The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Republican-authored lame-duck laws that stripped power from the incoming Democratic attorney general just before he took office in 2019.
Read More »Setbacks hamper pipeline industry backed by Trump
Mounting political pressures and legal setbacks have put the future growth of the oil and gas pipeline network in doubt even as the pandemic saps demand for fuel.
Read More »Trump looks for political edge in latest high court rulings
This year and last, even with two justices Trump hand-picked, the court has shown it is no rubber stamp for him or his administration’s policies.
Read More »Judge imposes gag order on attorneys in George Floyd case
A judge has imposed a gag order on attorneys in the case involving four former Minneapolis police officers who are charged in the death of George Floyd.
Read More »Justices rule swath of Oklahoma remains tribal reservation
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a large chunk of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation, a decision that state and federal officials have warned could throw Oklahoma into chaos.
Read More »No peeking, voters: Court keeps Trump taxes private for now
the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a New York prosecutor’s demands for the president’s tax records. But his taxes and other financial records almost certainly will be kept out of the public eye until after the November election.
Read More »2 female firsts at the Supreme Court announce retirements
The Supreme Court said that the first-ever women to hold two prominent positions at the court, handling the justices’ security and overseeing publication of the court’s decisions, are retiring.
Read More »Supreme Court sides with Catholic schools in employment suit
The Supreme Court is siding with two Catholic schools in a ruling that underscores that certain employees of religious schools, hospitals and social service centers can't sue for employment discrimination.
Read More »Judge rejects Dakota Access request for emergency order
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request for an emergency order to delay the process of shutting down the Dakota Access pipeline while attorneys appeal a ruling to shutter the pipeline during the course of an environmental review.
Read More »Supreme Court sides with Trump in birth control opt-out case
The high court on Wednesday said 7-2 the administration acted properly when it made the change, which lower courts had blocked.
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