Supreme Court

The U.S Supreme Court’s decision last week to gut the 40-year-old “Chevron doctrine” may have broad effects on immigration policy. Attorneys say it and could be a “double-edged sword” for attorneys trying to protect their clients from deportation.

The tech industry saw the measured ruling as a win. Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed to continue defending for the law.

The high court declined to hear a Louisiana case involving a police officer who was injured during a 2016 protest and sued its organizer.

Former Castle Hills Council Member Sylvia Gonzalez sued the city after police arrested her for tampering with government records, which she said was in retaliation for her criticism of the city manager.

A Texas law that allows local and state police officers to arrest people suspected of being in the country illegally is now in effect after a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court. Immigrant rights groups and the Biden administration have argued the law is unconstitutional and will unfairly target Texans of color.

The legislation was initially blocked last week, but the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has now reversed that order. If the U.S. Supreme Court doesn’t intervene, the law could go into effect later his week.

Richard Glossip, who has been on death row for over two decades, maintains he is innocent.

A Texas federal judge revoked FDA approval of the self-managed abortion drug in April.

As some states move to put stricter regulations on the meat and eggs sold within their borders, the agricultural industry and lawmakers are figuring out how to respond. That’s after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld California’s law earlier this year on animal confinement for pork sold in the state.

The outcome of the case was met with celebration and a sigh of relief in Indian country. KOSU has a roundup of reactions from tribal leaders from Oklahoma and beyond.