Supreme Court strikes down Chevron, curtailing power of federal ...
Jun 28, 2024 · This article was updated on June 28 at 3:46 p.m. In a major ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday cut back sharply on the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer and ruled that courts should rely on their own interpretion of ambiguous laws. The decision will likely have far-
Court schedules first cases for 2024-25 term - SCOTUSblog
Jul 26, 2024 · The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the Biden administration’s efforts to regulate so-called “ghost guns” in the first week of the 2024-25 term in October, followed the next day by an unusual death-penalty case – in which the state’s attorney general supports the condemned man’s efforts to overturn his conviction and sentence.
The certiorari process: Seeking Supreme Court review
This election explainer was written by Amy Howe.It is part of SCOTUSblog’s 2020 Election Litigation Tracker, a joint project with Election Law at Ohio State.. When the losing side in a case decided by a federal court of appeals (or a state’s highest court) wants the Supreme Court to weigh in, it files a brief (known as a “petition for certiorari” or a “cert petition”) asking the ...
FAQs: Announcements of orders and opinions - SCOTUSblog
This page addresses some of the questions about orders and opinion announcements that we have commonly received during our live blogs. ORDERS. Question: What do you mean by orders? Answer: When we talk about orders or the order list, we are usually referring to the actions that the court took at its most recent conference, which are reflected in a document (the order list) that the court ...
Justices uphold laws targeting homelessness with criminal …
Jun 28, 2024 · This article was updated on June 28 at 5:46 p.m. The Supreme Court on Friday upheld ordinances in a southwest Oregon city that prohibit people who are homeless from using blankets, pillows, or cardboard boxes for protection from the elements while sleeping within the city limits. By a vote of 6-3
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4 days ago · SCOTUS NEWS Justices to hear arguments on TikTok ban on Jan. 10. By Amy Howe on Dec. 18 at 12:31 p.m.. Faced with an emergency request by TikTok and a group of the app’s users, the Justices on Wednesday fast-tracked oral argument over whether a federal law barring apps controlled by China and other “foreign adversaries” violates the First Amendment.
Biographies of the Justices - SCOTUSblog
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. Chief Justice John Glover Roberts Jr. was born on January 27, 1955. He graduated from Harvard College in 1976, and Harvard Law School, where he was managing editor of the Harvard Law Review, in 1979.
Supreme Court rules states cannot remove Trump from ballot for ...
Mar 4, 2024 · The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states cannot disqualify former President Donald Trump from the ballot for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol. In an unsigned opinion, a majority of the justices held that only Congress – and not the states – can enforce Section 3 of the
Snope v. Brown - SCOTUSblog
Date Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding); Aug 21 2024: Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 23, 2024) Sep 11 2024: Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 23, 2024 to October 23, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
The Supreme Court and the president’s pardon power
Jan 1, 2021 · Correction appended. The Constitution gives the president the power “to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of impeachment.” In the days before Christmas, President Donald Trump used this power to pardon or commute the sentences of over 40 people, i