Category: Supreme Court (US)

Supreme Court Sets Rules for Blocking Citizens From Officials’ Accounts

In two unanimous rulings, the justices tried to distinguish between private conduct, which is not subject to the First Amendment, and state action, which is.
Supreme Court Seems Open to Free Speech Challenges to Social Media Laws

The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, violate the First Amendment. The court’s decision could fundamentally alter the nature of speech on the internet.
What to Know About the Supreme Court Case on Free Speech on Social Media

Both Florida and Texas passed laws regulating how social media companies moderate speech online. The laws, if upheld, could fundamentally alter how the platforms police their sites.
Journal Retracts Studies Cited in Federal Court Ruling Against Abortion Pill

The journal found that the studies, which had suggested that medication abortion is unsafe, included incorrect factual assumptions and misleading presentation of the data.
What to Know About the Federal Law at the Heart of the Latest Supreme Court Abortion Case

The federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, known as EMTALA, requires hospitals to provide medically necessary care to stabilize patients in emergency situations.
What the Supreme Court Fishery Case Could Mean for Federal Agencies’ Power

The case appears poised to be the next step in the conservative legal movement’s multigenerational effort to chip away at the New Deal.
Supreme Court to Hear Case That Could Overturn Key Chevron Precedent

The justices will consider whether to overrule the seminal 1984 Chevron decision, which requires judges to defer to agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes.
Supreme Court to Hear Starbucks Bid to Overturn Labor Ruling

The coffee chain has challenged a federal judge’s order to reinstate a group of union activists who were fired at a store in Memphis.
Raymond Dirks, Whose Tipster Case Redefined Insider Trading, Dies at 89

In a far-reaching decision, the Supreme Court restored him from censured analyst to whistle-blower in a major corporate fraud.
Google’s Antitrust Setback Could Remake the Mobile App World

Epic Games’s victory over the search giant could let app developers keep more money, and marks a fresh blow against Big Tech.
Justices Seem Skeptical of Challenge to Trump-Era Tax Provision

The Supreme Court’s liberal wing and more moderate conservatives seemed to be searching for a way toward a limited ruling on a tax law that affects foreign profits of American companies.
How a Legal Fight Over a $15,000 Tax Bill Could Upend the U.S. Tax Code

The Supreme Court ruling in the Moore case could cost the federal government billions of dollars in lost tax revenue.