House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) threw his support behind a controversial new law in his home state of Louisiana this week that mandates the Ten Commandments be prominently displayed at all public schools and colleges. “I’m supportive of it, yeah,” Mr. Johnson told reporters on June 26, according to The Hill. “And I think it
The 6–3 decision ruled that the SEC cannot use its in-house administrative tribunals to enforce civil penalties. The Supreme Court ruled against the Securities and Exchange Commission’s use of in-house administrative courts, holding that defendants who face civil penalties must receive a jury trial under the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution. “A defendant facing a
Bolivian armed forces pulled back from the presidential palace in La Paz on Wednesday evening and a general was arrested after President Luis Arce slammed a “coup” attempt against the government and called for international support. Earlier in the day, military units led by General Juan Jose Zuniga, recently stripped of his military command, had
Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the Securities and Exchange Commission in a dispute over the agency’s ability to use in-house tribunals to seek civil penalties against defendants for securities fraud, stripping the agency of a key enforcement tool. The court ruled 6-3 against the SEC in the case, finding that the
Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed abortions to be performed during certain medical emergencies in Idaho, reinstating a lower court order that blocked the state from enforcing its near-total ban when an abortion is needed to preserve the health of the mother while legal proceedings continue. The dispute pitted Idaho’s measure, enacted after
Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday derailed a multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, siding with the Biden administration over its objections to the agreement’s broad protection for the Sackler family from civil lawsuits related to their role in the opioid epidemic. In a 5-4 opinion authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the court
CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday derailed a multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, siding with the Biden administration over its objections to the agreement’s broad protection for the Sackler family from civil lawsuits related to their role in the opioid epidemic. In a 5-4 opinion