Tag: Supreme Court

LIVE 9:30 AM ET: Supreme Court Hears Arguments About Cancellation of Student Loan Debt

U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in two related cases from 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 28 on President Biden’s plan to cancel up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt. …


LIVE NOW: Supreme Court Hears Arguments About Cancellation of Student Loan Debt

U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in two related cases from 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 28 on President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt. …


Supreme Court Hears Arguments About Cancellation of Student Loan Debt

U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in two related cases from 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 28 on President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt. …


NTD Good Morning (Feb. 28): Virginia Moves to Ban China From Buying Farmland; SCOTUS on Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan

Virginia is moving to ban foreign adversaries, namely Communist China, from buying farmland. Many lawmakers have expressed concerns that such purchases will undermine U.S. national security. High stakes at the high court. Supreme Court justices will hear arguments on Feb. 28 over President Biden’s student debt cancellation plan. Millions of borrowers could be impacted. The NTD International…


Supreme Court Not Receptive to Biden DOJ’s Arguments About Reach of Identity Theft Law

The Supreme Court seemed unreceptive to the Biden administration’s arguments on Feb. 27 that a Texas man convicted of Medicaid fraud should also be convicted of aggravated identity theft arising out of the same transaction because a form he filed contained a patient’s name. Several justices expressed concern that the government wants to interpret the…


Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Second Challenge to Constitutionality of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Supreme Court agreed on Feb. 27 to hear a second challenge to the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in three years. The appeal gives the court’s 6–3 conservative majority an opportunity to continue its campaign to restrain the so-called administrative state by curtailing the authority of regulators and placing them under…


In a Rare Move That Split Conservatives, Supreme Court Gives Death Row Inmate a Win

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5–4 decision that divided the court’s conservatives that a death row inmate in Arizona is entitled to contest his sentence in federal court after a state court’s procedural rule prevented him from doing so. Appeals from prisoners under a death sentence rarely succeed at the high court but…


Oil Rig Worker Earning $200,000 a Year Entitled to Overtime in Supreme Court Ruling That Splits Conservatives

An offshore oil rig employee who earned upwards of $200,000 per year and worked well over 40 hours per week is entitled to receive overtime pay for extra hour worked even though the company classified him as an overtime-exempt executive, the Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 22. The 6-3 ruling is important because it is…


Twitter Tells Supreme Court It Should Not Be Held Liable for ISIS Attack

A lawyer for Twitter told the Supreme Court on Feb. 22 in a closely watched case that the social media company should not be liable merely because some terrorists may have used its services. The case, Twitter v. Taamneh (court file 21-1496), goes back to the Jan. 1, 2017, terrorist attack on the Reina nightclub…


Wife Liable for Husband’s Fraud in Botched Real Estate Deal, Supreme Court Rules

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Feb. 22 that a woman whose husband defrauded a man who bought their San Francisco home is financially responsible even though she did not participate in the fraudulent scheme. Kate Bartenwerfer, who filed for bankruptcy after the ill-fated real estate deal, appealed after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit…