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WATCH/EXCLUSIVE: Supreme Court backs parents in CA gender policy

Editor's note: This story has been updated to add videos. (The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 this week that parents challenging a California policy allowing public schools to withhold information about a student’s gender transition are likely to succeed in their constitutional

Supreme Court upholds evidence-based immigrant asylum standards

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision on Wednesday, upheld a lower court ruling that required substantial evidence for an asylum application. The case, Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, focused on a family of Salvadorean nationals who applied for asylum after entering the United States illegally

SupCo reverses AG Knudsen on powers-of-initiative ballot measure

A ballot initiative protecting Montanans’ right to petition to enact laws can proceed, contrary to a finding from Attorney General Austin Knudsen, the Montana Supreme Court said. In a recent 5-2 opinion, the state Supreme Court said the ideas offered in Ballot Initiative 8 operate together, are closely related

Trump’s intemperate criticisms threaten judicial independence | David Adler

Last week, in International Resources v. Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 majority opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, declared that President Trump had exceeded his statutory authority by using an emergency statute, the “International Economic Emergency Powers Act,” to impose sweeping tariffs without congressional

Supreme Court blocks ICE contractor immunity appeal

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, ruled that prison contractors cannot immediately appeal a trial court's decision, despite several claims to federal immunity. The case, Geo Group Inc. v. Menocal, focused on a prison in Colorado that contracted with U.S. Immigration

McCuskey leads group fighting to keep natural gas appliances

West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is leading a group of 21 state AGs asking the United States Supreme Court to reverse a decision that upheld Biden-era Department of Energy efficiency standards that would eliminate many natural gas appliances from the market and households. The DOE’s amended

FedEx joins companies seeking tariff refunds as litigation looms

(The Center Square) – FedEx joined the growing list of companies seeking tariff refunds as confusion over President Donald Trump's latest tariffs continues and the refund process begins. The Tennessee-based shipping giant asked the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York for a full refund, but