The Supreme Court heard arguments challenging access to the abortion pill Mifepristone. Rachel Maddow joins Joy Reid to discuss.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a lawsuit filed by an Oregon man who was placed on the No Fly List can go forward even after the government has removed him from the list and pledged not to return him to it “based on the currently available information.” In a unanimous decision authored by Ju
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are Missouri, Louisiana and five individuals who were either banned from social media during the pandemic or whose posts, they say, were not prominently featured.
Donald Trump has now filed his brief at the Supreme Court arguing why he should be immune from prosecution in his federal election interference case. He asks the justices to dismiss special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment, which we don’t expect to happen. But even in the likely event that the high court doesn’t kill the case, Trump’s filing highlights a factor that could lead to further delay in the already-delayed case. That’s the possibility of “further fact-finding” on “remand,” as the filing...
The Supreme Court laid out a new test for determining when actions taken by government employees on social media constitute official business verses personal conduct.
Roshei Yeshivos Slabodka HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau and HaGaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch were attending a kenes in Bnei Brak on Thursday evening when the Supreme Court issued a ruling to freeze funding to yeshivos as of Sunday morning HaRav Landau spoke at the kenes and issued a sharp message to the Court: “The yeshivos […]
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett Justice noted that the personal social media accounts of public officials often present an 'ambiguous' status because they mix official announcements with personal content.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media, an issue that first arose for the high court in a case involving then-President Donald Trump. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the court, said that officials who use personal accounts to make official statements may not be free to delete comments about those statements or block critics altogether. On the other hand, Barrett wrote, “State officials have private...
By MARK SHERMAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media, an issue that first arose for the high court in a case involving then-President Donald Trump. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the court, said that officials […]
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a busy term that could set standards for free speech in the digital age, the Supreme Court is taking up a dispute Monday between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics
Supreme Court weighs how far federal officials can go to combat controversial posts on hot topics