Mark Walsh

4 weeks ago | abajournal.com | Mark Walsh

Home Web First SCOTUS once again grapples with First Amendment… Supreme Court Report SCOTUS once again grapples with First Amendment religion clauses in Wisconsin employment tax case While cases stemming from the second Trump administration’s torrent of executive actions begin to work their way up to the U.S. Supreme Court on the emergency docket, the court still has some important cases to hear in the final two months of argument for the term. On March 31, the justices will take up Catholic...

1 month ago | abajournal.com | Mark Walsh

Amid escalating tensions with its northern neighbor over immigration, drug smuggling, tariffs and other matters, Mexico is about to appear in the U.S. Supreme Court to defend a lower-court ruling allowing a major lawsuit against members of the U.S. gun industry to proceed. Mexico sued seven firearms manufacturers and one wholesaler in 2021, alleging that they deliberately market and sell guns that make their way to drug cartels, fueling an epidemic of violence.

Jan 8, 2025 | abajournal.com | Mark Walsh

Home Web First Supreme Court considers putting TikTok on… Supreme Court Report Supreme Court considers putting TikTok on the chopping block The clock is ticking for TikTok in the United States. In the U.S. Supreme Court later this week, however, the social media application and some of its content creators still have time to make their case against a federal statute that threatens to banish TikTok on Jan. 19. The immensely popular app known for its short-form viral videos, which has 170...

Dec 5, 2024 | abajournal.com | Mark Walsh

Home Web First Lawyers spar in Supreme Court over constitutional… Supreme Court Report Lawyers spar in Supreme Court over constitutional rights in transgender health care case The lengthy arguments this week in United States v. Skrmetti, a major case about whether a state law barring certain medical treatments for transgender minors violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, were marked by past positions, anticipation of future battles, a historical first and one justice’s curious...

Dec 4, 2024 | scotusblog.com | Mark Walsh

VIEW FROM THE COURT The biggest case of the term, so far, is being argued this morning and there is anticipation in the chilly Washington air. Demonstrators on each side of United States v. Skrmetti, the dispute over access to puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender teenagers, have arrived early in front of the court building and will still be there when the argument is finished after noon.