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Supreme Court case could end lawsuits against federal agents like ICE

Supreme Court case could end lawsuits against federal agents like ICE

The Supreme Court is weighing a case that could end an already limited ability to sue federal agents, like ICE, for constitutional violations.

Supreme Court orders new look at transgender jail case

Supreme Court orders new look at transgender jail case

The Supreme Court ordered a lower court to reconsider whether a transgender woman can sue a jail over how she was treated.

'Hit the ground running.' Democrats plan numerous investigations of Trump

'Hit the ground running.' Democrats plan numerous investigations of Trump

Democrats plan widespread congressional investigations of Trump on subjects including the Iran war, tariffs, immigration and pet construction projects

'Crazy things': Sotomayor hopes Supreme Court will reverse some of its rulings

'Crazy things': Sotomayor hopes Supreme Court will reverse some of its rulings

The GOP loss of Senate control in the midterms may make it tough for Trump to get an additional Supreme Court nominee confirmed if there's a vacancy.

Supreme Court won't 'call balls and strikes' in Roberto Clemente case

Supreme Court won't 'call balls and strikes' in Roberto Clemente case

The Supreme Court declined to hear a dispute about Puerto Rico honoring baseball icon Robert Clemente on its license plates.

Republican moves to force Pete Hegseth impeachment vote this week

Republican moves to force Pete Hegseth impeachment vote this week

The impeachment effort led by GOP Rep. Thomas Massie comes just days after the Republican Party suffered historic losses in the midterm elections.

The GOP controls Congress until January. And there's a lot to do

The GOP controls Congress until January. And there's a lot to do

Shutdown brinksmanship, a likely Pete Hegseth impeachment, farm bill questions and more will consume remainder of the GOP-controlled Congress.

Food Safety Advocate Proposes 'Project 2027' to Revitalize U.S. Food Safety Standards

Food Safety Advocate Proposes 'Project 2027' to Revitalize U.S. Food Safety Standards

A prominent food safety advocate has introduced 'Project 2027,' a comprehensive agenda aimed at revitalizing U.S. food safety. The advocate highlights a series of setbacks in federal food safety oversight over the past two years. These include the USDA withdrawing its Salmonella framework for raw poultry in April 2025, the CDC cutting its FoodNet pathogen surveillance system from eight to two pathogens in July 2025, and the Justice Department eliminating its Consumer Protection Branch in September 2025. Additionally, a law in November 2025 barred the FDA from enforcing its traceability rule before July 2028. These changes have coincided with significant outbreaks, such as the largest Cyclospora outbreak in U.S. history and botulism cases in infants linked to powdered formula, which federal rules do not require testing for. The advocate argues that many of these rollbacks were administrative and can be reversed.

Supreme Court's Prohibition Era Decisions Continue to Shape Modern Criminal Procedure

Supreme Court's Prohibition Era Decisions Continue to Shape Modern Criminal Procedure

The South Carolina Law Review highlights that the U.S. Supreme Court's criminal procedure decisions during the Prohibition Era (1920-1933) continue to have a profound and lasting impact on contemporary legal doctrine. Despite the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1933, the precedents set by the Taft Court in cases like *Carroll v. United States* and *Olmstead v. United States* remain entrenched. These decisions fundamentally altered the interpretation of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, particularly concerning police discretion, probable cause standards, and the admissibility of evidence obtained through government misconduct. The article argues that these Prohibition-era rulings, often favoring law enforcement, laid the groundwork for many aspects of modern criminal procedure, including the 'automobile exception' to warrant requirements and the 'dual sovereignty' doctrine.

Factbox-Before his promotion, Stephen Miller designed Trump's immigration crackdown

Factbox-Before his promotion, Stephen Miller designed Trump's immigration crackdown

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump on Friday promoted Stephen Miller, the architect of some of his toughest policies on immigration and other domestic issues, to run his White House after Republicans lost control of Congress in this week's midterm elections.

Supreme Court Justices Debate 'Previously Unavailable' Rule in Death Row Case

Supreme Court Justices Debate 'Previously Unavailable' Rule in Death Row Case

The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard arguments in Guerrero v. Johnson, a case concerning whether a Texas death row inmate, Dexter Johnson, can file a second federal post-conviction challenge to his sentence. Johnson argues that updated psychiatric standards, specifically the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5, now classify him as intellectually disabled, making his execution unconstitutional under Atkins v. Virginia. The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 generally bars successive habeas petitions, but an exception exists for claims based on a 'new rule of constitutional law... that was previously unavailable.' Texas Solicitor General William Peterson contended that Atkins was decided before Johnson's crimes, meaning no 'new rule' was 'previously unavailable.' Justices debated the interpretation of 'previously unavailable,' with Justice Elena Kagan suggesting a rule is unavailable if it would have been dismissed in court. Justice Clarence Thomas expressed skepticism about when a r...

Largest US Muslim advocacy group suspends Florida operations over 'terrorist' designation law

Largest US Muslim advocacy group suspends Florida operations over 'terrorist' designation law

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Muslim advocacy group Council on American-Islamic Relations has suspended operations in Florida after the enforcement of a law that gave state officials power to designate groups ‌as "terrorist organizations," state officials and CAIR said.