Alex Swoyer

2 weeks ago | washingtontimes.com | Alex Swoyer

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday for a family that is suing the FBI after agents wrongly raided their home, causing property and personal damages. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, writing for the court, said the lower courts conducted the wrong analysis when looking at exceptions under the Federal Tort Claims Act, which lets Americans sue government agencies. The justices didn’t say whether the agents should be held liable.

2 weeks ago | washingtontimes.com | Alex Swoyer

Three years after the Supreme Court ruled for a high school football coach who wished to pray on the 50-yard line, the justices are being asked to extend that right to pray over the loudspeaker ahead of a game. In a dispute brought by Cambridge Christian School in Tampa, Florida, the justices face a case from 2000 that held student-led prayer over a loudspeaker before a game violated the Establishment Clause, which says the government can’t endorse any one religion.

2 weeks ago | washingtontimes.com | Alex Swoyer

The Supreme Court has rejected hearing the Republican National Committee’s challenge to Pennsylvania’s policy on provisional ballots. The decision leaves in place a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that says a voter can cast a provisional ballot on Election Day despite having sent a mail-in ballot on time. Pennsylvania allows a provisional ballot to be used if there is a defect on the mail-in ballot, such as a missing date, secrecy envelope or signature.

2 weeks ago | washingtontimes.com | Alex Swoyer

- The Washington Times - The Supreme Court will hear a death penalty dispute from Alabama involving how to determine a defendant’s alleged intellectual disability when weighing multiple IQ tests. The court said Friday it would hear Hamm v.

2 weeks ago | washingtontimes.com | Alex Swoyer

The National Rifle Association is asking the Supreme Court to consider its challenge against restrictions on short-barreled rifles under the National Firearms Act of 1934, arguing the restrictions are not consistent with the Second Amendment dating back to the nation’s founding. In a petition filed Friday, the gun-rights lobby is challenging a federal law that requires any rifle with a barrel shorter than 16 inches to be registered and taxed.