U.S. Supreme Court
Recent News About U.S. Supreme Court
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Los Alamos team works to safeguard seasonal streams
Los Alamos National Laboratory has revealed a team effort aimed at protecting streams around the Lab, especially intermittent and ephemeral waterways, from pollution. This initiative comes in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's interpretation of the Clean Water Act, which permits industries, farmers, homebuilders, among others, to discharge pollutants into such wetlands unless states have protective rules or institutions establish internal policies.
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A republic or 'political judicial monarchy'?
The United States Supreme Court at one time was viewed with a unique “sense of awe” and respect because it consistently interpreted the United States Constitution as a “living and evolving document”
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What does the ruling in NYSRPA v Bruen mean for New Mexico?
In New Mexico, we are already a shall-issue state. Therefore, we won’t see any immediate impact on our gun laws as a result of the ruling. But the state is prohibited from attempting to move our concealed carry laws from their current form to a may-issue regime
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It's all about life and death
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the Mississippi abortion law that placed a limit of 15 weeks on terminations of pregnancies. The U.S. Solicitor General (SG) Elizabeth Prelogar argued against it and Mississippi SG Scott Stewart argued to uphold it.