Despite legal victory, Trump needs money for border wall
Now he just needs the money. A judge who was taunted by Trump during the presidential campaign sided on Tuesday with the president on a challenge to building the wall.
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A federal judge in San Diego who was taunted by Donald Trump during the presidential campaign has sided with the president on a challen... . FILE - This undated photo provided by the U.S. District Court shows Judge Gonzalo Curiel.
Supreme Court decision doesn’t change need for congressional action on DACA
In this Sept. 1, 2017 file photo, Loyola Marymount University student and dreamer Maria Carolina Gomez joins a rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program, outside the Edward Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles.
High court: Held immigrants can’t get periodic bond hearings
In this Oct. 10, 2017 photo, the Supreme Court in Washington is seen at sunset. The Supreme Court says immigrants the government has detained and is considering deporting aren't entitled by law to a bond hearing after six months in detention and then every six months if they continue to be held.
US Supreme Court wrestles with Microsoft privacy fight
WASHINGTON: Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared unsure how to resolve a dispute between Microsoft Corp and the Justice Department over whether U.S. law should allow prosecutors to compel technology companies to hand over data stored overseas. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, both conservatives, hinted at support for the Justice Department during the one-hour argument as the nine-member court wrestled with the technological complexities of email data storage.
Immigrants Rotting in Prison Will Show The Neoliberals That The Left Can’t Be Blackmailed
Above: Inmates at Angel Island, the San Francisco prison where Chinese immigrants were held after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that immigrants, even those with permanent legal status and asylum seekers, do not have the right to periodic bond hearings. It's a profound loss for those immigrants appealing what are sometimes indefinite detentions by the government.
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Expand Definition of…
The United States Supreme Court last week held in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers that when a whistleblower reports suspected violations of securities laws internally, but not to the Securities and Exchange Commission , the whistleblower is not entitled to the protections of the Dodd-Frank Act's anti-retaliation provisions.
Gorsuch silent as divided Supreme Court spars over unions
With the justice holding the decisive vote silent, a divided Supreme Court sparred Monday over a case that could undermine the financial footing of labor unions that represent government workers. The justices heard arguments in a challenge to an Illinois law that allows unions representing government employees to collect fees from workers who choose not to join.
US Supreme Court to weigh in on case between Microsoft and Justice Department
The US Supreme Court has turned its attention to the dispute between Microsoft and the Department of Justice over privacy rights. Nine judges are set to hear arguments today from both parties over the DoJ's attempts to force Microsoft to hand over personal data held on servers in Ireland.
Justices to hear data-abroad case
WASHINGTON -- The tech industry takes on President Donald Trump's administration at the U.S. Supreme Court today in a high-stakes clash over digital privacy and government access to information stored on overseas servers.
Immigrants suing over revoked DACA work permits face court Source: AP
Young immigrants who say their work permits were unfairly revoked by the Trump administration planned to make their case in a California courtroom Monday for a chance to have them restored. A hearing was scheduled in a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union alleging the U.S. government arbitrarily canceled immigrants' work permits without giving them notice or a chance to defend themselves.
Conservative Supreme Court justices take aim at union fees
In a case that could weaken the finances and political clout of organized labor, conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday indicated strong support for stopping millions of dollars in fees that non-members are forced to pay annually to unions representing public employees. But the justice whose vote is likely to decide the case, President Donald Trump's appointee Justice Neil Gorsuch, remained silent throughout the one-hour argument.
Janus v. AFSCME is a threat to all workers
The Janus case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court poses a threat not only to unions, but to all working people. If the Janus case prevails, unions will lose the ability to collect dues, and will be required to provide services to workers who refuse to contribute their fair share.
Supreme Court considers free speech vs. retaliatory arrests
Oral arguments are scheduled Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018 in Lozman's lawsuit against the City of Riviera Beach, Fla.
Supreme Court Declines To Take DACA Case, Leaving It In Place For Now
Six-year-old Sophie Cruz speaks during a rally in front of the Supreme Court next to her father Raul Cruz and supporter Jose Antonio Vargas in 2016. The U.S. Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a setback over the DACA program, which shields hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.
Justice Gorsuch silent as divided Supreme Court spars over unions
With the justice holding the decisive vote silent, a divided Supreme Court sparred Monday over a case that could undermine the financial footing of labor unions that represent government workers. The justices heard arguments in a challenge to an Illinois law that allows unions representing government employees to collect fees from workers who choose not to join.
Supreme Court Hears Fiery Arguments In Case That Could Gut Public-Sector Unions
Members of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees union, or AFSCME, listen to a council executive speak about conditions at state prisons and detention centers in Illinois. The Supreme Court heard fiery arguments Monday in a case that could remove a key revenue stream for public-sector unions.
An official with Indiana’s Health Department has been named South Dakota’s next state epidemiologist
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for April in South Dakota's case seeking to collect sales taxes from out-of-state internet retailers. South Dakota is asking the high court to review whether retailers can be required to collect sales taxes in states where they lack a physical presence.
U.S. Supreme Court Sets Date In Internet Sales Tax Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for April in South Dakota's case seeking to collect sales taxes from out-of-state internet retailers. South Dakota is asking the high court to review whether retailers can be required to collect sales taxes in states where they lack a physical presence.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments Monday in union fees case
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that could deal a painful financial blow to organized labor, taking up a challenge to a law that allows unions representing government employees to collect fees from workers who choose not to join. Some union workers say a possible outcome in the Janus vs. AFSCME case could significantly weaken the power of organized labor.