Tag:U.S. Supreme Court

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.

US Supreme Court Grants Consolidated Review in EPA Oil, Gas Emissions Rule Lawsuits

After denying a slew of stay applications, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to a pair of consolidated cases over the new EPA rule.

US Supreme Court Denies Stay of Execution Application in the Nation’s First Shaken Baby Capital Punishment Case

In a statement, Justice Sonia Sotomayor asserted the expert testimony that contributed to Robert Leslie Roberson’s conviction has been called into question but because he didn't present a cognizable federal claim, the court couldn't intervene.

US Supreme Court Denies Stays to EPA’s New Oil, Gas Emissions Rule

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to stay the EPA’s new methane emissions rule for oil and gas facilities, denying applications in nine separate cases.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Denies Nevada Green Party’s Request to Appear on the 2024 Ballot

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition to vacate an injunction blocking the Nevada Green Party from appearing on the 2024 ballot.

Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Vacates Qualified Immunity in a Malicious Prosecution Case

The 10th Circuit reversed the district court’s finding of qualified immunity for a malicious prosecution claim and remanded it to the district court to consider the other remaining elements in the case.

Court Opinions: Supreme Court Denies Stays on Preliminary Injunctions Against Expanded Sex Discrimination Definition for Title IX

The Supreme Court ruled the government didn’t meet its burden to disprove the new allegedly unlawful provisions impact others of the rule.