In a decision that undermines almost 60 years of precedent, the U.S. Supreme Court last month declared that police officers who don’t issue Miranda warnings before interrogations can’t be sued for vio...
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Maryland Loosens Concealed Carry Law In Light Of Supreme Court Gun Ruling
Topline Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) instructed state police Tuesday to be less restrictive about which firearm owners in the state are granted concealed carry licenses, as states with strict conceal...
How to buy a carbon-conscious fund in wake of Supreme Court EPA ruling
The Supreme Court last week limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions to fight climate change — and that may leave eco-conscious investors wonder...
Supreme Court Limits EPA, Nikola Founder Nixes Share Increases And How Climate Change Hurts Harvests
This week’s Current Climate, which every Saturday brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability. Sign up to get it in your inbox every week. Getty Images On Thursday, the Supreme Cou...
Ohio Supreme Court Lets Abortion Ban Stand—Here’s Where State Lawsuits Stand Now
Topline Ohio’s six-week ban on abortion will remain in effect for now, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday, as abortion providers file a string of lawsuits aiming to block state-level bans that took ...
Supreme Court Clouds Future Of EPA Clean Air Rules, Threatening Climate Goals
Aerial view of coal power plant high pipes with black smoke moving up polluting atmosphere at … [+] sunrise. getty SCOTUS ruling could set back efforts to fight climate change, affect energy inv...
Coal miner stocks fall after Supreme Court ruling limiting EPA’s role
Coal miner stocks are falling, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling that restricts the U.S. government’s reach in controlling emission from coal-fired power plants. Shares of Peabody ...
Supreme Court Takes Up Case That Could Make It Easier To Overturn Elections
Topline The Supreme Court may soon give state legislatures total control over their states’ elections—and make it much easier for them to overturn the results—as the court announced Thursday it will t...
In The Supreme Court’s Latest Term, The Conservative Majority Continued To Radically Transform The Role Of Religion In Public Life
While the Supreme Court’s decision to abolish the right to an abortion has garnered a great deal of attention, the same bloc of conservative justices who overturned Roe v. Wade also dramatically redef...
Supreme Court Justice Breyer Retiring Thursday—And Ketanji Brown Jackson Will Be Immediately Sworn In
Topline Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire on Thursday and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be immediately sworn in to replace him, ushering in the court’s first Black female justice—and...
New York City And State Sue ‘Ghost Gun’ Distributors — Hit Back After Supreme Court Knocks Down Gun Law
Topline New York state and city officials filed lawsuits Wednesday going after gun distributors who sell “ghost guns” that can escape firearm restrictions and be harder to trace, as the state tries to...
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer To Retire Thursday
Topline Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire on Thursday, he informed the White House, bringing his decades-long tenure on the court to an end as the court wraps up a controversial term th...
Supreme Court Restores GOP-Drawn Louisiana Redistricting Map Originally Blocked For Racial Bias
Topline The Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily reinstated a Republican-drawn redistricting map for Louisiana’s six House districts pending further review, pausing a preliminary injunction from a low...
Michigan Supreme Court Ends The Lawsuit Against Ex-Gov. Snyder
In November 2021 I published an opinion piece in the Washington Examiner, describing and condemning a criminal prosecution that had been launched against former Gov. Rick Snyder. Snyder was being pros...
House Dems skip closed-door briefing on Bitcoin to attend Roe protests after Supreme Court ruling
On Friday, Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee held a closed briefing on Bitcoin’s environmental impact today, The Block has learned. Three sources confirmed the noon briefing t...
Medical Journals And Professional Groups Condemn Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe
Topline Major medical journals and professional societies — including those for pediatricians and gynecological and obstetric doctors — condemned the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the nat...
GOP-Run States Push New Abortion Restrictions After Supreme Court Strikes Down Roe
Topline Within hours of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, some Republicans began pushing for new abortion restrictions, possibly adding to over a dozen states already on track to b...
Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade—Here Are The States That Will Still Protect Abortion Rights
Topline The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday and gave states license to ban abortion—but several states have already passed laws and constitutional provisions or have court rulings in place...
Police Who Don’t Confirm ‘Right To Remain Silent’ When Making Arrests Can’t Be Sued, Supreme Court Rules
Topline Criminal suspects now have less legal recourse if police officers fail to read them their Miranda rights—that they have the “right to remain silent” and to an attorney—as the Supreme Court rul...
Supreme Court Strikes Down N.Y. Concealed Carry Law—Could Lead To Rollbacks Nationwide
Topline The Supreme Court struck down a New York law Thursday that only lets firearm owners receive a concealed carry license if they have “proper cause,” a blow to gun control advocates that marks th...
Gun Stocks Surge Higher As Supreme Court Rejects New York’s Concealed Carry Law
Topline The share prices of U.S. gun- and ammunition-makers shot up Thursday after the Supreme Court struck down a New York law restricting concealed carry, the widest expansion of gun rights in over ...
In Another Victory For Religious Conservatives, The Supreme Court Struck Down Maine’s Prohibition Against Funding Religious Schools
In a 6-3 ruling further expanding religious interests, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down a Maine program prohibiting government vouchers to religious schools. The exclusion of reli...
Supreme Court dismisses case against SEC’s ‘no admit, no deny’ policy backed by Musk, Cuban
The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday rejected a challenge brought against the Securities and Exchange Commission by a former Xerox executive, and backed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, against the Securities and Ex...
Grayscale hires Obama’s former Supreme Court lawyer for legal push against SEC
Grayscale, a leading crypto asset manager, has retained a heavy hitter from the Obama-era Department of Justice. The new legal counsel, Donald B. Verrilli Jr., was the solicitor general under Presiden...
Gnox Token (GNOX), Binance Coin (BNB), and Cosmos (ATOM): Which Will Reign Supreme?
May has been a depressing month for cryptocurrency investors with coins across the board seeing dramatic reductions in price with retracements as large as 80% in some cases. It seems a global recessio...
Ethereum still reigns supreme as bear market continues to bite
The fees and revenue generated by the crypto network are useful indicators of market developments. When the bulls have control, fees and revenue rise, but when the bears take charge, demand drops whil...