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National Law Journal

At Supreme Court These Days, the Liberal Justices Are 'Textualists' Too

"You're making a policy argument," Justice Elena Kagan told an attorney during a recent Supreme Court hearing. "But what I don't hear you telling me is, like, what in the statute prevents the [Environmental Protection Agency] from doing this."
7 minute read

National Law Journal

ACLU's Strangio Will Become First Openly Trans Attorney to Argue at Supreme Court

The case, U.S. v. Skrmetti, is the first time the Supreme Court will consider the constitutional right of trans youth to obtain access to gender-affirming care like hormone therapy and puberty blockers.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Michael Cohen Loses Bid for Supreme Court Review of Civil Rights Lawsuit

Donald Trump's former lawyer claims the ex-president and his Justice Department tried to muzzle him from criticizing Trump by conditioning on not speaking to the media his release from prison for crimes he committed while in Trump's employ.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Must EPA Challenges Go to DC Circuit? Supreme Court Will Decide

The Biden administration is seeking to block the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from hearing a challenge from several small oil refineries to renewable fuel standards.
3 minute read

Law.com

The Week in Data Oct. 18: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers

Catch up on data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including summer associate satisfaction rankings.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

US Supreme Court Tosses Out Decision Letting 18-Year-Olds Carry Guns During Emergencies in Pennsylvania

There were no noted dissents in the high court's brief order. It lets stand a ban on people aged 18 to 20 carrying guns in public during a declared state of emergency.
2 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Did The Tenth Amendment Do Anything?

Justice Neil Gorsuch had quite the reaction when an attorney cited the amendment as an example of when Congress may pass a "duplicative" provision that doesn't do much in changing the law.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Won't Block EPA's New Carbon Storage Rule, For Now

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday shot down an attempt to block the Biden administration's aggressive new carbon reduction targets for power plants,…
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Grapples With San Francisco's Aging Sewer System in EPA Case

The Environmental Protection Agency has been at loggerheads with the city in recent years over what the federal agency calls a "failing" sewer system.
6 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

A Sappy Start Turns Sour with Dense RICO, Immigration Hearings

"The government's position as far as I can tell is that you just won't take yes for an answer," Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. said.
7 minute read

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