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Lawyer Just Earned a 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...

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...

Trump Asks SCOTUS to Allow Transgender Military Ban

President wants the ban to go forward while the court cases proceed

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on transgender people in the military while legal challenges proceed. As the AP reports, the high-court filing follows a brief order from a federal appeals court that kept in place a court order blocking the...

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...

Supreme Court Gives Trump a Win on Firings

Justices temporarily halt order requiring probationary workers to be rehired

(Newser) - President Trump has scored a second—albeit temporary—win from the Supreme Court in as many days. On Tuesday, the court paused a lower court's ruling that the government must rehire thousands of probationary workers who were dismissed, reports the Washington Post . The 7-2 ruling comes a day after...

Supreme Court Leaves in Place Split Ruling on NY Gun Law

Ban on concealed weapons in Times Square remains in place

(Newser) - The Supreme Court took a pass Monday on a challenge to New York state's recently adopted gun restrictions. That leaves in force a lower court ruling last fall that tossed some of the law's provisions—such as prohibiting concealed firearms in "sensitive places"—and kept others,...

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Deportations Resume
Divided SCOTUS Says
Deportations Can Resume
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Apr 7, 2025 6:32 PM CDT

Divided SCOTUS Says Deportations Can Resume

But migrants must get a chance to challenge deportation under 18th century wartime law

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has lifted a court order blocking the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants under an 18th century wartime law. In a bitterly divided 5-4 decision Monday, the court said the migrants still must get a chance to challenge their deportation before they are taken out of the...

Roundup Maker Asks SCOTUS to Block Lawsuits

Bayer claims future of US agriculture is at stake

(Newser) - Global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer has asked the US Supreme Court to decide whether federal law preempts thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller could cause cancer.
  • Bayer's new request to the nation's highest court comes as it is simultaneously pursuing legislation
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Chief SCOTUS Justice Pauses Order to Return Maryland Man

Justice Department claims judge exceeded authority with order on wrongly deported man

(Newser) - Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador. The Justice Department argued in an emergency appeal to the justices that US District Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her...

Trump Wins Emergency Appeal on Blocking Teacher Grants

Administration contends the money would support DEI initiatives

(Newser) - The Trump administration secured a victory at the Supreme Court on Friday when a 5-4 ruling allowed the suspension of $65 million in educational grants intended to address the teacher shortage. The government argued that the money for training teachers would go to programs that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion...

Vaping Industry Takes a Hit From SCOTUS

Court upholds refusal to approve flavored vapes

(Newser) - The vaping industry took a hit Wednesday with a unanimous Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Food and Drug Administration. The justices upheld the FDA's refusal to approve flavored e-cigarettes, NBC News reports. "The kaleidoscope of flavor options adds to the allure of e-cigarettes and has thus...

SCOTUS Appears to Side With Catholic Charities Bureau

Religious rights case could have wide-ranging effects

(Newser) - The Supreme Court appeared Monday 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. In a case that could have wide-ranging effects, the justices suggested the Catholic Charities Bureau should not have to...

Bolsonaro Must Stand Trial Over Poison Coup Plot

Brazil's Supreme Court ruled to accept the charges against him

(Newser) - A big decision in Brazil: A five-judge panel on the country's Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favor of accepting the charges filed by prosecutors against former President Jair Bolsonaro last month and ordered him to stand trial. He is accused of attempting a coup following his 2022 election...

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