A federal appeals court on Thursday tossed a free speech lawsuit filed by the NRA against a former New York official, ruling the official is immune from the claims filed

A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the dismissal of the National Rifle Association's lawsuit accusing a New York state official of violating its free speech rights by coercing banks and insurers to avoid doing business with it.

The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to fire hundreds of Department of Education employees, a move that advances President Donald Trump’s plans to dismantle the department. The high court’s decision in McMahon v. State of New York was issued 6-3 along ideological lines.

Texas has sought to fine a New York-based doctor who prescribed mifepristone to a Dallas woman, in a case likely headed to the Supreme Court.

In a divided ruling, the court hands the executive branch power to dismantle a federal agency, over fierce liberal dissent warning of harm to students and the Constitution alike.

The Department of Justice on Monday urged the Supreme Court to turn away an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year sentence.

Now a candidate for state Supreme Court justice, William Little became the second Black Albany County Court judge in 2022. His campaign in the Third Judicial District sets up a likely contested race in November.

The U.S. Supreme Court has always ruled on politically controversial issues. From elections to civil rights, from abortion to free speech, the justices frequently weigh in on the country’s most debated problems.