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The Supreme Court’s trans sports ruling is a cautionary tale for all left-leaning lawyers
If you’re a liberal, and you’re thinking of bringing a case to the Supreme Court, don’t
Push to add limits on school sports participation to Nebraska Constitution gathers 211k signatures
The push comes after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld two similar state laws; the group said it collected the most signatures in state history.
The End of Independent Federal Agencies Will Change Your Business
For executives, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Slaughter v. Trump will likely lead to less certainty and consistency for the regulated aspects of their businesses, with federal rules and their enforcement increasingly determined by political expediency rather than expert analysis. Specifically, there are five ways in which all U.S. businesses will be affected: regulation will become more informal and less transparent; consistency across administrations will disappear; oversight by Congress and the federal courts will be diminished; expert advice will be devalued; and politically-connected lobbyists will drive decision-making. In this environment, business leaders will need to plan accordingly, honing their ability to shift strategy, perhaps dramatically, after every election—and perhaps even during administrations.
Political parties can now spend unlimited money supporting candidates, after Supreme Court overturns decades of precedent
A huge amount of money flows into campaigns in the United States. For 20 years, the Supreme Court has been loosening rules for who can contribute and how much. It just loosened the rules again.
Why the Supreme Court’s ruling could deepen Democrats’ fundraising woes
The Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday to loosen campaign finance laws by allowing party committees to coordinate with candidates is a boon for Republicans and threatens to deepen Democratic fundraising woes.
Supreme Court agrees to review ban on AR-style semi-automatic rifles in major Second Amendment case
The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will decide whether cities and states may ban people from owning AR-15 rifles and similar semiautomatic weapons, taking up a major Second Amendment dispute that it had previously declined to address.
Supreme Court strikes down Watergate-era limits on campaign funds for political parties
The Supreme Court ruled again that campaign funding is free speech protected by the 1st Amendment.
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices relied on a long-settled understanding of the 14th Amendment, adopted after the […]
Supreme Court rules states can restrict transgender athletes’ sports participation in schools
The decision marks another legal setback for transgender youth as the Trump administration and Republican-led state legislatures have advanced policies limiting transgender rights.
Ward Issues Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Save Women’s Sports Act
Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) issued the following statement today regarding the recent ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States in West Virginia v. B.P.J.:
Supreme Court sides with GOP, loosens campaign spending rules
The decision is the latest in which the Supreme Court has weighed in on campaign finance rules.
Supreme Court rejects Trump's plan to limit birthright citizenship
The justices said Trump may not revise the Constitution and change citizenship laws in an executive order.
Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections
The court’s 2010 Citizens United decision opened the door to unlimited independent spending in federal elections.
Supreme Court upholds principle that almost all born on U.S. soil are American
If the court had struck down birthright citizenship and upheld President Donald Trump’s executive order, the ruling would have had sweeping political, economic and social ramifications.
Supreme Court strikes down Trump's order limiting birthright citizenship
The justices relied on a long-settled understanding of the 14th Amendment
SCOTUS protects girls in sports, upholds biological reality
A trans athlete keeps winning girls' state titles in California. The Supreme Court just made sure 27 other states don't have to allow it.
PENN Entertainment Sheds Indiana Bid to Boost Income Tax Base
Penn Entertainment Inc. convinced the Indiana Supreme Court to allow the casino operator to exclude unapportioned wagering taxes it paid to other states from its in-state income tax base.
Supreme Court Lifts Spending Limits on Political Parties and Candidates
Republicans had asked the court to strike down restrictions on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.
Supreme Court rejects Trump attempt to limit birthright citizenship
The Trump administration sought to upend the historical understanding of the 14th Amendment, which has long been interpreted to extend birthright citizenship broadly.
Supreme Court strikes limits on party spending in federal elections, backing GOP appeal
The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old.
Supreme Court says states can ban trans girls from playing women's sports
The ruling should not affect Illinois and the 20 other states that do not bar trans student athletes from playing on sports teams that match their gender identity.
