Hacker News with Generative AI: Supreme Court

When Half the Supreme Court Has Book Deals with the Same Publisher (techdirt.com)
When five Supreme Court Justices recuse themselves from a single case, that’s news. When they do it because most of them have book deals with the same publisher, that’s potentially a problem.
Supreme Court, Law, Publishing
17 points by hn_acker 31 days ago | 1 comments
Supreme Court permits Trump removal of members of the NLRB and the MSPB [pdf] (supremecourt.gov)
Politics, Law, Supreme Court, Labor Law
13 points by boroboro4 36 days ago | 4 comments
Former Supreme Court justice David Souter has died (npr.org)
Former Justice David Souter, who was appointed to the Supreme Court by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 but surprised Republicans by joining the court's more liberal wing, has died in his home in New Hampshire, the court announced Friday. He was 85.
Supreme Court, Politics, Law, Obituary
86 points by danso 49 days ago | 46 comments
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Revoke the Legal Status of 500k Immigrants (verdaily.com)
WASHINGTON — The administration of President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to end the legal status of more than 500,000 immigrants, who were previously granted temporary protection under a Biden-era program.
Politics, Immigration, Law, Supreme Court
6 points by Guptos 50 days ago | 0 comments
A senior Apple exec could be jailed in Epic case (9to5mac.com)
When the US Supreme Court upheld the court ruling in the Apple vs Epic Games case, I said that the iPhone maker’s response was clearly made in bad faith, and was effectively giving the middle finger to the judge in the case.
Apple, Law, Legal Cases, Epic Games, Supreme Court
89 points by LorenDB 57 days ago | 99 comments
Trump Scoffs at SCOTUS Due Process Requirements (newrepublic.com)
Upset with the judicial system’s checks on his power, Donald Trump has launched a blatant attack on the Supreme Court.
Politics, Law, Supreme Court, Donald Trump
25 points by keernan 66 days ago | 3 comments
Supreme Court Issues Unusual Order in Alien Enemies Act Deportation Case (reason.com)
Last night, the Supreme Court issued a very unusual order in an Alien Enemies Act deportation case.
Law, Supreme Court, Deportation, Immigration
24 points by MaysonL 69 days ago | 3 comments
UK Supreme Court says legal definition of 'woman' excludes trans women (cnn.com)
Legal Definitions, Transgender Rights, Law, UK Politics, Supreme Court
11 points by Tomte 73 days ago | 0 comments
DOJ Won't Comply with Order on Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Live Updates (nymag.com)
The Supreme Court issued a rebuke of President Donald Trump on Thursday night, upholding a lower court’s ruling ordering the federal government to “facilitate” the return of wrongly deported immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the U.S.
Law, Immigration, Politics, Supreme Court, United States
26 points by tastyface 77 days ago | 21 comments
Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce Alien Enemies Act for rapid deportations (cnn.com)
Law, Politics, Immigration, Supreme Court, Donald Trump
48 points by alwillis 81 days ago | 36 comments
US Supreme Court pauses order requiring return of deported man (bbc.com)
The Supreme Court has granted a request by the Trump administration to temporarily block a lower court order requiring that a deported Salvadorian man be returned to the US.
Law, Immigration, Supreme Court, United States
32 points by onemoresoop 81 days ago | 5 comments
Supreme Court upholds Biden regulations on 'ghost gun' kits (nbcnews.com)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration effort to regulate “ghost gun” kits that allow people to easily obtain parts needed to assemble firearms from online sellers.
Politics, Law, Gun Control, Supreme Court
10 points by ceejayoz 93 days ago | 5 comments
US Supreme Court weakens rules on discharge of raw sewage into water supplies (theguardian.com)
The US supreme court has weakened rules on the discharge of raw sewage into water supplies in a 5-4 ruling that undermines the 1972 Clean Water Act.
Law, Environment, Water Pollution, Supreme Court
31 points by wahnfrieden 115 days ago | 2 comments
Supreme Court of Canada stops publishing updates on X (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Supreme Court, Social Media, Canada, Law
18 points by swat535 121 days ago | 7 comments
Canada Supreme Court Leaves Platform X (youtube.com)
Canada, Law, Social Media, Supreme Court
13 points by taimurkazmi 121 days ago | 1 comments
Supreme Court rejects ISPs again in latest bid to kill NY's $15 broadband law (arstechnica.com)
The Supreme Court has once again rejected a telecom industry challenge to New York's $15 broadband law.
