The court said that people’s health suffers because of such companies’ products, even though they pay large sums of money for them.
The public’s trust in the Supreme Court has plummeted, as the conservative supermajority decisions have already stripped Americans of rights and threaten more of the same. But in a new essay published Wednesday in The New York Times, former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer suggests a more pressing concern for the high court and the country: Are the justices friends? Breyer suggests that differences of opinion between the justices, “important as they are,” must “remain professional, not...
April 10 (UPI) — Donald Trump said Wednesday that the Arizona Supreme Court‘s near-total abortion ban goes too far. The former president was asked by reporters if he believed the court decision Tuesday goes “too far,” to which he replied “yea they did.” Trump was met by reporters on the apron of the Atlanta International Airport as he arrived in […] The post Donald Trump says Arizona Supreme Court went ‘too far’ with abortion law first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a 1864 abortion ban, making nearly all abortions in the state illegal and potentially criminalizing healthcare providers with up to five years in prison. The justices said that after the fall of Roe a Civil War-era law, that existed before Arizona became a state, took precedence over a 15-week […]
BATON ROUGE - The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday a Baton Rouge police officer's trial against Black Lives Matter activist Deray Mckesson may proceed, but justices wouldn't weigh in on what they thought of Mckesson's claim that he enjoyed First Amendment protection for his actions.Former BRPD officer Brad Ford was hit in the face with a piece of asphalt thrown by protesters in the days after the shooting of Alton Sterling. Ford says Mckesson is responsible because he summoned a crowd to Baton...
Attorney Lisa Blatt, of Williams & Connolly LLP, poses for a photograph in front of the Supreme Court, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Washington. Blatt will argue her 50th case
Experts agree that more people are becoming allergic to airborne irritants like pollen and mold, allergy symptoms are more severe, and allergy seasons are lasting longer than ever.
Often, the court will provide a reason for a justice's absence.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has warned that her conservative colleagues failed to show "reason and restraint" by allowing Idaho's transgender youth health care ban to be enforced during an appeal.The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Monday granted a request from Idaho officials to allow enforcement of a near-total ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth while the case works its way through the courts. The ban had previously been temporarily blocked by a...
75-year-old justice also was not participating remotely in arguments, as
WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was not present at the court for oral arguments on Monday, with the court giving no reason for his absence. Chief Justice John Roberts said in court that Thomas “is not on the bench today” but would "participate fully" in the two cases being argued based on the briefs and transcripts. A court spokeswoman had no further information. Thomas, 75, is the eldest of the nine justices. The court has a 6-3 conservative majority. Often when...
(The Center Square) - The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled against exorbitant government fees in a case that centered on one California retiree forced to pay a flat-rate $23,000 “traffic impact fee” for the construction of a single small home to raise his grandson in. This ruling combined earlier rulings on government permitting fees, which must both have “essential nexus” — related to the government interest from having the fee — and be “roughly proportional” to the...