Gov. Little celebrates U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding protections for women’s sports
Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little commented today on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Little v. Hecox. The ruling upholds Idaho’s ban on men participating in women’s sports. “Idaho was the very first state to ban men from participating in women’s sports with the passage of the Fairness
Supreme Court loosens campaign finance laws, opening up flood of midterm cash
The change is likely to benefit Republicans, who brought the case and rely more on large donors.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Limits on Political Party Spending
At issue in the case was a post-Watergate law that Congress passed to limit the amount of money individuals can give to political parties.
Supreme Court strikes down long-standing campaign finance restrictions
The provision challenged by Vice President JD Vance and others limits how much party committees can spend in coordination with individual candidates.
Supreme Court scraps check on money in politics at request of Vance, GOP
The GOP asked the Supreme Court to scrap a Watergate-era rule preventing donors from bypassing limits on what they can give federal candidates.
Supreme Court lifts Watergate-era caps on campaign spending
The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a Watergate-era cap on how much money political parties may spend in coordination with candidates, siding with Republicans in a case initially filed by then-Senate candidate JD Vance that experts say could ultimately benefit the GOP in this year’s midterm election.
Supreme Court lets states ban trans girls from girls sports
The decision caps a yearslong, Republican-led push through statehouses and school boards to define girls' sports by sex assigned at birth.
US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female school and college sports
It rules that states can ban transgender athletes from competing in women's and girls' sports.
Supreme Court upholds laws banning transgender females from school sports teams
The ruling could impact 25 other states with similar laws
Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender athletes
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a decision to uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams.
Supreme Court upholds laws banning trans athletes from women's sports
The 6-3 ruling upholds state laws in Idaho and West Virginia.
Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes participating in women and girls' sports
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has long coached his daughters' and other girls basketball teams at school, wrote the court's majority opinion.
Supreme Court makes ruling on trans athletes in women's sports
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold West Virginia and Idaho laws requiring student-athletes to compete based on biological sex at birth.
Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school sports
The Supreme Court upheld state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams on Tuesday.
Supreme Court rules against trans athletes in case over sports participation
The court ruled Tuesday that Idaho and Virginia did not discriminate against runner Lindsay Hecox or high school shot-putter Becky Pepper-Jackson in barring them from playing on teams that align with their gender identity.
Supreme Court upholds state bans at center of transgender sports debate
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court upheld state bans on transgender athletes, a ruling with major implications for Arizona and 26 other states with laws restricting participation in school sports.
Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports
Supreme Court Upholds Bans On Transgender Women In Sports
The ruling will impact laws in more than 25 states.
Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women's sports
The ruling on a pair of separate cases from Idaho and West Virginia could carry far-reaching implications for transgender rights.
Supreme Court upholds state transgender sports bans
In the latest of a string of losses for LGBTQ rights, the high court allowed states to bar transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports.
US supreme court upholds laws excluding trans women from competing in female sports
Justices voted to overturn judgements issued by lower courts in favor of trans students who sued after being barred from competing in West Virginia and Idaho
Live Updates: Supreme Court Rules on Banning Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports
The court’s decision involving laws from West Virginia and Idaho has implications for 25 other states with similar restrictions. Times reporters are reading it and providing analysis.
Gorsuch suggests Supreme Court's Trump ruling is opening move against administrative state
Justice Neil Gorsuch's concurrence suggests the Supreme Court's FTC ruling could lead to sweeping challenges against independent federal agencies' power.
Supreme Court could rule on birthright citizenship, transgender sports cases today
The Supreme Court is expected to release decisions on birthright citizenship and laws barring transgender girls and women from participating in school sports teams.
The Latest: Supreme Court is set to rule on Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
Supreme Court to rule on birthright citizenship and rights of transgender athletes
The Supreme Court will hand down the final opinions of its term today. Follow for live news updates.
My MAHA Monday at the Great American State Fair | WSJ Politics Newsletter for June 30
Plus, the Supreme Court tells President Trump he can’t fire Lisa Cook, and why Jamie Dimon wants to finance missile makers
US Supreme Court to decide legality of state transgender sports bans
The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Tuesday to decide the legality of state laws in West Virginia and Idaho banning transgender student athletes from female sports teams at public schools including universities, a contentious issue enmeshed in the nation's culture wars.
