Tag:U.S. Supreme Court

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Rules EPA Can’t Impose “End-result” Permit Provisions for Water Quality

A split U.S. Supreme Court held the EPA can’t impose limitations through “end-result” permit provisions on the amount of contaminated discharge that can go into waterways.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Rules Voluntarily Dismissed Lawsuits May Be Reopened

The high court held that a case voluntarily dismissed without prejudice under Rule 41(a) counts as a “final proceeding” under Rule 60(b).

Court Opinions: A Split US Supreme Court Rules Some Section 1983 Claims Can’t be Denied on Failure-To-Exhaust Grounds

The high court ruled that for Section 1983 claims challenging delays in the administrative process, state courts can’t deny those claims on failure-to-exhaust grounds.

US Supreme Court Grants Certs to Cases Tied to Controversial Loper, Rahimi Decisions

The Supreme Court granted certiorari to two cases Monday, one of which referenced its controversial decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo.

Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Arguments Over TikTok Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a pair of consolidated cases arguing the TikTok ban passed this year violates the First Amendment.

Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Rules Student Does Have Standing to Sue School COVID-19 Mask Mandate Punishments

The 10th Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit from a student who was punished for defying her school’s mask mandate.

Court Opinion: US Supreme Court Vacates 11th Circuit Ruling in Capital Punishment Intellectual Disability Case

In a case related to how courts should evaluate multiple IQ scores, the Supreme Court found an appellate court was unclear in its original ruling. It remanded the case and granted review.

Colorado AG, local governments file Supreme Court briefs opposing Utah oil railroad

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, a dozen Colorado local governments and a group of high-ranking congressional Democrats are among the parties urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a lower court decision vacating the approval of a controversial oil-by-rail project in eastern Utah.