The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) released their annual report on Friday, reporting that for the first time more Americans believe the death penalty is administered unfairly than those who believe otherwise. The report also revealed that there were more death penalty sentences imposed than executions carried out during 2023. A majority of US state [...]
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US Supreme Court declines to review solitary confinement inmate's exercise depravation challenge
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case involving the denial of exercise time to an inmate in solitary confinement. The case centers around Michael Johnson, who was incarcerated at the Pontiac Correctional Center in Illinois. Johnson, who suffers from severe mental health issues, including bipolar depression, severe depression and other diagnosed [...]
US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in South Carolina racial gerrymander case
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in case involving racial gerrymandering claims against South Carolina’s congressional map. The case is an appeal from a three-judge panel decision in the US District Court for the District of South Carolina Columbia Division, which found that South Carolina’s Republican-led legislature’s design of that state’s First [...]
US Supreme Court hears case regarding failure to place disability information on hotel website
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in the case Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, which questions if a person has the right to sue a business over its disability accessibility information if the individual has no plans of actually going to that business. Deborah Laufer is a wheelchair and cane user, has [...]
US Supreme Court finds in favor of web designer who refused to create websites for LGBTQ+ couples
The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis that a Colorado-based web designer cannot be compelled to create wedding websites for LGBTQ+ couples, despite the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) which protects LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in public accommodations. The Court determined that forcing the designer to comply with CADA would violate [...]
US Supreme Court rules in favor of DOJ power to dismiss whistleblower lawsuits
The US Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) can retain its power to dismiss third-party federal whistleblower actions filed on behalf of the government under the False Claims Act (FCA). The FCA allows whistleblowers to sue on behalf of the government to recover taxpayer funds paid under false pretenses, with the [...]
US Supreme Court finds federal labor law does not automatically preempt state law claims
The US Supreme Court held Thursday that a local union must litigate a property damage dispute in state court, as opposed to appearing before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the court found that federal labor law, under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), did not preempt [...]
US Supreme Court ruling against EPA limits wetland protections
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that wetlands must be adjacent to and “indistinguishable” from protected waters in order to qualify for protection under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Delivering a decision in Sackett v. EPA, the Court sided with the appellants, prioritizing the rights of wetland owners whose property is not adjacent to protected [...]
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a group of Puerto Rico journalists who were seeking documents from the island’s financial oversight board, saying that the board is protected from such information requests by sovereign immunity. The case, Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, asked the court [...]
US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s wife Ginni accepted tens of thousands of dollars from Leonard Leo, the president of a conservative legal organization known as the Federalist Society, for consulting work over a decade ago, according to a new report from the Washington Post. The report is the latest in a series of revelations [...]