Appeals court clarifies that people living with HIV can join the military again
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/pentagon-hiv-enlistments-must-resume
Appeals court clarifies that people living with HIV can join the military again
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/pentagon-hiv-enlistments-must-resume
ยซ3 yrs ago, #SupremeCourt issued unambiguous instruction to lower courts: never assume precedent has been silently overruled. If a #SC ruling "has direct application in a case," the high court said flatly, the lower court must follow it, leaving it 2 SC alone 2 overrule its own decisions
The #AppealsCourt proceeded to do exactly what it was told not to do & declared a 1980 Supreme Court ruling, #StoneVGraham, effectively dead w/o waiting for the high court to weigh inยป

Slate legal analysts flagged what they say is one of the most brazen acts of judicial defiance in recent memory: a federal appeals court that broke a Supreme Court rule specifically about breaking Supreme Court rules.In a 9-8 vote on Tuesday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Texas's law ...
American Democracy Minute Radio News Report for March 4, 2026
March 2nd, the #U.S. #Supreme Court issued an #emergency #temporary #stay, #blocking a #NewYork #appealscourt #opinion upholding a #remedial #map for a New York City #congressional #district. #Voters had #argued the original map #diluted #minority voting power under the New York #Constitution.
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March 2nd, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency temporary stay, blocking a New York appeals court opinion upholding a remedial map for a New York City congressional district. Voters had argued the original map diluted minority voting power under the New York Constitution.
Homey don't play that tune! Time to start cutting Tariff refund checks!
A federal appeals court refused to delay implementation of the Supreme Court ruling that invalidated most of U.S. Administration tariffs, clearing the way for the U.S. Court of International Trade, to begin the process of crafting relief for the small businesses impacted by tariffs.
Rock Star lawyer Neal Katyal, one of the attorneys representing the small businesses before SCOTUS, said his team "will be proceeding immediately to get the refunds Americans are owed." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-appeals-court-rejects-trump-tariff-refund-delay-supreme-court/ #Tariff #Refunds #TariffRefunds #SCOTUS #NealKatyal #Appealscourt #Lawsuit #FederalTradeCourt