The major questions doctrine allows the Supreme Court to invalidate a president's executive order if the cited legislation is deemed not specific enough

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Federal policy initiatives that require funding must receive approval through the White House Office of Management and Budget

The Supreme Court case Monsanto v. Durnell addresses whether the Environmental Protection Agency holds sole authority over chemical safety determinations, preempting state claims

President Barack Obama appointed former Monsanto attorney Michael Taylor to lead the food safety division at the Food and Drug Administration

During a meeting in Washington, D.C., an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official told the South Texas Builders Association board that un-enclosed construction sites are not considered private property

The lawsuit challenging the proposed Washington, D.C. arch asserts an ultra vires cause of action alleging that construction on federal land in the District of Columbia requires congressional approval

In the Supreme Court case Monsanto v. Durnell, the United States Department of Justice submitted an amicus brief supporting Bayer

Representative Chellie Pingree, Representative Thomas Massie, and Senator Cory Booker attended a congressional rally at the Supreme Court concerning glyphosate regulation

United States Cabinet secretaries serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States

In Carson v. Makin, the Supreme Court invalidated a Maine tuition assistance program that restricted state funding to nonsectarian secondary schools

In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, the Supreme Court ruled that Colorado could not compel a website designer to create websites celebrating same-sex marriages

In Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer (2017), the Supreme Court ruled that Missouri could not exclude religious schools from a playground resurfacing grant program

In Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple

St. Mary Catholic Parish argued that conditioning participation in Colorado's universal preschool program on compliance with sexual orientation non-discrimination rules violates the First Amendment's Free Exercise Clause

In Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the Supreme Court held that Montana could not exclude religious schools from a state tax-credit scholarship program

Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan joined the majority opinion in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer

In Maxwell v. Dennis, the Supreme Court appointed attorney Brian Barnes as amicus curiae after the federal government supported the petitioner's position

Footnote 3 of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer stated that the ruling addressed express discrimination regarding playground resurfacing rather than religious uses of funding

Chief Justice John Roberts authored the majority opinion in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes held a hearing addressing whether the federal government had finalized an agency action to remake East Potomac Golf Links

The Supreme Court of the United States blocked the Trump administration's executive order provision granting the United States Postal Service authority to screen mail-in ballots