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Friday, January 24, 2025

“Trump administration asks for pause on Supreme Court cases; The four cases dealt with student loans and environmental issues”: Justin Jouvenal, Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, and Maxine Joselow of The Washington Post have this report.

And Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Trump administration asks Supreme Court to pause EPA and student debt cases; The Justice Department said it needs time to reconsider Biden administration policies it might change.”

Posted at 10:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Fewer Texans sentenced to death, executed amid ‘evolving standards of decency’; Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment; But the decline in new death sentences and executions reached a record low”: Ayden Runnels of The Texas Tribune has this report.

Posted at 10:02 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court to Hear Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case; The proposal to create the nation’s first religious charter school paid for by taxpayer funds could move the line between church and state in education”: Troy Closson of The New York Times has this report.

Laura Meckler and Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court to decide whether states can allow religious public schools; The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether the state of Oklahoma may fund a proposed religious charter school, the first of its kind in the country.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court will decide if religious schools may be funded as public charters.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court to decide if public charter schools can be religious; The U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from ‘establishing’ a religion, but also says the government can’t prohibit the free exercise of religion.”

Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court to hear case on religious charter schools.”

And Mark Walsh of Education Week reports that “Are Religious Charter Schools Legal? The Supreme Court Will Decide Soon.”

Posted at 9:53 PM by Howard Bashman



“Will SCOTUS help Trump make America great again? In the first week of his return to office, President Donald Trump took an axe to the Great Society, previewing his vision of what it means to be great in America.” Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

Posted at 9:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Tech’s TikTok Dilemma: Follow the Law or President Trump? The federal law banning TikTok has revealed a major schism among American tech companies: Some are willing to flout the law — and some, including Apple and Google, are not.” Sapna Maheshwari, Aaron Krolik, and Tripp Mickle of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 9:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court’s TikTok ruling is an ominous turn for online speech; There’s a mix of opinions about the impact of the justice’s TikTok ban ruling on future tech cases”: Lauren Feiner of The Verge has this report.

Posted at 1:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“Arkansas Supreme Court justices spar with chief justice over her authority in administrative matters; No accord struck on firings after livestreamed meeting”: Josh Snyder of The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has this report.

Posted at 1:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“US Supreme Court is unabashedly liberal — in its writing style”: Jill Barton has this essay online at The Conversation.

Posted at 1:33 PM by Howard Bashman