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It won't end the administrative state or even significantly reduce the amount of federal regulation. But it's still a valuable step towards protecting the rule of law and curbing executive power.

The court is turning into ‘an administrative czar’, says liberal justice after 40-year-old doctrine is overturned

The court’s current justices are some of the most hostile to labor rights in modern US history

On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a case brought by the federal government regarding whether Idaho’s abortion ban conflicts with a federal law called the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. The law requires emergency rooms to provide stabilizing care for patients experiencing medical emergencies regardless of…

Justice Barrett, a Trump appointee, split from her conservative colleagues in recent decisions

Supreme Court temporarily allows emergency abortions in Idaho due to conflicting state and federal laws.

The decision reverses the Court's previous stay of a lower court decision blocking part of the law.

The Supreme Court will allow abortions in Idaho in emergency situations, for now, despite the state’s near-total ban on the procedure.

Justice Kagan and Sotomayor set the stage for Justice Barrett's vote.