Supreme Court strikes down Chevron, curtailing power of federal ...
Jun 28, 2024 · This article was updated on June 28 at 3:46 p.m. In a major ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday cut back sharply on the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer and ruled that courts should rely on their own interpretion of ambiguous laws. The decision will likely have far-
The certiorari process: Seeking Supreme Court review
This election explainer was written by Amy Howe.It is part of SCOTUSblog’s 2020 Election Litigation Tracker, a joint project with Election Law at Ohio State.. When the losing side in a case decided by a federal court of appeals (or a state’s highest court) wants the Supreme Court to weigh in, it files a brief (known as a “petition for certiorari” or a “cert petition”) asking the ...
The Supreme Court and the president’s pardon power
Jan 1, 2021 · Correction appended. The Constitution gives the president the power “to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of impeachment.” In the days before Christmas, President Donald Trump used this power to pardon or commute the sentences of over 40 people, i
October Term 2023 - SCOTUSblog
Holding: The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act requires the Indian Health Service to pay the contract support costs that a tribe incurs when it collects and spends program income — i.e., revenue from third-party payers like Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers — to further the functions, services, activities, and programs transferred to it from IHS in a self ...
FAQs: Announcements of orders and opinions - SCOTUSblog
This page addresses some of the questions about orders and opinion announcements that we have commonly received during our live blogs. ORDERS. Question: What do you mean by orders? Answer: When we talk about orders or the order list, we are usually referring to the actions that the court took at its most recent conference, which are reflected in a document (the order list) that the court ...
Trump v. United States - SCOTUSblog
Apr 25, 2024 · Holding: The nature of presidential power entitles a former president to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority; he is also entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts; there is no immunity for unofficial acts.. Judgment: Vacated and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Chief ...
Supreme Court strikes down Biden student-loan forgiveness …
Jun 30, 2023 · This article was updated on June 30 at 4:00 p.m. By a vote of 6-3, the justices ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority last year when it announced that it would cancel up to $400 billion in student loans. The Biden administration had said that as many as 43 million Americans
Biographies of the Justices - SCOTUSblog
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. Chief Justice John Glover Roberts Jr. was born on January 27, 1955. He graduated from Harvard College in 1976, and Harvard Law School, where he was managing editor of the Harvard Law Review, in 1979.
Supreme Court overturns constitutional right to abortion
Jun 24, 2022 · This article was updated on June 24 at 3:11 p.m. The Supreme Court on Friday eliminated the constitutional right to obtain an abortion, casting aside 49 years of precedent that began with Roe v. Wade. The decision by Justice Samuel Alito will set off a seismic shift in reproductive rights across t
United States v. Rahimi - SCOTUSblog
Nov 7, 2023 · Holding: When an individual has been found by a court to pose a credible threat to the physical safety of another, that individual may be temporarily disarmed consistent with the Second Amendment.. Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 8-1, in an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts on June 21, 2024.Justice Sotomayor filed a concurring opinion, in …