Supreme Court Term In Review: What You Need To Know

Red States Back DA's Office In High Court Bias Carveout Fight

By Kelcey Caulder

A group of mostly Republican state attorneys general backed a Georgia prosecutor's office, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a former aide's argument she wasn't covered by a Title VII exemption for the personal staff of elected officials.

9th Circ. Blocks Hawaii Gun Rule Following High Court Ruling

By Parker Quinlan

The Ninth Circuit has stopped Hawaii from enforcing portions of a gun law that banned firearms on private property without the property owner's consent, after the U.S. Supreme Court held a gun rights group and three state residents were likely to succeed in their lawsuit challenging that component of the law.

Okla. Co. Says Rig Seizure Claims Don't Need Redo

By Caroline Simson

An Oklahoma-based oil drilling company urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to disturb a D.C. Circuit ruling ordering Venezuela's state-owned oil company to face long-pending expropriation allegations, saying an underlying circuit split is too narrow to warrant the high court's attention.

Climate Crisis Costs Top $8B In Indian Country, Justices Told

By Crystal Owens

More than a dozen Indigenous nations, federal Indian law professors and tribal organizations are backing Boulder County, Colorado, in the Supreme Court, telling the justices that climate change has already caused roughly $8 billion in disruptions across Indian Country, yet the federal government provides only $400 million to mitigate them.

Ga. DA's Office Urges Justices To Pass On Ex-Aide's Bias Suit

By Jake Maher

The district attorney's office in Fulton County, Georgia, told the U.S. Supreme Court this week that a former aide suing it over alleged racial and sexual bias is relying on a "gotcha-style argument" and urged the court to affirm a decision dismissing the case.

Teck Asks Justices To Ax Wash. Tribal Cultural Loss Claims

By Crystal Owens

A Canadian mining company is asking the Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit ruling that revived Washington tribes' natural resource damages claims for alleged pollution of the Columbia River, arguing the appellate court upended an environmental cleanup statute's tradeoff between broad liability and limited remedies.

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