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US Supreme Court to Hear Second Amendment Case Tuesday
THE CENTER SQUARE—The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a case over whether states can prevent concealed carry holders on private property that is open to the public. Wolford v. Lopez challenges a Hawaii law that prevents concealed carry permit holders from bringing handguns to beaches, bars, restaurants that serve alcohol… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Calif. Lawmaker Intends to Bring Lawsuit Against Prop 50 Map to Supreme Court
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—California Assemblyman David Tangipa told The Daily Signal he intends to bring a lawsuit against the Golden State’s new congressional map to the Supreme Court ahead of the midterm elections. The plaintiffs are looking to bring the case to the Supreme Court so that it might overturn the U.S. District Court… -
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Supreme Court Makes Sweeping Election Law Ruling
The Supreme Court held in a 7-2 ruling on Wednesday that candidates for office have standing to sue over ballot concerns. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., and two of the state’s presidential electors had challenged a state law that allows mail ballots arriving 14 days after Election Day to be counted. The high court heard the… -
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Pro-Trans Lawyers’ 11th-Hour Supreme Court Arguments Reveal Desperation, ADF Lawyer Says
The lawyers arguing for men’s ability to compete in women’s sports have begun to realize they have a losing hand, and it’s making them desperate, according to a lawyer on the other side of the issue. “I think the other side is starting to recognize they’re on the losing side of this issue culturally, politically,… -
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‘Ground Zero of a Culture War’: Title IX Showdown Hits SCOTUS
A large crowd gathered outside of the Supreme Court on Tuesday for the Save Women’s Sports rally as Justices heard the opening arguments for two combined cases, from West Virginia and Idaho, that could set a constitutional federal law barring biological men from competing in women’s sports. At the rally, lawmakers rubbed elbows with supporters of women’s sports while other protestors advocated for allowing men to… -
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The Supreme Court Must Save Women’s Sports
Men should not be allowed to participate in women’s sports. On Jan. 13, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in State of West Virginia v. B.P.J and Little v. Hecox, both of which involve the protection of women’s sports. The West Virginia and Idaho laws differentiate between males and females based on physical… -
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What to Expect in Supreme Court Arguments on Women’s Sports Case
In what could be one of the most far-reaching and contentious cases of the 2025-26 term, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday about male participation in women’s sports. The decision will likely affect laws in 25 states that ban males identifying as females from competing in women’s sports. Another 14 states, and the… -
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130 Dems Side With Trans-Identifying Athlete Accused of Sexual Harassment in SCOTUS Case
More than 130 Democratic members of Congress have filed an amicus brief supporting a transgender-identifying athlete—a biological male—at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court case on school sports participation. The athlete is not only at the center of a Supreme Court case but has also been accused of sexual harassment and engaging in intimidation tactics… -
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‘IRREPARABLE HARM’: California Teachers Ask Supreme Court to Block Gender Secrecy Policy
California teachers have filed an emergency appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court after an appeals court panel reinstated policies requiring teachers to hide students’ gender identities from their parents. “Right now, California’s parental deception scheme is keeping families in the dark and causing irreparable harm. That’s why we’re asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene immediately,” Paul Jonna, a partner at LiMandri & Jonna LLP and special counsel for… -
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5 Far-Reaching Supreme Court Decisions to Watch for in 2026
The Supreme Court will decide on several cases in 2026 that revolve around President Donald Trump in the near term but will have far-reaching consequences for future presidents. Here are the biggest high court decisions to watch for in 2026. First out of the gate, a case that will affect state laws across the country… -
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Supreme Court Won’t Let Trump Deploy National Guard in Illinois
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to allow President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard in Illinois. The government has not shown it is permitted under the law “to federalize the Guard in the exercise of inherent authority to protect federal personnel and property in Illinois,” the Supreme Court majority held. “At this preliminary… -
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IQ on Death Row: Supreme Court Weighs Relevance of Convicted Killer’s Test Scores
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether the death sentence applied to a convicted murderer represents cruel and unusual punishment based on his debatable intellectual disability. The state of Alabama argues that five IQ test scores for Joseph Clifton Smith, convicted of capital murder for the 1997 killing of Durk Van Dam, demonstrate that… -
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Justice Kagan Hits the Nail on the Head in Her Complaint About How the Supreme Court Restrains the Judicial Insurrection
District court judges have usurped President Donald Trump’s control over the executive branch, too often requiring the Supreme Court to intervene to stop the judicial insurrection. Unfortunately, the court has often done so via the “shadow docket” by acting on emergency petitions the administration has appealed to the top. While the court has often made… -
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What Made Justice Kagan Change Her Mind on Universal Injunctions?
When judges change their mind, they explain their reasons. Or at least they ought to, because that’s what makes their judgments trustworthy. But when the Supreme Court decided Trump v. CASA this term, Justice Elena Kagan suddenly changed her mind on universal injunctions—and didn’t explain why. There, the Supreme Court held that federal courts likely… -
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Supreme Court Takes Up Case After Democrat AG Demands Sensitive Docs From Pro-Life Pregnancy Center
The Supreme Court Monday took up the case of a pro-life pregnancy center that claimed religious and political discrimination after New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin, a Democrat, issued a subpoena demanding documents on the suspicion that the center had violated a consumer fraud law. Lower courts had ruled that the pregnancy center, First Choice… -
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Supreme Court Insists It Will Resolve AR-15 Question ‘Soon’
Last week, the Supreme Court declined to review a 4th U.S. Circuit Court opinion upholding the constitutionality of Maryland’s ban on the possession of certain semiautomatic rifles the state arbitrarily deems “assault weapons.” Faced with a prime opportunity to reinforce its Second Amendment jurisprudence against repeated and flagrant efforts to undermine it, the nation’s highest… -
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Supreme Court Says No to ‘Denominational Preferences’
Catholic Charities performs religious works, according to a unanimous Supreme Court decision in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission. Was that really so hard? Apparently not. Per Justice Sonia Sotomayor, author of the majority opinion, “There may be hard calls to make” where the free exercise of religion is concerned, “but… -
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Why Did the Liberal Justices Write Unanimous Conservative Rulings at the Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court handed down three blockbuster rulings Thursday focused on hot-button cultural issues, and all three of them went in the conservative direction. That’s not exactly a surprise—the court has a conservative majority, after all. The first real surprise was that the rulings were unanimous. The second real surprise? Each of the court’s three… -
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Supreme Court Protects Majority Groups From Discrimination
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday upheld the claims of a woman who faced workplace discrimination because of her “majority group” identity—in this case, being a heterosexual. The decision upholds the rights of majority group individuals to be free from “reverse discrimination,” a right considered protected under Title VII of the Civil… -
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‘Victory for Girls and Free Speech:’ Supreme Court Sides With Lawmaker Censured for Defending Women’s Sports
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Maine lawmaker who was censured for defending women’s sports from male intrusion. “This Supreme Court decision is a victory for girls and free speech, and a defeat for woke gender advocates who want to deny biological reality,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told The Daily Signal. “It…