Accepting an argument from a law professor that no party to the case had made, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a stinging loss that could lead to more aggressive tactics.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson, associate justice of the Supreme Court, already granted an extension this fall on a filing date.

The justices ruled that when a municipal ordinance and a state statute prohibit identical conduct, the municipal penalties for such conduct “may not exceed the corresponding state penalties

The court found that state law supersedes local ordinances in these cases, meaning cities must now cap penalties at the same levels used in state court.

Terry Rozier’s lawyers cited a Supreme Court ruling as they sought to have gambling charges dismissed in a high-stakes betting scandal involving injury deception.

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has been permitted to leave prison to undergo surgery on Christmas Day following approval from Brazil's Supreme Court, court documents show. Bolsonaro is currently serving a 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup after he lost the last election in 2022.