FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 10 - The Untold Story

Justice Department to ask Supreme Court to intervene in abortion pill case

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Biden administration will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the availability of a widely used abortion pill after a federal appeals court cleared the way for new restrictions to take effect Friday.

Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2023

Appeals court keeps abortion drug on the market, with some limits - Roll Call

A federal appeals court allowed the nation’s most-used medication abortion drug to remain on the market after Saturday.

Roll Call · Apr 13, 2023

Members of Congress weigh in on court fight over abortion drug

WASHINGTON — A Louisiana-based federal appeals court could decide as soon as Wednesday the availability of the nation’s most used medication abortion drug, as members of Congress from both parties weighed in on a lower court ruling that would stop the manufacture and distribution of the drug this Saturday.

Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2023

Federal Courts Clash Over Financial Watchdog's Constitutionality

The CFPB funding scheme is constitutional, the 2nd Circuit says.

Reason · Mar 27, 2023

The 5th Circuit Rebukes the FDA for Flouting the Law While Imposing a De Facto Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes

The appeals court says regulators violated the Administrative Procedure Act when they tried to pull menthol vapes off the market.

Reason · Mar 24, 2023

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov't workers

A federal appeals court has blocked President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023

DOJ asks Supreme Court to review domestic violence gun ruling

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that struck down a federal law that prohibits gun possession for individuals under domestic violence restraining orders.

Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2023

DOJ asks Supreme Court to review domestic violence gun ruling - Roll Call

DOJ asked the court to overturn a lower court decision that struck down a law that bars gun possession for people under domestic violence restraining orders.

Roll Call · Mar 20, 2023

Supreme Court case features twist on appropriations power

WASHINGTON — Congress has used a clause in the Constitution for more than two centuries to control how the federal government spends funds, but the Supreme Court is poised to decide whether that same language also limits what lawmakers can do.

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023

Supreme Court case features twist on appropriations power - Roll Call

The Supreme Court is poised to decide whether the Appropriations Clause in the Constitution limits what lawmakers can do.

Roll Call · Mar 14, 2023