Supreme Court

  • New Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Executive Order On Election Regulation

    A new federal lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., is challenging President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on election regulations, arguing that it unlawfully encroaches on state authority and voter rights. The lawsuit, led by the Democratic National Committee, claims Executive Order 14248, titled “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” violates federal law and…

  • Louisiana Revives Capital Punishment! Carries Out First Execution In 14 Years

    Louisiana carried out its first execution in 14 years on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, putting Jessie Hoffman to death using nitrogen gas after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene. The execution marked the state’s return to capital punishment and was conducted under Gov. Jeff Landry’s initiative to reinstate the death penalty as part of…

  • Why ‘Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization’ Overturned ‘Roe v. Wade’

    In a landmark ruling that reshaped American constitutional law, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022), effectively overturning Roe v. Wade (1973). The Dobbs decision eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion, returning the authority to regulate abortion laws to individual states. This ruling has sparked significant legal, political, and…

  • Federal Judge Reinstates Labor Board Member Gwynne Wilcox Fired By Trump

    U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell has reinstated Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), declaring that President Donald Trump acted illegally when he fired her in January. The decision underscores the limits of presidential power over independent federal agencies and sets the stage for a potential Supreme Court showdown. Background of…

  • Trump Suffers Major Defeat! Supreme Court Orders Unfreezing Of $2 Billion Foreign Aid

    In a significant legal blow to the Trump administration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, that the federal government must immediately disburse approximately $2 billion in frozen foreign assistance funds. The ruling upholds a lower court’s temporary restraining order against the administration’s 90-day pause on foreign development aid, marking a…

  • The US Department of the Treasury announced on Sunday the suspension of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a key anti-money laundering (AML) law. The move by the Treasury is part of an effort to narrow its scope to foreign reporting companies. The decision, which halts enforcement of beneficial ownership reporting requirements for domestic entities, has…

  • U.S. Supreme Court Under Pressure to Remove Order Halting Firing of Ethics Agency Chief

    The Trump administration has formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a lower court order preventing the removal of Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). The administration argues that the ruling is an “unprecedented assault on the separation of powers” and requires immediate intervention. The emergency application, submitted on…

  • Racial Justice, Reparations, and Civil Rights Rollbacks in Trump’s America

    Introduction Since his return to the Oval Office, President Donald J. Trump has enacted policies that have significantly impacted racial justice movements, particularly in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), reparations, and civil rights protections. His administration has actively worked to dismantle DEI programs in federal agencies, oppose discussions on reparations for slavery,…

  • Starbucks Accused of Race and Sex Bias in Hiring in Missouri Lawsuit

    Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed a federal lawsuit against Starbucks Corp., alleging that the coffee giant’s hiring and promotion policies violate federal civil rights laws by favoring certain racial and gender groups. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, claims that Starbucks engaged in discriminatory employment…

  • The Supreme Court’s Landmark Decision in Gonzalez v. Google: Implications for Internet Liability

    In February 2023, the United States Supreme Court heard Gonzalez v. Google, a pivotal case examining the extent of legal protections for internet platforms under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). This case centered on whether platforms like Google could be held liable for algorithmically recommending user-generated content that promotes terrorism. Background The…