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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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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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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...

Supreme Court Upholds Biden-Era Rule on Ghost Guns

7-2 ruling holds the weapons will still require serial numbers, background checks, age verification

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called ghost guns, allowing for continued serial numbers, background checks, and age verification requirements to buy them in kits online. Seven justices joined the opinion, authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, upholding the rule. Two justices,...

Climate Lawsuit Filed by Kids Ends, Plaintiffs Now Adults

Supreme Court declined to hear the lawsuit first brought a decade ago

(Newser) - The US Supreme Court on Monday 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, ending a decadelong legal battle that saw many of the plaintiffs grow from children and teenagers into adults, the...

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mass Firings

White House seeks emergency appeal over lower court's ruling

(Newser) - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings, per the AP . The emergency appeal argues that the judge can't force the executive branch to rehire some 16,000 probationary employees. It...

After Trump Berates Judge, a Rare Rebuke From Roberts

President had called for the impeachment of judge who ruled against him

(Newser) - President Trump's demand for the impeachment of a judge who ruled against him has drawn a rare and direct rebuke from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, reports Bloomberg .
  • "For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning
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Supreme Court Will Take Up 'Conversion Therapy' Issue

Justices will weigh in on whether states can bar counseling of minors questioning sexual identity

(Newser) - The Supreme Court will wade into the controversial territory of "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ minors in its next term. The court on Monday said it would take up the case of a therapist in Colorado who is challenging her state's ban on the practice. Details:
  • The counseling: Conversion
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Trump Defends Coney Barrett Amid Backlash on the Right

'She's a very good woman,' says the president despite her key ruling against him

(Newser) - Amy Coney Barrett may be an unpopular figure in MAGA world these days, but President Trump himself is not joining the critics. "She's a very good woman," Trump told reporters Sunday when asked about the Supreme Court justice. "She's very smart, and I don't...

Trump Allies Turn on Amy Coney Barrett

Some conservatives are calling her a 'closet Democrat' after a recent ruling

(Newser) - Two conservative Supreme Court justices sided with the court's three liberal members in this week's decision on USAID payments —but Justice Amy Coney Barrett is taking a lot more flak than Chief Justice John Roberts. Some conservative commentators, calling Barrett a "closet Democrat," have suggested...

A Liberal City Wins Fight Against EPA in Supreme Court

San Francisco challenged discharge rules and won

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a blow to the EPA's ability to regulate water pollution, and the city that started the fight might come as a surprise: It was San Francisco, and as the local Chronicle puts it, the "case pitted a city that champions environmental policies...

SCOTUS in Rare Agreement on Discrimination Case

Conservative and liberal justices poised to rule in favor of heterosexual Ohio woman

(Newser) - The Supreme Court appears poised to rule in favor of an Ohio woman's job discrimination lawsuit, a development expected to make it easier for white, heterosexual workers to bring similar cases, reports the Washington Post . One unusual thing here: Based on Wednesday's arguments, both conservative and liberal justices...

Supreme Court Throws Out a High-Profile Death Sentence

Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip had been served a last meal 3 times

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. The justices found that Glossip's trial violated his constitutional rights, reports the AP . The...

Trump Takes First Appeal of Term to Supreme Court

Emergency filing seeks removal of head of the Office of Special Counsel

(Newser) - The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, according to documents obtained Sunday that would mark the first appeal to the justices since President Trump took office last month. The Justice Department's filing obtained by...

In SCOTUS Case, a 'Historic Victory for Gender Justice'

Court rules for Oklahoma death row inmate Brenda Andrew, who says she was sex-shamed during trial

(Newser) - The US Supreme Court has ordered a review by the lower courts on a case involving the only woman on death row in Oklahoma. Per NBC News , the nation's highest court issued a 7-2 ruling on Tuesday determining that Brenda Andrew, convicted of murdering her estranged husband, can continue...

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