(NewsNation) — Actor Clark Gregg, who portrayed Arthur Sackler in the Netflix series “Painkiller,” criticized bankruptcy laws that allow wealthy individuals to avoid responsibility for their actions following the Supreme Court’s reversal of a $6 billion opioid settlement. “It seems odd to me … that someone if they have enough money, can do things like … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned two decisions from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that granted significant protections to homeless people from punishment for sleeping outdoors. The decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson will make it easier for states and cities to ban homeless people from sleeping outdoors with as little as a blanket … Read more
The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority upended decades of precedent governing the ability of federal agencies to set regulations in a ruling on Friday. The court’s decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts, which overturns its 1984 finding in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, will cause a sea change in how federal agencies are able … Read more
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan accused her conservative colleagues of forgetting the court’s elementary role within the nation’s three branches of government, writing in a landmark Supreme Court decision on Friday that “the majority disdains restraint, and grasps for power.” Her scathing remarks were part of a dissent she wrote as the court’s conservative … Read more
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor gave a blistering dissent of Friday’s ruling that will give local governments the ability to punish homeless people for sleeping outside. “The only question for the Court today is whether the Constitution permits punishing homeless people with no access to shelter for sleeping in public with as little as a … Read more
Joe Biden’s addled, halting debate performance on Thursday night is getting a lot of media attention today. That’s fine, given the profound questions it raises about his abilities to conduct a successful campaign. But a Supreme Court decision Friday morning gutting federal regulatory power isn’t getting nearly as much attention. That’s not fine, given the … Read more
After the U.S. Supreme Court threw out an obstruction charge against a former police officer for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, directly across the street from the court, on Friday morning, other alleged insurrectionists celebrated. “I should have never been charged with felony Obstruction, and neither should hundreds of … Read more
The Supreme Court has made it harder for the government to charge participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection with obstructing an official proceeding. The decision, handed down on Friday, casts uncertainty over hundreds of charges brought against insurrectionists. Joseph Fischer, a now-former police officer who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, challenged a charge … Read more
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan took direct aim at her conservative colleague Justice Samuel Alito in an opinion Thursday on Idaho’s near-total abortion ban, writing that Alito’s dissenting opinion “requires a brief response.” The Idaho case ended up being an unusual one: The court dismissed it as being “improvidently granted” without ruling on the actual … Read more
The Supreme Court rejected an attack on emergency abortion care in Idaho in a Thursday morning ruling. While the decision is a sigh of relief for many abortion rights advocates, many people ― including some Supreme Court justices ― are cautioning against calling it a win. The ruling was “per curiam,” meaning it was unsigned. … Read more
