The Supreme Court is expected to announce all remaining decisions by the end of this week.

Upcoming opinions include an appeal of former President Donald Trump's presidential immunity, an Idaho abortion case, and an eventual challenge to the Biden administration's censorship. schedule on wednesday.

Below are some of the most important issues the justices will be ruling on in the remainder of the case this term.

Administrative State Power

In a 1984 Supreme Court decision Chevron VerdictWhen the language of a law is ambiguous, courts are instructed to defer to a reasonable agency's interpretation of the law. Critics argue that deferring to Chevron allows government agencies to assert their interpretation of the law in court without facing any real resistance, giving them an unfair advantage in lawsuits against citizens, and allowing them to gain the upper hand on a range of issues, from second- to third-party laws. Fixes The right to religious freedom.

The Supreme Court could overturn Chevron's rulings in two lawsuits brought by fisherman Loper Bright. Enterprise In both cases, fishing companies sued after the NOAA enacted rules requiring them to pay $700 a day to cover the salaries of federally mandated on-board observers. Chevron.

Biden Administration's Censorship Efforts

A broad government effort to encourage social media companies to censor online speech was presented to the Supreme Court for oral arguments in March. The case, Mursi v. Missouri, asks the Supreme Court to consider whether the Biden administration's actions violate the First Amendment.

The Republican attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana filed the lawsuit along with five other plaintiffs who said their speech was censored. Documents obtained through the litigation Proven The government has frequently called on companies to curb “misinformation” on topics ranging from COVID-19 to elections.

A federal judge first issued the injunction in July 2023. discovery Calling the case “the most sweeping attack on free speech in American history,” the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a limited injunction barring the White House, Surgeon General, CDC, and FBI from coercing or “significantly encouraging” companies to censor speech.

The obstruction charges filed against the defendant on January 6th.

In the January 6 trial of Fisher v. United States, defendant Joseph Fisher challenged the Department of Justice's (DOJ) interpretation of the obstruction statute under which he was convicted. Laws and RegulationsSection 1512(c)(2) provides for a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for anyone who corruptly “obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding.”

Fisher argues that the Justice Department improperly expanded a law intended to fight corporate fraud by applying the charges to defendants who disrupted congressional certification of the 2020 election.

The ruling could also have an impact on the prosecution by Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is prosecuting former President Donald Trump for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, as two of the charges in the indictment relate to the same law. (Related: Supreme Court upholds gun ban for domestic violence perpetrators)

Idaho's abortion ban

The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on a conflict between a federal law mandating abortion that the Biden administration has argued is inconsistent with an Idaho law that bans abortion. Exclude For example, it may be necessary to save the mother's life, or in cases of rape or incest.

The Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the state of Idaho shortly after the Supreme Court's landmark 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Defense of Life ActDepartment of Justice Assert The pro-life law would prohibit emergency room physicians from performing abortions that fall under the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act's (EMTALA) definition of emergency “stabilizing treatment.”

The Supreme Court allowed Idaho's ban to remain in effect until the case was decided.

Oregon City's public camping ban

To address the homeless problem, Grants Pass, Oregon, initially banned camping and sleeping on public land. Clarification Violators could be subject to fines of up to $295, KGW8 reported. Domination Under the Eighth Amendment, cities cannot enforce camping bans on homeless people if they have no other place to go.

City of Grants Pass v. Johnson is considering whether the ban violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on “cruel and unusual punishment,” as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals previously ruled. held.

President Trump's immunity appeal

President Trump is seeking to have his federal election interference lawsuit dismissed, asserting executive immunity for acts performed while in office. Lower courts have rejected his arguments, but the Supreme Court is due to rule on his appeal soon.

Trump's appeals delayed the case for months, and a district court judge canceled a trial originally scheduled for March 4, making it all but certain that the case will not go to trial before the 2024 election.

Other remaining cases

The Supreme Court has yet to rule on two lawsuits brought by internet industry group NetChoice challenging Texas and Florida laws aimed at combating online censorship of opinion. It also is pending a decision on the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement, which the Justice Department challenged for giving the Sackler family “exceptional and unprecedented” immunity from future lawsuits related to the opioid crisis.

Additionally, the Supreme Court is scheduled to decide next week whether the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) use of in-house judges violates the constitutional right to a jury trial.

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