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Supreme Court Rejects Heightened Standard for “Reverse Discrimination” Claims

The ruling will make it easier for employees who are members of majority groups to succeed in claims of intentional discrimination under Title VII. Read More.


Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case Related to Student Speech

On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion denying writ of certiorari in a lawsuit related to a Massachusetts public school student's t-shirt opining on gender identity. Read More.


NPR and Colorado Radio Stations Sue Over Funding Executive Order

NPR and three Colorado public radio stations have sued the Trump administration over an executive order cutting federal funding to public media, alleging it violates the First Amendment and exceeds presidential authority. Read More.

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Other Legal News

Trump declara emergencias cuestionables para acumular poder, según los académicos
The New York Times, June 11, 2025

En disputas sobre protestas, deportaciones y aranceles, el presidente ha invocado estatutos que es posible que no le proporcionen la autoridad que reclama.


Appeals Court Pauses Order to Give Deported Venezuelans Due Process
The New York Times, June 11, 2025

The court’s pause on a judge’s order came a day before the Trump administration was supposed to outline how to allow nearly 140 Venezuelans deported to El Salvador to challenge their expulsion.


Supreme Court adds four new cases to 2025-26 docket
SCOTUSblog, June 7, 2025

The Supreme Court on Friday evening released orders from the justices’ private conference on Thursday. The justices added four new cases, involving issues such as federal sentencing, the death penalty,…


Justice Jackson’s Dissent in Noem v. Doe: Long on Heart, Light on Legal Reasoning
Justia's Verdict, June 3, 2025

UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar analyzes the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Department of Homeland Security to reinstate efforts to end a parole program for migrants from four countries, focusing on legal standards for granting a stay and the broader constitutional and policy implications of executive immigration authority. Professor Amar argues that the federal government does indeed suffer irreparable harm when prevented from enforcing duly enacted laws and policies, and criticizes Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent for undervaluing these harms and overlooking legal precedent and practical consequences.


A Fiery Brief Fueled by Conservatives Helped Put Trump’s Tariffs in Peril
The New York Times, June 2, 2025

A coalition including leading figures on the right said the president’s program did violence to the Constitution. One judge cited it eight times.