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Trump DOJ Could Change Stances in Supreme Court Cases

By    |   Wednesday, 29 January 2025 12:58 PM EST

The Department of Justice could change its positions on critical high-profile Supreme Court cases now that President Donald Trump has returned to office.

In fact, the Trump administration has begun moving to stop several pending cases that have not yet been fully briefed, The Hill reported.

Trump's defense attorney in several of the criminal cases against him, D. John Sauer, is set to become solicitor general once confirmed, placing him in a position to reverse the DOJ's arguments in cases that concern hot-button issues such as medical procedures for transgender minors, ghost guns, the regulation of flavored e-cigarettes or vapes, and emissions regulations in Democrat-led states like California, the Washington Examiner reported late last month.

On Friday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to pause action in pending cases dealing with student loans and the environment, The Washington Post reported, likely indicating Trump plans to shift positions that former President Joe Biden took in the disputes.

The Biden administration made it easier for students to receive debt forgiveness if they were defrauded by their college. Acting U.S. Solicitor General Sarah Harris indicated that Trump's acting secretary of education determined a reassessment of the agency's position is needed.

Ultimately, the new administration may ask the court to deem the case moot if they move ahead with revoking Biden's action.

In a case related to the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to grant California permission to set stronger climate rules for cars, Harris wrote in a court filing that the EPA's acting administrator has determined that the agency "should reassess the basis for and soundness of the 2022 reinstatement decision," the Post reported.

In October, the Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a Biden administration regulation on ghost guns, the difficult-to-trace weapons found in increasing numbers at crime scenes.

The Trump administration could reverse positions, or it could also attempt to end the case by merely having the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rescind Biden's rule, The Hill reported.

The high court last month heard arguments in a major transgender rights case testing the legality of a GOP-backed ban in Tennessee on gender-changing medical care for transgender minors, one of 24 such policies enacted by conservative state lawmakers around the country.

The Biden administration insisted the law and others like it were unconstitutional sex discrimination.

The Trump administration could abandon that position and back Tennessee, The Hill reported.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Charlie McCarthy

Charlie McCarthy, a writer/editor at Newsmax, has nearly 40 years of experience covering news, sports, and politics.

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