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SCOTUS Sides With Maine Lawmaker After Post About Trans Kid

High court restores state legislator's voting power

(Newser) - Republican Maine state lawmaker Laurel Libby will have her voting power back in the state's next legislative session, thanks to the highest court in the land. Libby had been censured by the Democrat-controlled Maine House after social media comments she made earlier this year regarding the Maine high school...

Lawyers Hit Indiana Execution as 'Finality Over Fairness'

State puts cop killer Benjamin Ritchie to death by lethal injection, in state's 2nd execution since 2009

(Newser) - In a rare move for Indiana, the state has executed Benjamin Ritchie, marking only its second use of the death penalty since 2009. Ritchie, 45, was executed by lethal injection early Tuesday at Indiana State Prison, after being convicted in 2002 for the 2000 shooting death of Beech Grove...

At Supreme Court, an Unprecedented Move

5 justices recuse themselves from alleged plagiarism case following a new code of ethics

(Newser) - Ta-Nehisi Coates and Oprah Winfrey are celebrating a court victory delivered through an unprecedented move by the US Supreme Court. The court had been set to hear a copyright dispute involving claims that Coates' The Water Dancer, an Oprah's Book Club selection, plagiarized from Ralph W. Baker, Jr.'...

Supreme Court Gives Trump a Win on Migrants

Justices let White House revoke the protected status of 350K Venezuelans in the US

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Monday delivered a victory to President Trump on immigration: It ruled that the White House can revoke temporary legal protections that had been granted to about 350,000 Venezuelans in the US, reports the Washington Post . The move now opens them to deportation. Only one justice...

Supreme Court Maintains Block on Wartime Law Deportations

Decision keeps Trump administration's plan suspended while case is decided

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Trump administration's appeal to let it quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th-century wartime law. Over two dissenting votes, the justices acted on an emergency appeal from lawyers for Venezuelan men who have been accused of being gang members, a designation...

Samuel Alito: You Can't Always Trust Judges
Samuel Alito: You Can't
Always Trust Judges
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May 15, 2025 12:39 PM CDT

Samuel Alito: You Can't Always Trust Judges

Supreme Court hears arguments in case on power of federal judges, birthright citizenship

(Newser) - The Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday in a case that could limit the scope of rulings by federal judges, and Samuel Alito made a point that might not sit well with many of them:
  • "There are 680 district court judges, and they are dedicated and they are scholarly
...

SCOTUS Case Has Big Implications for Trump Agenda
SCOTUS Case Has Big
Implications for Trump Agenda
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May 15, 2025 6:30 AM CDT

SCOTUS Case Has Big Implications for Trump Agenda

Judges will hear arguments on birthright citizenship and federal judges' power

(Newser) - The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Thursday in a case that has major implications for President Trump's agenda. The case revolves around Trump's wish to end birthright citizenship , but it will focus on whether federal judges have the power to stop such policy moves nationwide and not...

Former SCOTUS Justice David Souter Dead at 85
Former SCOTUS Justice
David Souter Dead at 85
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May 9, 2025 8:39 AM CDT

Former SCOTUS Justice David Souter Dead at 85

New Hampshire Republican who became a liberal darling retired in '09, was replaced by Sotomayor

(Newser) - Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died. He was 85, reports the AP . Souter died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire, the Supreme Court said in...

SCOTUS Says Transgender Military Ban Can Proceed

Court's 3 liberal justices dissent

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Trump's administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military while legal challenges proceed. The court's three liberal justices said they would have kept the policy on hold, the AP reports. The court acted in the dispute over a...

'One of the Most Electric Moments I've Ever Seen in a Courtroom'
Lawyer Earns Rare Standing
Ovation From SCOTUS
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May 3, 2025 12:00 PM CDT

Lawyer Earns Rare Standing Ovation From SCOTUS

High court has 'moment of unanimity' for veteran attorney Edwin S. Kneedler at his final argument

(Newser) - If you've never heard of Edwin S. Kneedler, that's probably because you don't hang out around the Supreme Court chambers. The seasoned attorney presented his 160th case on Wednesday in front of the high court, set to be the 79-year-old's last argument—an accomplishment recognized by...

Trump Brings DOGE-Social Security Fight to SCOTUS

Administration's emergency appeal wants access for Musk's Department of Government Efficiency

(Newser) - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans. The emergency appeal is the first in a string of applications to the high court involving DOGE'...

SCOTUS Rejects Karen Read Double Jeopardy Appeal
SCOTUS Won't Hear
Karen Read Appeal
Apr 28, 2025 5:12 PM CDT

SCOTUS Won't Hear Karen Read Appeal

Rejection means murder retrial will continue

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has declined to halt Karen Read's second trial. The court rejected her double jeopardy appeal on Monday, meaning her retrial, now in its second week, will continue, ABC News reports. Her trial last year on charges of second-degree murder, leaving the scene of a crash, and...

SCOTUS Hears Major Religious-Rights Case

Parents want to pull their children from classes with LGBTQ+ storybooks

(Newser) - The Supreme Court heard a major religious rights case Tuesday, and justices appeared likely to rule in favor of parents who want to pull their children from lessons with LGBTQ+ themes. In Mahmoud v. Taylor, a group of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish parents sued the Montgomery County Board of Education—...

Alito Castigates Majority for 'Middle of the Night' Order

Thomas joins dissent on deportations of Venezuelans detained in Texas

(Newser) - In a dissent itself released just before midnight Saturday, Justice Samuel Alito castigated the Supreme Court majority for blocking the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants being held in Texas, writing, "Literally in the middle of the night, the court issued unprecedented and legally questionable relief." Justice Clarence...

SCOTUS Blocks, for Now, New Trump Deportations

Order blocks deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law. In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order of this court." Reuters...

Court: Governor Is Allowed to Change 2025 to 2425 in Bill

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers used partial veto power to extend school funding for centuries

(Newser) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld a ruling allowing the Democratic governor to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years. The decision highlights the governor's powerful veto power, which is the broadest in the nation, the AP reports. The court's four liberal justices affirmed this...

Supreme Court to Review Order Ending Birthright Citizenship

Trump's change has been paused by judges while legal challenges are considered

(Newser) - Arguments on whether the Trump administration can enforce the executive order that would end birthright citizenship will be heard by the Supreme Court next month. The court announced Thursday that the pause placed on its enactment by lower courts, which the administration wants lifted or limited, will remain in effect...

Russia's Supreme Court Lifts Ban on the Taliban

Move opens doors for increased diplomatic engagement with Afghanistan's rulers

(Newser) - Russia's highest court on Thursday removed the Taliban's terrorist label and lifted a ban on the Afghan rulers, following a request from the Prosecutor General's office there. The Taliban had been on Russia's list of terror groups since 2003, per the AP . The ruling marks...

Lawmakers Take Action After Trump Defies SCOTUS Order

Democrat lawmakers are vowing to go to El Salvador to check on Abrego Garcia

(Newser) - Now that it's clear that El Salvador's president has no plans to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the US and President Trump has no plans to force him to do so, despite a Supreme Court ruling demanding otherwise , some Democrat lawmakers are stepping up with demands of their...

Supreme Court: Bring Back Man Mistakenly Deported

Administration concedes Kilmar Abrego Garcia was sent to Salvadoran prison by mistake

(Newser) - The Supreme Court agreed with a lower court judge on Thursday that the Trump administration should bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man sent by mistake to a prison in El Salvador, the Washington Post reports. The Justice Department had filed an emergency appeal after US District Judge Paula...

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