Trump changes government’s position in pending trans healthcare case at Supreme Court

Trump changes government’s position in pending trans healthcare case at Supreme Court

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The Trump administration on Friday notified the Supreme Court that, in its view, a Tennessee law banning the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors does not violate the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. But although that position is a change from the one advanced by the Biden administration when the justices heard oral argument in a challenge to the law in December, the Trump administration nonetheless urged the Supreme Court to go ahead and decide … Read the rest

Court expands government’s ability to deport noncitizens for offenses related to obstruction of justice

Court expands government’s ability to deport noncitizens for offenses related to obstruction of justice

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Federal immigration law requires the deportation of noncitizens who are convicted of an aggravated felony, which includes offenses “relating to obstruction of justice.” By a vote of 6-3, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in Pugin v. Garland that an offense can relate to the obstruction of justice even if an investigation or proceeding is not pending. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the majority, in a decision joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Amy … Read the rest

Justices take up case on federal admiralty law, seek government’s views on two pending petitions

Justices take up case on federal admiralty law, seek government’s views on two pending petitions

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The Supreme Court on Monday morning added a maritime law case to its docket for the 2023-24 term and invited the federal government to submit briefs expressing its views in two more cases. Both announcements came on an otherwise quiet order list released from the justices’ conference on Friday, March 3.

The justices granted review in Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., a dispute that began after a yacht owned by Raiders Retreat Realty Co. … Read the rest