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- Supreme Court hears dispute over South Carolina’s bid to defund Planned Parenthood April 2, 2025ShareThe Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided over whether Planned Parenthood has a legal right under federal civil rights laws to challenge the order by South Carolina’s governor barring abortion clinics, including Planned Parenthood, from participating in Medicaid. During more than 90 minutes of oral arguments, the justices struggled to determine whether the Medicaid law […]
- Divided court approves civil RICO liability for injuries from CBD product April 2, 2025ShareThe Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act provides for federal criminal and civil penalties for harms from “racketeering.” Wednesday’s ruling in Medical Marijuana, Inc v. Horn, like so many of the court’s RICO decisions, involves the civil penalties. Douglas Horn was fired from his commercial truck driving job after he ingested a product marketed as […]
- Justices let FDA denial of vape flavorings stand April 2, 2025ShareThe Supreme Court on Wednesday largely upheld the Food and Drug Administration’s denials of two companies’ applications to sell flavored liquids for use in e-cigarettes. In a unanimous ruling, the justices threw out a ruling by the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit holding that the FDA had improperly pulled a “regulatory […]
- The morning read for Wednesday, April 2 April 2, 2025ShareWe are expecting one or more opinions from the court this morning. Join us for the live blog starting at 9:45 a.m. EDT. Following the opinion announcements, the court will hear oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. The case is a dispute over South Carolina’s attempt to exclude all Planned Parenthood services […]
- Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, April 2 April 2, 2025ShareOn Wednesday, April 2, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. The post Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, April 2 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
US Courts
- Judiciary Releases Workplace Conduct Report and Employee Survey Results March 31, 2025The federal Judiciary today released the results of its first-ever employee survey exploring workplace issues, along with a new report containing recommendations for improvements aimed at achieving the Judiciary’s goal of fostering “an exemplary workplace.”in**@us******.gov
- Judiciary Seeks 71 Judgeships to Meet Growing Caseloads March 11, 2025The Judicial Conference of the United States agreed to recommend to Congress the creation of new district and court of appeals judgeships as the Judiciary faces a worsening shortage of Article III judges and caseloads continue to mount.in**@us******.gov
- A Century of Service: Probation and Pretrial Services’ Impact on Justice March 4, 2025Arising from humble beginnings to perform a century of service, U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services has played a pivotal role in serving the courts and protecting communities.in**@us******.gov
- Courts Need More Judgeships, Judge Tells Congress February 25, 2025With federal courts across the country contending with mounting caseloads, Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, urged Congress today to create new district and court of appeals judgeships to meet growing workload demands.in**@us******.gov
- New Tool Helps Public Find Local Court Civics Resources and Programs February 13, 2025Federal courts regularly engage in public outreach and civics education efforts. A new interactive civics map is helping the public more easily find court educational resources and civics program information nationwide.in**@us******.gov
Jonathan Turley
- “I’m Thoroughly Disgusted”: Democrats Attack Musk and Everything that They Once Believed in April 2, 2025Below is my column in the New York Post on the increasing political violence on the left, particularly targeting Elon…jonathanturley
- The Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Should Turn on Principle Not Politics April 1, 2025Today, the voters of Wisconsin go to the polls in what may be the single most expensive and important judicial…jonathanturley
- NPR’s CEO Just Made the Best Case Yet for Defunding NPR March 31, 2025Below is my column in the Hill on the effort to end the federal subsidy for National Public Radio, an…jonathanturley
- Capping Carbon Admissions: The Biden Administration is Accused of Burying Conflicting Climate Change Report March 30, 2025There is a major story developing on Capitol Hill after House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer,…jonathanturley
- Dinner Takeout: White House Correspondents Association Dumps Anti-Trump Comedian for Dinner March 30, 2025I have written repeatedly about the shockingly bad judgment shown by Eugene Daniels, the president of the White House Correspondents…jonathanturley