Nuns rally outside the Supreme Court in 2016 following oral arguments in seven cases dealing with religious organizations that want to ban contraceptives from their health insurance policies. The court is hearing arguments in a related case on Wednesday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Nuns rally […]
Religious Objectors V. Birth Control Back At Supreme Court
Nuns with the Little Sisters of The Poor, including Sister Celestine, left, and Sister Jeanne Veronique, center, rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington on March 23, 2016. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Nuns with the Little Sisters of The Poor, including Sister Celestine, left, and Sister Jeanne Veronique, center, rally outside […]
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized After Infection
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses for the official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. in 2018. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses for the official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. in 2018. Mandel […]
Supreme Court Considers Anti-Prostitution Pledge In HIV/AIDS Funding Case
The Supreme Court’s second day of arguments by phone was devoted to a new version of a case it decided seven years ago involving federal money to fight AIDS around the world. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP The Supreme Court’s second day of arguments by phone was devoted to a new version […]
Supreme Court Arguments A Tech Success, But Format Strangles Usual Give-And-Take
It was a new day at the Supreme Court, which for the first time ever live-streamed oral arguments. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP It was a new day at the Supreme Court, which for the first time ever live-streamed oral arguments. Andrew Harnik/AP The U.S. Supreme Court made history Monday. The coronavirus […]
Listen Live: Supreme Court Arguments Begin Monday
The Supreme Court is releasing live audio of its oral arguments, for the first time, this session, beginning Monday. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images The Supreme Court is releasing live audio of its oral arguments, for the first time, this session, beginning Monday. Olivier Douliery/AFP via […]
Supreme Court To Government: Pay Obamacare Insurers
The U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8-1 ruling, said the federal government must pay health insurers $12 billion under a provision of the Affordable Care Act. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP The U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8-1 ruling, said the federal government must pay health insurers $12 billion under a provision […]
Partial Win For Gun Regulation At Supreme Court Could Be Short Lived
The U.S. Supreme Court has once again punted on the question of gun rights, throwing out as moot a challenge to New York City’s strict gun regulations on transporting licensed guns outside the home. New York City, in the name of public safety, has very strict gun regulations. It allows people to have a permit […]
How Will Chief Justice And Supreme Court Conservative Majority Affect 2020 Election?
The U.S. Supreme Court is no stranger to controversy, but it still gets higher marks in public opinion polls than the other branches of government. Now though, for the first time in memory, the court is not just split along ideological lines, but along political lines as well: All the conservatives are Republican appointees, all […]
Family Members Of Four Killed In Kobe Bryant Crash Sue Helicopter Company
Firefighters work on the site where a helicopter crashed, killing basketball star Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others died in Calabasas, Calif., in January. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark J. Terrill/AP Firefighters work on the site where a helicopter crashed, killing basketball star Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven […]
Legal Fight Heats Up In Texas Over Ban On Abortions Amid Coronavirus
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order banning all elective medical procedures, including abortions, during the coronavirus outbreak. The ban extends to medication abortions. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order banning all elective medical procedures, including abortions, during the coronavirus outbreak. The ban extends […]
Australia’s High Court Overturns Cardinal Pell’s Child Sexual Abuse Conviction
Cardinal George Pell makes his way through members of the media outside the court in Melbourne in February 2019. Australia’s High Court has overturned his conviction for child sexual abuse. Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/AFP via Getty Images Cardinal George Pell makes his way through members of […]
A Supreme Court Justice Visits: A Look Behind The Scenes
Chief Justice John Roberts prepares to speak at the University of Kentucky College of Law’s judicial conference and speaker series in Lexington, Ky, on Feb. 1, 2017. Timothy D. Easley/AP hide caption toggle caption Timothy D. Easley/AP Chief Justice John Roberts prepares to speak at the University of Kentucky College of Law’s judicial conference and […]
U.S. Unseals Drug Trafficking Charges Against Venezuela’s President Maduro
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is unlikely to be arrested and tried in the United States on the drug charges announced Thursday. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption toggle caption Matias Delacroix/AP Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is unlikely to be arrested and tried in the United States on the drug charges announced Thursday. Matias Delacroix/AP Updated at 12:18 […]
In Blackbeard Pirate Ship Case, Supreme Court Scuttles Copyright Claims
Ruling unanimously in favor of states’ rights on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court said that a videographer who spent two decades documenting the salvaging of Blackbeard’s ship cannot sue the state of North Carolina in federal court for using his videos without his permission. Although the decision had more to do with mundane copyright law […]
Harvey Weinstein Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison For Rape And Sexual Abuse
