The Supreme Court is letting the Trump administration enforce its 90-day ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries, overturning lower court orders that blocked it. The action Monday is a victory for President Donald Trump in the biggest legal controversy of his young presidency. Trump said last week that the ban would take effect […]
Supreme Court ‘Grants the Petitions for Certiorary and Grant the Stay Applications in Part’ (PDF of Ruling
SCOTUS Throws Cold Water Early on Obama’s Partisan Gerrymandering Project…
The U.S. Supreme Court made headlines Monday with its acceptance of a case that argues whether legislative maps can be ruled unconstitutional simply due to the partisan advantages that may be gained from their designs. Some election law experts contend the matter is a means to an end in transferring redistricting powers—commonly held in legislative […]
SCOTUS to Tackle Partisan Gerrymandering…
The Supreme Court will once again wade into the world of partisan gerrymandering – that is, the practice of purposely drawing district lines to favor one party and put another at a disadvantage. The justices announced today that they will review Wisconsin’s appeal of the decision by a three-judge district court striking down, as the […]
Napolitano: Justice Scalia Believed Supreme Court Was Being Surveilled by Obama (VIDEO)…
Judge Napolitano: Justice Scalia told me that he often thought the court was being surveilled. And he told me that probably four or five years ago…If they had to unmask Senator Paul’s name to reveal a conversation he was having with a foreign agent and the foreign agent was hostile to the United States they […]
Supreme Court Vacates Virginia Trans Teen’s Bathroom Lawsuit…
The Supreme Court is leaving the issue of transgender rights in schools to lower courts for now after backing out of a high-profile case Monday of a Virginia high school student who sued to be able to use the boys’ bathroom. The court’s order in the case of teenager Gavin Grimm means that attention now […]
SCOTUS Rulings: Court Chucks $399M Verdict in Apple-Samsung War…
Reversing Apple’s $399 million patent win, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that entire phones cannot be considered infringing even though the “innards of Samsung’s smartphones were not sold separately from their shells”…
SCOTUS Rulings: Court Upholds ‘Friends and Family’ Insider-Trading Conviction…
SCOTUS Vacates Former Gov. Bob McDonnell’s Convictions…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously reversed former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s 11 corruption convictions…
Supreme Court Tie Dooms Obama Immigration Plan…
The split was reflected in a one sentence statement from the court: “The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court” (See Opinion below)…