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Lawyer freed pending appeal of Jan. 6 conviction because of Supreme Court decision

A U.S. Supreme Court decision on the scope of an obstruction statute has led a judge to order the early release of a Georgia lawyer convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.

Jul 3, 2024 11:15 AM CDT

Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling poses risk for democracy, scholars say

In its immunity decision Monday, the Supreme Court emphasized the long-cherished ideal that no one in America is above the law, not even the president. The court’s dissenters and a chorus of critics said the majority had undercut that notion, elevating the president to a king who can easily avoid prosecution.

Jul 3, 2024 10:45 AM CDT

10th Circuit lifts ban on Biden’s student loan repayment plan

President Biden can move forward with implementing a key part of his new student loan repayment plan after a federal appeals court lifted a temporary ban on that aspect of the program.

Jul 2, 2024 2:10 PM CDT

Supreme Court issues ‘staggering’ ruling on deadline to challenge agency actions

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued a statute-of-limitations ruling that that allows plaintiffs injured by agency actions to set the deadline clock ticking at the time that they suffer injuries.

Jul 1, 2024 10:00 AM CDT

Former presidents have ‘absolute immunity’ for official acts, says SCOTUS in 6-3 decision

Former presidents are immune from prosecution for official actions taken while in the White House, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, but do not have immunity for unofficial acts. The 6-3 ruling along ideological lines likely means that Donald Trump’s federal trial could proceed in D.C., but only after additional delay.

Jul 1, 2024 9:35 AM CDT

Supreme Court says prosecutors improperly charged hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters

Federal prosecutors improperly charged hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants with obstruction, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday, upending many cases against rioters who disrupted the certification of the 2020 presidential election.

Jun 28, 2024 10:44 AM CDT

SCOTUS curbs agency power in ruling that ends Chevron deference; dissent dubs opinion ‘Hubris Squared’

Courts may not defer to an agency’s interpretation of a statute simply because it is ambiguous, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday in a decision that curbs agency power.

Jun 28, 2024 10:17 AM CDT

SCOTUS blocks EPA’s ‘downwind’ air-quality initiative

The Supreme Court dealt a blow to the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of air quality on Thursday, putting on hold a major initiative to improve public health by reducing smog-forming pollution from power plants and factories that blows across state lines.

Jun 27, 2024 11:40 AM CDT

‘Storm clouds loom ahead’ after Supreme Court dismisses abortion dispute, Justice Jackson says

Updated: The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday turned aside an Idaho abortion dispute, which had the effect of blocking Idaho from enforcing its abortion ban in emergency situations.

Jun 27, 2024 11:04 AM CDT

How did Scalia Law respond to seduction complaints against law prof? Lawmaker wants answers

A lawmaker who chairs the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce wants George Mason University to disclose steps that it took to investigate allegations that one of its law professors used his influence “to seduce young female law students.”

Jun 27, 2024 9:25 AM CDT

5th Circuit ‘glossed over complexities,’ Supreme Court says in refusing to curb US social media contacts

Two states and five social media users don’t have standing to sue U.S. officials for allegedly pressuring social media companies to curb protected speech, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Jun 26, 2024 9:49 AM CDT

Courts grant injunctions against Biden’s student loan repayment plan

The future of President Biden’s new student loan repayment plan is in doubt after a pair of federal judges issued separate injunctions Monday preventing the government from fully implementing and forgiving any more loans through the program while they consider lawsuits to end the policy.

Jun 25, 2024 12:55 PM CDT

Lawyer freed pending appeal of Jan. 6 conviction because of Supreme Court decision

Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling poses risk for democracy, scholars say

10th Circuit lifts ban on Biden’s student loan repayment plan

Supreme Court issues ‘staggering’ ruling on deadline to challenge agency actions

Former presidents have ‘absolute immunity’ for official acts, says SCOTUS in 6-3 decision

Supreme Court says prosecutors improperly charged hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters

SCOTUS curbs agency power in ruling that ends Chevron deference; dissent dubs opinion ‘Hubris Squared’

SCOTUS blocks EPA’s ‘downwind’ air-quality initiative

‘Storm clouds loom ahead’ after Supreme Court dismisses abortion dispute, Justice Jackson says

How did Scalia Law respond to seduction complaints against law prof? Lawmaker wants answers

5th Circuit ‘glossed over complexities,’ Supreme Court says in refusing to curb US social media contacts

Courts grant injunctions against Biden’s student loan repayment plan

Judge hears challenge to appointment, funding of special counsel in Trump documents case

Ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors will be reviewed by Supreme Court

Supreme Court upholds Trump tax provision on offshore earnings

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