Anger at supreme court ruling on Trump’s power to fire agency chiefs
Today is the final day for the supreme court to lay out the last rulings of its nine-month term
Supreme Court's ruling in Cook case backs Federal Reserve's independence
The Supreme Court on Monday said the Federal Reserve, unlike any other agency in Washington, has a measure of independence from the presidency and day-to-day politics.
How the Supreme Court became a power that is reshaping America
Sometimes, these days, it feels like the Supreme Court is running the country.
CNN Host and Chief Legal Analyst Laura Coates, breaks down the major rulings by the Supreme Court on presidential power.
Fired FTC commissioner speaks to OutFront as Trump touts Supreme Court ‘big win’: ‘we should be worried’
US Sen. Dan Sullivan’s same-name challenger can be on primary ballot, Alaska Supreme Court rules
The Alaska Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican US Sen. Dan Sullivan is qualified to run for the seat and ordered elections officials to place him on the August primary ballot.
Supreme Court hands Trump new power to tighten his grip on the federal government
Trump lost a Supreme Court case over his attempted Fed firing. But he won a bigger fight for presidential power.
Those with temporary protected status fear for what's next
The Supreme Court ruled to allow the Trump administration to end TPS for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
The Supreme Court handed Trump an election case defeat. Is a bigger win for him coming?
The Supreme Court’s ruling letting more than a dozen states keep their post-election grace periods for mail ballots is a defeat for President Donald Trump and Republicans ahead of the midterms, but the GOP can still capture significant victories in major election-related cases coming farther down the pipeline.
Trump unloads after Supreme Court upholds late mail-in ballots in Mississippi
Trump slams Supreme Court ruling allowing late mail-in ballots, demands Congress pass the SAVE Act requiring voter ID and proof of citizenship.
Supreme Court ruling gives a reprieve to states with grace periods for receiving mail ballots
Election officials in states that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day say they are relieved that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an effort to outlaw the practice
Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s decisions expanding Trump’s firing power but preserving Fed for now
The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a significant win Monday by allowing him to remove the leaders of once-independent federal agencies at will, toppling a 1935 precedent in the process that could reorder the way the government functions.
From mail voting to firings, SCOTUS verdict on Trump agenda is mixed
The Supreme Court dealt the Trump agenda major blows on economic regulation and mail-in voting, but also expanded Trump's power over federal agencies.
How Mississippi reacted to the Supreme Court mail-in ballot ruling
In a rare move out of lockstep with President Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court backed Mississippi's law counting mail-in ballots after Election Day.
Republicans call for Senate to pass SAVE America Act after mail ballot ruling
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled ballots postmarked by Election Day can be counted shortly afterward
Republicans call for Senate to pass SAVE America Act after mail ballot ruling
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled ballots postmarked by Election Day can be counted shortly afterward
Conservatives revolt after Trump-appointed Barrett joins liberals in ‘shockingly wrong’ mail ballot ruling
Amy Coney Barrett faces conservative backlash after authoring the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling allowing mail-in ballots received after Election Day.
How fear of a market meltdown may have quietly shaped the Supreme Court’s ruling to protect Fed independence
Supreme Court: Trump may fire heads of independent agencies, but not the Federal Reserve
The court's conservatives said the president had the authority to remove all officials who wield executive authority, even if the agency officials had fixed terms set by law.
Supreme Court won't revive Alan Dershowitz's $300 million suit against CNN
Dershowitz had urged the court to reconsider New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. The landmark First Amendment case that made it harder for public figures to win libel lawsuits because it requires proof that an outlet knowingly published something false, or showed a reckless disregard for the truth.
Supreme Court rules MSU economist Lisa Cook can remain as Fed governor
The Trump administration sought to remove Fed governor Lisa Cook amid a push to get the U.S. independent central bank to lower interest rates.
Colorado Supreme Court: Redistricting plans for 2028 election cannot proceed under state constitution
The Colorado Supreme Court blocked all attempts at redrawing congressional district boundaries for the 2028 election from reaching the ballot on Monday, concluding each of the proposed ballot measures violated the constitutional single-subject requirement. The court considered five distinct, but related, ballot measures. Three proposals would have redrawn U.S. House of Representatives districts to give […]
New York AG lauds Supreme Court's mail-in ballot ruling
Letitia James released a statement shortly after the court's 5-4 ruling, which stemmed from a challenge brought by the Republican National Committee.
