Supreme Court

  • Supreme Court Declines Review of New York City Rent Laws Despite Landlord Challenges

    New York City’s rent-related laws, notably the Rent Stabilization Law (RSL), have once again weathered legal challenges as the Supreme Court denied review in the case of 74 Pinehurst LLC v. New York. The petitioners, a group of New York City landlords, argued that the RSL violated their constitutional rights but failed to sway both…

  • Supreme Court Says Corporate Silence On Impactful Trends Not Securities Fraud

    The U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling, penned by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, grants Macquarie Infrastructure a victory, barring shareholders from suing for fraud solely based on a breach of disclosure rules. The case centered on allegations that Macquarie failed to divulge the risk posed by an international phasing out of high-sulfur fuel oil from 2016 to…

  • Retired Supreme Court Justice Breyer To Hear Cases On Appeals Court

    Retired liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has announced plans to return to the bench as a visiting judge on the federal appeals court in Boston. In an interview on a podcast hosted by Democratic strategist James Carville, Breyer, who previously served on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for 14 years before…

  • Massachusetts Top Court Considers Allowing Website Tracking Class Actions

    Massachusetts’ Supreme Court recently entertained the notion that a law dating back to the 1960s, originally intended to prevent eavesdropping on phone calls and telegraphs, might also encompass the collection of users’ browsing data by website operators without their explicit consent. This potential interpretation emerged during oral arguments as the court considered two proposed class…

  • Former Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Resubmits Prison Stay Appeal to Another Supreme Court Justice

    Peter Navarro, the former White House trade adviser under Donald Trump, seeks to overturn his federal prison sentence by appealing to Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch after Chief Justice John Roberts rejected his previous bid. Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro is making another attempt to stay out of federal prison by resubmitting his…

  • Supreme Court Oral Arguments Hint Outcome on Mifepristone Case

    In a pivotal legal battle with profound implications, the U.S. Supreme Court heard nearly two hours of oral arguments on Tuesday regarding a case seeking to ban the FDA-approved abortion drug, mifepristone. The majority of justices expressed skepticism toward the arguments presented by the plaintiffs, the Alliance For Hippocratic Medicine, suggesting potential implications for Black…

  • Roe v. Wade (1973): Understanding the Landmark Supreme Court Case on Abortion Rights

    Roe v. Wade is a landmark Supreme Court case that has shaped the landscape of abortion rights in the United States since its decision in 1973. This case, along with its companion case Doe v. Bolton, established a woman’s constitutional right to access abortion services. However, the legal and social debates surrounding this decision have…

  • Supreme Court Appears Skeptical Of Abortion Pill Case

    During a Tuesday hearing, the US Supreme Court expressed skepticism towards an attempt to restrict access to the commonly used abortion drug, mifepristone. The case, considered the most significant abortion-related issue before the court since the national right to abortion was ended in June 2022, revolves around decisions made by the Food and Drug Administration…

  • These Are The Key Takeaways From Tuesday’s Landmark Hearing At The Supreme Court On Abortion Medication

    The U.S. Supreme Court, less than two years after overturning the federal right to an abortion established by Roe v. Wade, is once again embroiled in a critical case regarding abortion. At the center of the current debate is the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to loosen restrictions on mifepristone, a drug commonly used…

  • This is What’s At Stake In Tuesday’s Arguments At The Supreme Court About Abortion Medication

    It’s a big day as the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on access to abortion medication Tuesday, March 26! It’s a case that could have significant implications for abortion access in the United States. At the center of the case is the medication mifepristone, which is a key component of medication abortions and…