't like in the hundreds of cases filed against it in the past few months.
World Pride comes to Washington in the shadow of, and in defiance of, the Trump administration
Read full article: World Pride comes to Washington in the shadow of, and in defiance of, the Trump administrationThe World Pride 2025 welcome concert, with pop icon Shakira performing at Nationals Stadium, isnโt until May 31.
Supreme Court could block Trump's birthright citizenship order but limit nationwide injunctions
Read full article: Supreme Court could block Trump's birthright citizenship order but limit nationwide injunctionsThe Supreme Court seems intent on keeping a block on President Donald Trumpโs restrictions on birthright citizenship while looking for a way to scale back nationwide court orders.
Americans see more overreach from the president than from judges, an AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Americans see more overreach from the president than from judges, an AP-NORC poll findsA new poll shows Americans are more likely to believe the president is the one overstepping his power, rather than the courts.
Maine lawmaker appeals to Supreme Court over censure by state House for transgender athlete post
Read full article: Maine lawmaker appeals to Supreme Court over censure by state House for transgender athlete postA Republican state lawmaker from Maine appealed to the Supreme Court after she was censured by the state House for a social media post about a transgender athlete, a move that comes amid sparring over the issue between the Democratically controlled state and the Trump administration.
US Supreme Court resolves pay fight in favor of federal workers who also are military reservists
Read full article: US Supreme Court resolves pay fight in favor of federal workers who also are military reservistsThe U.S. Supreme Court said that federal employees who also are in the military reserve must be paid the equivalent of their civilian salaries when called to active duty during national emergencies.
Politics & Power: How the Supreme Court is grappling with limiting presidential powers
Read full article: Politics & Power: How the Supreme Court is grappling with limiting presidential powersConstitutional law expert Rod Sullivan joins News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton to see how some issues before the Supreme Court might pan out and impact the nation, and to delve into how the court is grappling with limits on presidential power.
The FBI mistakenly raided their Atlanta home. Now the Supreme Court will hear their lawsuit
Read full article: The FBI mistakenly raided their Atlanta home. Now the Supreme Court will hear their lawsuitThe U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a yearslong legal battle over an FBI raid on the wrong Atlanta house.
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now
Read full article: Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for nowPresident Donald Trumpโs administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed.
Can the IRS revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status?
Read full article: Can the IRS revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status?For years, President Donald Trump has complained that colleges and universities are โindoctrinatingโ their students with โradical leftโ ideas and has said they should lose their tax-exempt status.
'Extremely troubling' that US can't provide details on mistakenly deported man, judge says
Read full article: 'Extremely troubling' that US can't provide details on mistakenly deported man, judge saysLawyers for the Trump administration say they are unable to provide information on the location and status of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions
Read full article: States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortionsA new Kansas law and a bill advancing in Florida enact policies backed by abortion opponents that critics see as moves toward giving embryos and fetuses the same rights as the women carrying them.
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to New York's ban on guns in 'sensitive' locations
Read full article: Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to New York's ban on guns in 'sensitive' locationsThe U_S_ Supreme Court has declined to take up a challenge to gun laws in New York that ban firearms from certain โsensitiveโ locations and require that handgun owners be of โgood moral character.โ.
Supreme Court seems likely to side with Catholic Charities in religious-rights case
Read full article: Supreme Court seems likely to side with Catholic Charities in religious-rights caseThe Supreme Court appears to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the state of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come before the court.
Appeals court rules Trump can fire board members of independent labor agencies
Read full article: Appeals court rules Trump can fire board members of independent labor agenciesAn appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can fire two board members of independent labor agencies from their respective posts in the federal government.
Supreme Court seems likely to OK $8 billion phone and internet subsidy for rural, low-income areas
Read full article: Supreme Court seems likely to OK $8 billion phone and internet subsidy for rural, low-income areasThe Supreme Court seems likely to preserve the $8 billion a year the government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas.
A decadelong climate lawsuit saw plaintiffs grow from childhood to adulthood. Now, it's over
Read full article: A decadelong climate lawsuit saw plaintiffs grow from childhood to adulthood. Now, it's overThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a petition filed by young climate activists who argued that the federal government's role in climate change violated their constitutional rights.
The Supreme Court rejects a Texas death row inmate's appeal
Read full article: The Supreme Court rejects a Texas death row inmate's appealThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of the prosecutorโs office that originally put him on death row.
Supreme Court seems divided over Louisiana case of congressional map with 2 Black majority seats
Read full article: Supreme Court seems divided over Louisiana case of congressional map with 2 Black majority seatsThe Supreme Court seems closely divided over a challenge to Louisianaโs congressional map, which added a second Black majority district.
Politics & Power: Supreme Court wrestles with reverse discrimination, gun makers & nuclear waste
Read full article: Politics & Power: Supreme Court wrestles with reverse discrimination, gun makers & nuclear wasteConstitutional law expert Rod Sullivan joins News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton to analyze several key issues before the Supreme Court on this weekโs Politics & Power.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions
Read full article: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictionsThe Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out.
Supreme Court seems intent on taking small steps in dealing with challenges to Trump's agenda
Read full article: Supreme Court seems intent on taking small steps in dealing with challenges to Trump's agendaThe Supreme Court has weighed in twice on President Donald Trumpโs rapid-fire efforts to remake the federal government.
The US high court revives a case around Nazi-looted impressionist painting in Spanish museum
Read full article: The US high court revives a case around Nazi-looted impressionist painting in Spanish museumThe U.S. Supreme Court has revived a case that could decide the ownership of a French impressionist painting that was once stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish woman.
Supreme Court rejects Republican-led effort to halt climate change lawsuits in Democratic-led states
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects Republican-led effort to halt climate change lawsuits in Democratic-led statesThe Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit from Republican attorneys general in 19 states aimed at blocking climate change suits against the oil and gas industry from Democratic-led states.
Supreme Court will take up state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case
Read full article: Supreme Court will take up state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado caseThe Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case.
Trump isn't alone in his geopolitical aspirations. Some in Illinois and Oregon want change too
Read full article: Trump isn't alone in his geopolitical aspirations. Some in Illinois and Oregon want change tooSome residents of rural Illinois and Oregon are hoping to ditch their states and either join neighboring ones or create whole new states.
