Justices decline to block Biden policy on social costs of greenhouse gases

Justices decline to block Biden policy on social costs of greenhouse gases

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The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea from Louisiana and nine other states to bar federal agencies from considering the social costs of greenhouse gases as part of their decision-making process. In a brief, unsigned order, the justices declined to reinstate a district-court ruling that had temporarily blocked the Biden administration from using the cost estimates. There were no dissents recorded from Thursday’s order.

The dispute in which the justices declined to intervene began last year, after President … Read the rest

Tech industry asks court to block Texas law that targets social media companies

Tech industry asks court to block Texas law that targets social media companies

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Two technology trade groups came to the Supreme Court on Friday night, asking the justices to block a controversial Texas law that bars large social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from moderating speech based on the viewpoints of their users. Describing the law as an “undisguised effort to level the speech playing field and control ‘Big Tech,’” the groups urged the court to reinstate a decision by a federal district judge in Texas that barred the state from … Read the rest

Trump asks justices to block the release of documents related to Jan. 6 riot

Trump asks justices to block the release of documents related to Jan. 6 riot

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This article was updated on Dec. 23 at 9:40 p.m.

Former President Donald Trump came to the Supreme Court on Thursday, asking the justices to block the release of White House records to the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The committee is seeking documents that would show Trump’s communications and activities in the lead-up to the riot.

Trump argues that as a former president he has the power to keep the documents secret, … Read the rest