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Federal Judge In Kansas Declines to Block Rule Requiring Background Checks at Gun Shows

The rule in question has been dubbed the ‘gun show loophole’ because one of its target groups was people who sell firearms at gun...

No Charges in Deadly ATF Arkansas Home Raid

The use of deadly force was legal and justified in fatal shooting of Bryan Malinowski by federal agents in his AK home and there will be no charges in the case.

ACLU Will Represent NRA In Free Speech Case Before Supreme Court

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) will represent the National Rifle Association (NRA) in a First Amendment case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Gov. Stitt Responds To Transgender Birth Certificate Ruling

Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Against Oklahoma’s Ban on Changing Sex on Birth Certificates

A federal appeals court on June 18 revived a lawsuit against Oklahoma’s prohibition on changing the sex listed on birth certificates.

McConnell Says He Will Vote Against Jackson for Supreme Court

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday he cannot support the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. McConnell made the statement on the Senate floor...
The Supreme Court in Washington, on April 2, 2024.

NY Church to Appeal to Supreme Court on Abortion Coverage Ruling

Roman Catholic diocese is appealing to the Supreme Court, a NY appeals court ruling requiring religious charities to provide abortions in employee health insurance packages.
Justice Samuel Alito

Supreme Court Sides With Government in 3-strikes Gun Law Ruling

Federal law mandates a 15-year minimum sentence for illegal firearms possession when the defendant has three prior convictions for drugs or violent felonies.
The Supreme Court as composed June 30, 2022

Supreme Court Conservatives Appear Open to Rolling Back Power of Federal Agencies

Bureaucracy-empowering judicial doctrine critics blame for explosive growth of U.S. government in recent decades should be overturned, the Supreme Court heard.
Supreme Court

Supreme Court Will Hear San Francisco’s Challenge to EPA Rule

San Francisco claims the standard provided in discharge permits is too vague. The Supreme Court agreed on May 28 to hear San Francisco’s appeal of...
Supreme Court rules on EPA's "good neighbor" policy, Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan

Supreme Court Pauses EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ Rule That Cracks Down on Smog

Supreme Court voted 5–4 to temporarily put on hold the EPA’s “good neighbor” rule cracking down on states whose industries are said to be contributing to smog.
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on May 29, 2024.

Supreme Court Will Hear Shareholder Lawsuit Alleging NVIDIA Deceived Investors

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case from Silicon Valley giant Nvidia that could make it more difficult for shareholders to pursue securities fraud lawsuits.

Federal Title IX Transgender Rule Blocked in 6 More States

A federal judge on June 17 issued an order temporarily blocking the Biden administration’s new Title IX transgender rule in an additional six states.