The Supreme Court shook up the US trade landscape on Friday when it struck down the centerpiece of President Trump’s second-term tariff agenda, ruling 6-3 that his blanket tariffs were illegal. The ruling came just over a year into Trump’s second term and after skeptical questions from key justices during oral arguments last November. It … Read more
The US Supreme Court is preparing to rule on President Trump’s tariffs, with a potential ruling as early as Friday. The court is to decide whether the president acted legally or exceeded his power. The court heard arguments last year on whether Trump exceeded his authority under the International Economic Emergency Act (IEEPA) when he … Read more
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — As a lawyer, Thomas Goldstein routinely argued cases before the Supreme Court and published a popular blog about the nation’s highest court. Unbeknownst to friends and colleagues, Goldstein also became a high-stakes poker player who racked up tens of millions of dollars in winnings, but racked up staggering gambling debt. The … Read more
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home, defying the U.S. government’s decision to reunite her with her Afghan family. The decision likely ends a years-long legal battle over the girl’s fate. In 2020, a judge in Fluvanna County, Virginia, granted Joshua … Read more
Twice in the past two decades, the US Supreme Court has heard landmark cases involving protectionist alcohol laws, and twice the Court has made clear that when states discriminate against out-of-state businesses, they violate the US Constitution. But so far, many lower courts have DENIED to listen Now, the Supreme Court may be poised to … Read more
A federal judge has been skeptical of President Donald Trump’s argument to try to send the appeal of his hush money conviction to a federal court — after lawyers have already taken the hit in two other courts. Judge Alvin Hellerstein suggested Trump’s lawyers missed a chance by first taking the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past year, the Supreme Court has repeatedly allowed President Donald Trump to fire the heads of independent agencies, but it appears to be drawing a line with the Federal Reserve. The court has signaled for months that it sees the Fed in a different light. It said the president can … Read more
In the end, the Supreme Court’s landmark case over whether President Donald Trump can temporarily fire members of the Federal Reserve can be boiled down to a single 26-word sentence. After repeatedly allowing Trump to remove the leaders of other independent agencies, the conservative court appeared to draw a line around the central bank in … Read more
Sign up for Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism and advice available, delivered to your inbox daily. After federal agents killed an unarmed American citizen in broad daylight last week, top government officials rushed to defend the shooter, labeled a mother’s attempt to escape an escalating confrontation as “domestic terrorism” and blamed the … Read more
Justices rarely complain openly about the Supreme Court, for the same reason most people don’t publicly chastise their bosses. Attacking your boss is a good way to ensure that your work will be cut – or worse. So it’s remarkable how many justices have published opinions critical of the Supreme Court’s decision New York State … Read more