Supreme Court Deals Blow to E.P.A. in Dispute Over Federal Water Rules
The 5-to-4 decision is the latest setback for the agency and could have sweeping implications for curtailing water pollution offshore.
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Supreme Court to Consider Mexico’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Gun Makers
The justices will hear arguments in a $10 billion lawsuit by the Mexican government that claims gun makers are complicit in supplying drug cartels.
At Supreme Court, Mexico to Offer Culprit for Cartel Violence: Gun Makers
The dispute focuses on whether Mexico can hold U.S. manufacturers liable for gun violence and comes amid rising tensions between the countries.
Stunned U.S.A.I.D. Workers Return to Clean Out Their Desks
Democrats said a review mandated by executive order was “not a serious effort or attempt at reform.”
Trump Seeks Prompt Supreme Court Review of His Power to Fire Officials
The justices ruled last week that the president could not, for now, remove a government lawyer who leads the watchdog agency that protects whistle-blowers.
Supreme Court Poised to Rule for Straight Woman in Discrimination Case
Justices across the ideological spectrum and lawyers on both sides agreed that an appeals court erred in requiring members of majority groups to meet a heightened burden.
Supreme Court Grants New Trial to Death Row Inmate in Oklahoma
Both sides had told the justices that long-suppressed evidence had undermined the case against the inmate, Richard Glossip.
Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing
The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.
Supreme Court Rejects Holocaust Survivors’ Suit Against Hungary
The justices unanimously ruled that the plaintiffs had not established a connection to the United States required by the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
Trump Claims Power to Fire Administrative Law Judges at Will
The Justice Department said a law protecting the officials from arbitrary removal is an unconstitutional intrusion on presidential authority.