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On Death Row Since 1990, Alabama Man to Get New Trial

State accused of intentionally rejecting Black jurors

(Newser) - One of Alabama's longest-serving death row inmates could soon receive a new trial after the US Supreme Court rejected the state's appeal of a lower court's ruling that prosecutors violated his rights by intentionally rejecting potential Black jurors. The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review...

Supreme Court Deciding if Pot Users Can Own Guns

High court appears likely to loosen the federal law that says they can't

(Newser) - The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to loosen a federal law that bars marijuana users from owning guns in a case that crossed typical political lines , the AP reports. A majority of justices appeared to lean toward a narrow ruling in favor of a Texas man who argued he shouldn'...

Court Freezes California Rules on Transgender Students

Ruling lets lower court decision favoring parents who argued religious rights take effect

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily halted California's limits on when schools can tell parents that a student has identified as transgender. In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the court allowed a lower-court ruling favoring parents who say the state policy conflicts with their religious beliefs to take...

Supreme Court Keeps GOP District for Midterms

Justices temporarily halt state court order for new lines on New York seat

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has temporarily reinstated Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis' New York congressional district, halting a state judge's order that the lines be redrawn before the next election. In a brief order Monday, the court granted Malliotakis' emergency request to block a New York trial court ruling that found...

Trump Suggests Cruz for the Supreme Court

Texas senator previously said he was not interested in the role

(Newser) - President Trump floated a familiar name on Friday for a future Supreme Court seat during a Texas rally: Sen. Ted Cruz. Speaking at an event in Corpus Christi, Trump praised the Republican senator as "an amazing guy" and said he was thinking of nominating him for the high court,...

FedEx: We'll Give Customers Any Tariffs Refund We Get

Company is suing the US over the levies invalidated by the Supreme Court

(Newser) - Delivery company FedEx says it will return any tariff refund it might get to shippers and customers who paid them. The statement came after FedEx filed suit in the US Court of International Trade to request a refund on what it paid for tariffs set by President Trump under the...

Scads of Importers Step Right Up for Their Tariff Refunds

Companies are flooding the courts to reclaim billions, but they could be waiting awhile

(Newser) - Companies aren't just lining up for refunds, they're stampeding. After the Supreme Court last week invalidated much of President Trump's global tariffs regimen, at least 1,800 firms have sued to claw back duties paid, part of an estimated $130 billion collected in just 10 months. The...

SCOTUS Rules Unanimously Against Private Prison Firm

GEO Group denied quick appeal in lawsuit alleging immigration detainees were forced to work

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against a private prison company facing a lawsuit alleging immigration detainees were forced to work and paid only $1 a day in Colorado. The unanimous ruling is a procedural defeat for the GEO Group, but it's not a final decision, the AP reports....

Trump Shakes Hands With SCOTUS Justices

President hasn't been happy with John Roberts and others

(Newser) - One of the more closely watched bits of etiquette related to the State of the Union address took place before President Trump began speaking. As he entered the House chamber, Trump shook hands and exchanged greetings with the four members of the Supreme Court in attendance: Chief Justice John Roberts,...

Trump Declares We're Living in the 'Golden Age of America'

President begins his State of the Union address

(Newser) - President Trump opened his State of the Union address with a defiant statement that drew a standing ovation from his fellow Republicans. "My fellow Americans, our nation is back—bigger, better, richer, stronger than ever before," he said, reports the New York Times . "This is the golden...

SCOTUS Confirms USPS Can't Be Sued
SCOTUS Confirms
USPS Can't Be Sued
Feb 24, 2026 3:01 PM CST

SCOTUS Confirms USPS Can't Be Sued

That applies even when workers refuse to deliver mail, court says in 5-4 decision

(Newser) - A divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Americans can't sue the US Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail. By a 5-4 vote, the justices ruled against a Texas landlord, Lebene Konan, who alleges her mail was intentionally withheld for two years. Konan, who is Black,...

SCOTUS Backs Texas Parents in Lawsuit Over Baby Food

Ruling lets case proceed in state court

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has handed a Texas couple another shot at a lawsuit over baby food bought at Whole Foods that they say harmed their son, reports Courthouse News . In a unanimous ruling Tuesday, the justices let stand a lower court decision that allows Sarah and Grant Palmquist to pursue...

FedEx Sues US Government Over Trump's Tariffs

Delivery giant seeks repayment of duties after Supreme Court ruling

(Newser) - FedEx just put a dollar sign on the Supreme Court's recent tariff ruling . Days after the court found that most of President Trump's import duties were unlawful, the shipping giant filed suit on Monday in the US Court of International Trade, seeking to claw back money it says...

It Could Be a Tense SOTU for the Supreme Court

Trump, who has been railing against the court over its tariff decision, speaks Tuesday night

(Newser) - President Trump delivers his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, and he's tipping his hand on only one aspect of it in advance: "It's going to be a long speech because we have so much to talk about," he told reporters on Monday, reports the...

Supreme Court Ruling All but Kills 'Tariff Dividend Checks'

Court ruling, missing legislation dim prospects for household rebate plan

(Newser) - Those $2,000 "tariff dividend" checks President Trump has been talking up are looking increasingly unlikely to actually happen, policy experts tell CNBC . When the Supreme Court on Friday invalidated a key plank of Trump's existing tariff program, ruling 6-3 that he misused emergency powers to put much...

Trump Rolls Out Unique Supreme Court Insult

Expecting another defeat, president says he will lowercase the court's name going forward

(Newser) - President Trump is bracing for another setback at the Supreme Court, this time over birthright citizenship , and he's rolling out a unique insult in advance. The president, known for his fondness of capitalization, referred to the Supreme Court as the "supreme court" in a Truth Social post on...

SCOTUS to Review Climate Lawsuits Against Big Oil

Case tests if federal law blocks local climate damage claims

(Newser) - The long-running effort by cities and counties to make Big Oil pay for climate damage is now headed to the nation's highest court. The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear a case that could decide whether local governments can use state laws to pursue energy giants like...

Trump Renews Criticism of Tariff Ruling; Markets Shaky

Dow falls 700 points as president slams 'ridiculous' Supreme Court ruling

(Newser) - President Trump laid into the Supreme Court on Friday for ruling against him on tariffs, and he kept up the attacks on the "ridiculous and poorly crafted" decision on Monday. In Truth Social posts , Trump reiterated his assertion that he does not need the approval of Congress to levy...

Trump Yanks Endorsement of Congressman Over Tariffs

Colorado Republican Jeff Hurd will face challenger backed by president in primary

(Newser) - President Trump might have just turned a Colorado primary into a litmus test on tariffs. On Saturday, Trump revoked his endorsement of GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd, blasting the first-term lawmaker in a lengthy Truth Social post for his "lack of support" of the administration's tariff policies, reports the...

Trump: SCOTUS Ruling Will Backfire in My Favor

President says he'll find workaround on tariffs that will bring in even more money

(Newser) - President Trump blasted the Supreme Court's decision to invalidate most of his tariffs on Friday—but he vowed that he will use different tactics to bring in even more money. "We have alternatives," he said at an afternoon news conference, reports the Wall Street Journal . "Very...

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