Author: Lindsay Whitehurst
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Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising First Amendment fears about state probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions. The high court’s unanimous ruling is a procedural victory for First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, which is challenging a New Jersey investigation of its practices.…
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U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge from Colorado Catholic preschools on state funding exclusion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear from Catholic preschools that say Colorado violated their religious rights by excluding them from a state-funded “universal” pre-kindergarten program over their admission policies. The court agreed on Monday to take up the appeal from St. Mary Catholic Parish in its challenge against a state program. That challenge…
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Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ kids
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that ban the discredited practice. An 8-1 high court majority sided with a Christian counselor who argues the law banning talk therapy violates the First Amendment. The justices agreed…
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Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow an end to legal protections for Syrian migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to end legal protections for migrants from Syria for now, in the latest emergency appeal to the nation’s highest court. The Department of Justice wants the court to lift a New York judge’s ruling halting the Department of Homeland Security’s…
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Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, Colorado, among a series of lawsuits alleging…
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U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda
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WASHINGTON • The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s global tariffs on Friday, handing him a major loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. The 6-3 decision centers on tariffs imposed under an emergency powers law, including the sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs the president levied on nearly every other country. In imposing the…
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Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. The decision centers on tariffs imposed under an emergency powers law, including the sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs he levied on nearly every other country. It’s the first…
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Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research, a major shift in federal drug policy that inches closer to what many states have done. The switch would move marijuana away from its current classification as a…
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Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump’s sweeping unilateral tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical on Wednesday about President Donald Trump ’s ability to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs, putting at risk a cornerstone of his agenda in the biggest legal test yet of his unprecedented presidency. Three conservative justices raised questions about whether an emergency law gives Trump near-limitless…
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Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants
Texas’ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally and order them to leave the country is headed to the Supreme Court in a legal showdown over the federal government’s authority over immigration