Appeals court blocks enforcement of Texas migrant law once again
Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court said Texas can enforce its SB4 border law, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel hearing arguments on the merits of the law temporarily blocked it again.
Supreme Court lifts stay on Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants at border
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texas on Tuesday to begin enforcing a law that gives local police power to arrest people they suspect of crossing the border illegally.
Supreme Court to decide if Biden administration went too far on social media misinformation
In Murthy v. Missouri, the Supreme Court will decide how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics like COVID-19 and election security.
Alabama fast-tracks IVF legislation after controversial Supreme Court ruling
The bills would provide legal protection for fertility clinics.
Supreme Court rules Trump will stay on ballot, overruling states
Former President Donald Trump will remain on the ballot for the 2024 election after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned a Colorado ruling attempting to bar him for his alleged role in the January 6 Capitol riot.
What are bump stocks? Supreme Court weighs Trump-era ban on gun accessory
Bump stocks were banned in 2019 after a gunman with bump stock-equipped rifles killed 60 people and wounded hundreds in Las Vegas in 2017.
Supreme Court hears major social media cases on content moderation and free speech
The Supreme Court social media cases center on Texas and Florida laws that aim to prevent platforms like Facebook, TikTok and others from censoring users based on their viewpoints.
Supreme Court upholds admissions policy at elite Virginia high school
The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place the admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia that some parents claimed discriminates against highly qualified Asian Americans.
Trump Colorado ballot case goes before seemingly skeptical US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday about whether Donald Trump can remain on the 2024 ballot for president in Colorado, and it sounds like the justices were skeptical of the state's effort to keep him off the ballot.
Supreme Court grapples with Trump's eligibility to be president again after Capitol insurrection
The U.S. Supreme Court is deliberating on former President Donald Trump's eligibility for another presidential run, spurred by allegations of his role in the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021.
Alabama executes inmate with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used
Alabama has executed a man with nitrogen gas, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again put the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment.
Supreme Court declines to intervene in transgender bathroom debate
The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed up a chance to intervene in the debate over bathrooms for transgender students, rejecting an appeal from an Indiana public school district.
Supreme Court to decide whether Trump can be taken off 2024 presidential ballots
The Supreme Court will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the 2024 presidential ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss that culminated in the U.S. Capitol attack.
Supreme Court won't fast-track Trump's immunity defense case
The ruling is a win for Trump and his lawyers, who have sought to delay this and other criminal cases against him as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024.
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor called a pioneer and 'iconic jurist' as she is memorialized by Biden, Roberts
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was an Arizona native who served as an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism on the high court for over two decades. She was was nominated in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan and came to wield considerable influence on the nine-member court.
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, 1st woman to serve on Supreme Court, honored as trailblazer
The first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court lay in repose at the Supreme Court on Monday.
Supreme Court to take up restrictions on abortion pill mifepristone
Mifepristone is one of two drugs used in medication abortions, which account for more than half of all abortions in the United States.
Supreme Court to hear case that could undo Capitol riot charge against hundreds, including Trump
The obstruction charge has been brought against more than 300 defendants in the massive federal prosecution following the deadly insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Supreme Court hears a case that holds sweeping ramifications for the US tax code
The Supreme Court has taken up a case that could reshape US tax law – and ban a wealth tax.
Supreme Court grapples with OxyContin maker's bankruptcy deal, with billions of dollars at stake
The Supreme Court is wrestling with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids.