WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Friday called the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that blocked his plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt disappointing and wrong, and said he would work to find other ways to provide relief to American families. Biden will deliver remarks on the decision at 3:30 pm (1930…
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law banning nearly all abortions in the state, lifting a lower court order that had blocked the law in response to a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. The court, in a 4-1 decision, found that the Indiana constitution does…
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday turned away a dispute involving a transgender woman whose former jailers housed her with men and delayed her hormone treatment in a case that asked whether gender dysphoria is a disability under federal law. The justices rejected an appeal by a…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Joe Biden’s student debt relief would claw back more than $300 billion in costs associated with the program that were recognized last year, marking a major reduction in this year’s deficit – at least on paper. The court ruled 6-3 on…
(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he was concerned that a Supreme Court ruling that the constitutional right to free speech allows certain businesses to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings could lead to more discrimination against LGBT Americans. The justices ruled 6-3 along ideological lines in favor of Denver-area web…
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday turned away a bid by two Black Mississippians to restore their right to vote after being barred under the state’s felon disenfranchisement law that traces its roots to the post-Civil War era and has disproportionately affected Black voters. The justices declined to hear…
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by President Joe Biden’s administration to defend certain Securities and Exchange Commission in-house enforcement proceedings in a case that could broadly undercut the power of federal agencies. The justices took up the administration’s appeal of a lower court’s decision…
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – Negotiators representing Venezuela have held settlement talks with bondholders and creditors owed billions of dollars from defaults and expropriation claims, the head of a board supervising the country’s foreign oil assets told Reuters. The talks have gained urgency as a federal court judge is to decide next month whether…
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court took up another major dispute over gun rights on Friday, agreeing to decide whether a 1994 federal law that bars people under domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms violates the Constitution’s Second Amendment. The justices agreed to hear an appeal by President Joe Biden’s…
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Commission has demanded that German gas importer Uniper divest its Dutch business to obtain regulatory approval for a rescue deal, German daily Handelsblatt reported, citing several people familiar with the matter. The European Commission has set itself a Dec. 16 deadline to decide on whether to approve Germany’s bailout of…
