Supreme Court debates legitimacy of ATF’s ruling on bump stocks, dissecting definition of a law established during Prohibition

by Alicia Tang and Jonah Elkowitz | Mar 12, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON –  The Supreme Court wrestled with how to interpret a 1934 statute during oral arguments on Feb. 28 in a case to determine whether bump stocks, used in the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, should be classified as machine guns.  The justices wrangled with the...

Dogecoin case argued at Supreme Court, importance questioned by justices

by Aidan Johnstone | Feb 28, 2024 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — Justices seemed poised to remand Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski to the Ninth Circuit Court – a case related to a $1.2 million Dogecoin giveaway in 2021. The lawsuit originated from a claim that Coinbase – a cryptocurrency exchange platform – did not...

Supreme Court takes up the case involving a BMW, a robbery and blown deadlines

by Maria Heim | Feb 27, 2024 | Featured, Living

WASHINGTON – When is it too late for the government to provide notice that they are seeking forfeiture in criminal cases? That was the question at the heart of a Supreme Court hearing on Tuesday.  The case arose after a federal jury in New York convicted Louis...

Supreme Court hears arguments on whether to limit EPA’s authority in high-stakes air pollution case

by Simone Garber and Emma Sullivan | Feb 21, 2024 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on whether to freeze an EPA policy aimed at reducing air pollution that crosses from one state to another in a case that experts say could significantly limit the agency’s ability to regulate air pollution...

Supreme Court hears arguments in case that could have implications for independent contract truckers

by Charlotte Ehrlich | Feb 20, 2024 | Business, Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case involving commercial truckers that could expand the definition of transportation workers to include people who drive goods for companies that are not in the transportation sector. The case,...