New York AG lauds Supreme Court's mail-in ballot ruling
Letitia James released a statement shortly after the court's 5-4 ruling, which stemmed from a challenge brought by the Republican National Committee.
Supreme Court says Fed's Lisa Cook can keep her job for now, but it upholds other Trump firings
The Supreme Court on Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception, the Federal Reserve.
Does a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision affect how Minnesota can warn of pesticide health dangers?
The question stemmed from a lawsuit about cancer risks associated with Monsanto's widely-used weed killer, Roundup.
Supreme Court expands Trump’s power over the federal bureaucracy
The justices allowed the president to fire a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission, striking down a nearly century-old precedent intended to insulate independent agencies from political influence by the executive.
Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge
The decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half the states and the District of Columbia that permit mailed ballots to arrive and be counted some number of days after the election, provided they are postmarked by Election Day.
Supreme Court Expands Presidential Power by Allowing Trump to Fire F.T.C. Official
President Trump’s firing tested a precedent that had insulated independent regulators. But the justices carved out the “unique role” of the Federal Reserve.
Supreme Court hands Trump a loss in his fight with the Fed
The Supreme Court sided against President Donald Trump in a closely-watched case.
Supreme Court rules on Trump's attempt to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook
The Supreme Court ruled on President Donald Trump's bid to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, potentially reshaping presidential power over the central bank and economic policy.
In loss for Trump, Supreme Court keeps Lisa Cook at the Fed
The decision was a loss for Trump at the Supreme Court, which previously rejected the sweeping tariffs that were at the center of his economic policy.
Supreme Court rules mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day can be counted
A decision against such ballots could have upended election procedures in states across the country ahead of the midterm elections.
Supreme Court will weigh Trump-backed Republican push to revive Arizona voting laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider a Republican push to enforce strict Arizona voting laws passed in the swing state after the 2020 election. The high court has allowed some similar rules to take effect temporarily before, including Arizona's proof-of-citizenship requirement for state and local elections and a Virginia purge of voter rolls that the state said was aimed at keeping noncitizens from voting. READ MORE: Supreme Court rejects Trump's
Supreme Court to review the legality of mass voter purges in the weeks before an election
The Supreme Court will review the legality of mass voters purges in the final weeks before an election, as part of a larger case the justices are taking up examining the methods Arizona uses to keep non-citizens off the voter rolls.
Supreme Court rejects legal battle over New York's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
The dispute arose after New York's Department of Health issued an emergency rule that required healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Supreme Court rejects Trump's push to toss $5M verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
The decision comes about two years after the court granted Trump broad immunity from criminal prosecution
Supreme Court declines to hear Trump appeal of E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse verdict
The Supreme Court Monday declined to take up an appeal from President Donald Trump over a $5 million verdict and finding that he sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll, a decision that means the president will now have to pay the magazine columnist.
Supreme Court issues opinions
Major rulings are anticipated this week in cases involving presidential power, birthright citizenship and transgender rights.
Supreme court nears the end of its term with cases about Donald Trump’s power to be decided
Court expected to hand down decisions on several outstanding cases, wrapping up term that has focussed on Trump’s expansive claims of presidential power
Leaders of effort to preserve Temporary Protected Status react to Supreme Court loss
Supreme Court ruling on Roundup points to a confusing difference between the law and science
The Supreme Court’s ruling on Roundup shows science and law use the same word — causation — while asking different questions, writes epidemiologist.
Health Brief: Inside the CDC nominee’s finances
Plus: Supreme Court ruling sparks health worker deportation fears
Supreme Court says Alito’s verbal reaction to Sotomayor was a ‘misunderstanding’ by Alito
The highly unusual exchange between Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Sonia Sotomayor over a dissent read from the bench was based on a “misunderstanding” by the conservative justice, the Supreme Court said Friday.
Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom
The Supreme Court is handing down major opinions at a rapid clip, but even with some of the biggest decisions yet to come there are signs of tension between the justices.
Supreme Court rules in weedkiller cancer case
Dems want to unmask Eli Lilly's obesity drug user, a new genome-editing tool raises ethics questions, and more health news