Law, Telecommunications, New York, Supreme Court
10 points by duxup 122 days ago | 1 comments
Steve Wynn vs. the Associated Press [pdf] (supremecourt.gov)
Law, Media, Journalism, Supreme Court
5 points by wahnfrieden 140 days ago | 2 comments
The online porn free-for-all is coming to an end (theatlantic.com)
Three decades into the internet era, the Supreme Court finally appears ready to uphold age-verification laws.
Online Content, Law, Censorship, Supreme Court, Internet
10 points by GeoAtreides 155 days ago | 2 comments
EFF statement on U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold TikTok ban (eff.org)
We are deeply disappointed that the Court failed to require the strict First Amendment scrutiny required in a case like this, which would’ve led to the inescapable conclusion that the government's desire to prevent potential future harm had to be rejected as infringing millions of Americans’ constitutionally protected free speech.
First Amendment, Law, Censorship, TikTok, Supreme Court
207 points by HAL3000 161 days ago | 333 comments
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, but Trump might offer lifeline (cnbc.com)
Supreme Court, TikTok, Government, Law, Politics
960 points by kjhughes 161 days ago | 2567 comments
Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned (nytimes.com)
The Supreme Court ruled against TikTok on Friday, rejecting the social media company’s First Amendment challenge to the law that effectively bans it in the United States starting on Sunday.
Supreme Court, Social Media, TikTok, Law, First Amendment
6 points by boulos 161 days ago | 3 comments
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban (techcrunch.com)
The Supreme Court has upheld the law that will effectively ban TikTok on Sunday, January 19.
Supreme Court, TikTok, Law, Social Media, United States
10 points by mikece 161 days ago | 2 comments
TikTok vs. Garland Opinion [pdf] (supremecourt.gov)
TikTok, Law, Government, Supreme Court
12 points by easton 161 days ago | 1 comments
Supreme Court wrestles with explosion of online porn (thehill.com)
The Supreme Court weighed whether an explosion in online pornography requires repudiating the court’s precedents concerning sexual content as the justices Wednesday heard arguments in a challenge to Texas’s age-verification law for porn websites.
Supreme Court, Censorship, Online Content, Law, Pornography
6 points by classichasclass 163 days ago | 1 comments
Banning TikTok Is Unconstitutional. The Supreme Court Must Step In (aclu.org)
Last week, the Supreme Court heard arguments in one of the most important First Amendment cases of our time: TikTok v. Garland. Brought by TikTok and its users, the suit challenges a law passed last Congress that will functionally ban the platform in the U.S.starting January 19. If upheld, the law won’t just impact the more than 170 million Americans who use TikTok, it will also endanger the constitutional rights of every American to speak and receive information online.
First Amendment, Censorship, Social Media, Law, Supreme Court
35 points by teqsun 163 days ago | 139 comments
The Supreme Court doesn't seem likely to save TikTok (vox.com)
If you’re a professional TikTok creator, it’s probably time to get a new job.
Supreme Court, TikTok, Social Media, Law
6 points by rntn 168 days ago | 1 comments
TikTok plans to shut down US site unless Supreme Court strikes law forcing sale (cbsnews.com)
TikTok says it plans to shut down the social media site in the U.S. by Jan. 19 unless the Supreme Court strikes down or otherwise delays the effective date of a law aimed at forcing TikTok's sale by its Chinese parent company.
Social Media, Law, Supreme Court, China, Business
12 points by ortusdux 169 days ago | 3 comments
Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in hush money sentencing (amylhowe.com)
President-elect Donald Trump came to the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, asking the justices to halt the criminal sentencing scheduled for Friday morning in his New York hush money case.
Law, Politics, Supreme Court, Donald Trump
8 points by speckx 170 days ago | 1 comments
TikTok should lose its big Supreme Court case (vox.com)
The Supreme Court case asking if the government can ban TikTok is easier than it looks.
Legal Cases, Social Media, Supreme Court
95 points by nabla9 172 days ago | 128 comments
The huge stakes for free speech in a new Supreme Court case about porn (vox.com)
Texas asks the justices to abandon longstanding First Amendment protections for sexual speech.
Free Speech, Supreme Court, Pornography, Law, First Amendment
31 points by thunderbong 176 days ago | 8 comments