Harvey Weinstein arrives at the courthouse in Manhattan for a hearing last month. The jury convicted the disgraced Hollywood mogul of rape and sexual abuse after six women testified that he sexually assaulted them. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images Harvey Weinstein arrives at the courthouse in […]
Alabama Executes Man Convicted As Accomplice In Slaying Of Police Officers
This undated photo from the Alabama Department of Corrections shows Nathaniel Woods. Woods was executed late Thursday in Alabama. AP hide caption toggle caption AP This undated photo from the Alabama Department of Corrections shows Nathaniel Woods. Woods was executed late Thursday in Alabama. AP Nathaniel Woods, who was convicted in the 2004 killings of […]
International Criminal Court Allows Investigation Of U.S. Actions In Afghanistan
The International Criminal Court in The Hague has cleared the way for an investigation into possible war crimes in Afghanistan. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption toggle caption Peter Dejong/AP The International Criminal Court in The Hague has cleared the way for an investigation into possible war crimes in Afghanistan. Peter Dejong/AP The International Criminal Court has […]
Court Blocks Trump’s ‘Remain In Mexico’ Policy Along Part Of The Border
Honduran migrants wait in line to plead their asylum cases earlier this month at a border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images Honduran migrants wait in line to plead their asylum cases earlier this month at a border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images A federal […]
Supreme Court Weighs Abortion Case; Schumer Remarks Draw Rebuke From Roberts
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks Wednesday at an abortion-rights rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. Inside the court, justices heard argument in the first major abortion case of the Trump era. Schumer’s remarks Wednesday critical of the court’s two Trump-appointed justices drew a rare rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts. Jose Luis […]
Robert Durst Murder Case Featured In HBO Documentary Goes To Trial
Robert Durst sits in a courtroom in Los Angeles in December 2016. He faces trial in the slaying of his Susan Berman 20 years ago. Opening arguments in the case are expected to start on Wednesday. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Robert Durst sits in a courtroom in Los Angeles […]
Beginning Of The End For Roe? Supreme Court Weighs Louisiana Abortion Law
The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in an abortion case from Louisiana. It’s the first major abortion case to come before the court since the 2018 retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in an abortion case from Louisiana. It’s the […]
Supreme Court Casts Doubt On Independence Of Consumer Protection Agency
If you have a mortgage or a loan or a credit card, you likely have more protection from deceptive practices in the financial services industry today than you did at the time of the 2008 financial crash. But at the Supreme Court Tuesday, the court’s conservative majority voiced skepticism about the independent agency Congress created […]
Supreme Court Eyes The President’s Power To Say ‘You’re Fired!’
At the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, the Trump administration is seeking to make it easier for the president to call in the heads of the nation’s independent agencies and say those words he was famous for on TV: “You’re fired!” In particular, the administration is asking the court to restrict or reverse a decision […]
Supreme Court Considers Writing Itself Out Of Speedy Deportation Cases
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday to decide whether Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam can be deported without getting to make his asylum case to a federal judge. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday to decide whether Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam can be deported without getting to make his asylum […]
LGBTQ Youth Fight For Equality In Sex Ed In South Carolina Classrooms
A South Carolina law prohibits teachers from discussing relationships that are not heterosexual, unless they’re talking about sexually transmitted infections. Davis Turner/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Davis Turner/Getty Images A South Carolina law prohibits teachers from discussing relationships that are not heterosexual, unless they’re talking about sexually transmitted infections. Davis Turner/Getty Images Eli Bundy, […]
Federal Court Again Blocks Trump’s ‘Remain In Mexico’ Program
Migrants, pictured in September 2019, apply for asylum in the United States in a tent courtroom in Laredo, Texas. On Jan. 2, the U.S. government began sending asylum-seekers back to Nogales, Mexico, to await court hearings that will be scheduled roughly 350 miles away in Juarez, Mexico. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP […]
House Dems Say They’re Looking Into Political Influence At Justice Department
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., wants access to witnesses and documents as part of a look into potential political influence at the Justice Department. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., wants access to witnesses and documents as part of a look into potential political […]
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Dismiss ‘D.C. Sniper’ Case Following Virginia Parole Law
Lee Boyd Malvo, the ‘D.C. Sniper.’ The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to dismiss a pending case after the state changed a criminal sentencing law for juveniles. Virginia Department of Corrections /AP hide caption toggle caption Virginia Department of Corrections /AP Lee Boyd Malvo, the ‘D.C. Sniper.’ The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to dismiss a pending […]
Supreme Court Turns To Immigration With 2 Major Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court heard two immigration-related cases on Tuesday, including one about a cross-border shooting involving a border patrol agent. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP The U.S. Supreme Court heard two immigration-related cases on Tuesday, including one about a cross-border shooting involving a border patrol agent. Patrick Semansky/AP Immigration and border-patrol […]