The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking a reversal of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s decision in United States v. Rahimi, in which the court ruled that a law prohibiting access to firearms to persons under domestic violence restraining orders was unconstitutional. The Fifth [...]
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US Supreme Court rules 'daily-rate' oil rig employee qualifies for overtime
The US Supreme Court Wednesday issued a 6-3 opinion ruling that Michael Hewitt, an oil rig employee making over $200,000 annually, qualified for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA). The court held that Hewitt, a daily-rate employee, was not an executive exempt from the FSLA’s overtime pay guarantee. The court further stipulated that “daily-rate [...]
US Supreme Court weighs online platforms' liability in Google recommendations case
The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard oral arguments in Gonzales v. Google, a case that could upend how social media companies handle content distribution. At the heart of the case is a question of whether tech giants like Google can face liability when their algorithm recommends ISIS recruitment videos. That said, the case also has broader [...]
US Supreme Court hears arguments on relief available under disability protection laws
The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools. The case addresses when an individual is eligible for relief under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Plaintiff Miguel Perez is a 23-year-old deaf student whose school in Michigan provided him with an aide [...]
US Supreme Court retains Trump-era Title 42 deportation policy
In a 5-4 vote the US Supreme Court Tuesday allowed Title 42, a Trump-era deportation policy, to remain in effect. With the decision, the court put on hold a lower federal judge’s decision that would have ended the Title 42 policy last week. The court stated that this ruling does not preclude the federal government [...]
Recent concerns about leaks of US Supreme Court decisions and Justice Clarence Thomas’s refusal to recuse himself in a case that might involve connections to his wife, Virginia Thomas, have spurred calls for a code of ethics for US Supreme Court justices. Although the Judicial Conference of the United States promulgated a Code of Conduct [...]
US Supreme Court considers 'independent state legislature' theory in elections case
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Moore v. Harper, a case concerning the “independent state legislature” theory in redistricting cases. The case concerns North Carolina’s congressional district map, created by the Republican-controlled legislature last year. North Carolina’s Supreme Court struck down the map as an unconstitutional gerrymander, and Republican lawmakers appealed to [...]
US Supreme Court hears oral arguments over Biden administration immigration policy
The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard oral arguments regarding Texas and Louisiana’s challenge to the Biden administration’s immigration policy. The court asked the parties to address three legal issues: (1) whether the states had legal right to bring their lawsuit; (2) the legality of the policy itself; and (3) whether the district courts had power [...]
US Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee access to phone records of Arizona Republican official
The US Supreme Court Monday denied an application for stay and injunction, allowing the US House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack on the Capitol to obtain the phone and text records of Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward. Ward filed an emergency application for a stay and injunction on October 24, after a [...]
US Supreme Court hears arguments in cases challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act
The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in consolidated cases challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The case before the court, Haaland v. Brackeen, includes challenges from non-Native adoptive parents seeking to adopt a Native child over objections from the Native community. The court heard arguments on three issues in the case. The [...]