By Carey Gillam Taking specific aim at the global agrochemical companies Bayer and Syngenta, US Sen. Cory Booker on Thursday introduced legislation that would create a federal “right of action” allowing people to sue those pesticide makers and others for allegedly causing health harms such as cancer and Parkinson’s disease.| The New Lede
How the justices navigate the six pending emergency applications from the Trump administration will tell us a lot about how much (or how little) the Court will be a bulwark against the President.| www.stevevladeck.com
Robert’s original order has been vacated and a new remand order put in its place. Judge denies request from USAID contractors to block mass termination of their contracts The fired head of a federa…| American Intelligence Media
The Supreme Court blocked the execution of Ruben Gutierrez, who was sentenced to die after 7 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday for the 1998 stabbing death of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison in […]| SCOTUSblog
On January 21, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case addressing who may challenge Food and Drug Administration (FDA) marketing denial orders for new| Tobacco Law Blog
The Supreme Court will decide whether a group of Maryland parents can opt to have their children exempted from LGBTQ-themed storybooks. The justices on Friday afternoon granted Mahmoud v. Taylor, […]| SCOTUSblog
The Supreme Court will decide whether a group of Maryland parents can opt to have their children exempted from LGBTQ-themed storybooks. The justices on Friday afternoon granted Mahmoud v. Taylor, in which a coalition of parents from Montgomery County, Md., contend that requiring their children to participate in instruction that violates their religious beliefs violates... Read More| Amy Howe
News » United States vs Skrmetti » Why Skrmetti is Important for Parents Fighting Gender Ideology The United States Department of Justice has picked a fight with Jonathan Skrmetti, the Attorney General of Tennessee. The case will be heard on December 4th 2024United States v. Skrmetti may appear at first glance to be a straightforward legal challenge to Tennessee’s SB1, a law banning gender-transition procedures| Our Duty » Our duty is to bring our children to adulthood healthy in body an...
Earlier this month, 20 Democratic state attorneys general (AG) filed an amicus brief supporting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) marketing| Tobacco Law Blog
U.S. presidents enjoy full immunity from criminal charges for their official “core constitutional” acts the Supreme Court ruled.| Georgia Recorder
An emergency stay issued Thursday prompted calls for the Education Department to pause student loan payments for borrowers. The agency says it is assessing its options following the ruling.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
The Supreme Court blocked the execution of Ruben Gutierrez, who was sentenced to die after 7 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday for the 1998 stabbing death of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison in Brownsville, Tex. In a brief unsigned order released to reporters just after 6:30 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday night, the justices put Gutierrez’s execution on... Read More| Amy Howe
The Supreme Court on Tuesday added five new cases – two of which will be argued together – to its docket for the 2024-25 term. The justices declined to take up a number of notable cases, including challenges to Illinois’s regulation of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and a challenge to the power of federal... Read More| Amy Howe
