Supreme Court upsets $10 -billion opioid settlement
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a mass settlement related to the nation’s opioid crisis that would have paid an estimated $10 billion to…
Supreme Court rejects Idaho appeal to ban abortions in emergencies
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court retreated Thursday from ruling on Idaho’s near total ban on abortions, leaving in place a judge’s order that for now allows…
Supreme Court weighs in: When does government speech violate the 1st Amendment?
As a dean of a public university law school, do I violate my students’ free speech rights when I encourage them to speak respectfully to…
Supreme Court dismisses claim Biden officials censored social media
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday cast aside claims that the Biden administration has been censoring conservatives by pressing social media sites to take down…
Supreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favors
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down part of a federal anti-corruption law that makes it a crime for state and local officials to…
Oklahoma Supreme Court says public funding for religious school unconstitutional
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against public funding for a proposed virtual Catholic school serving the state's rural communities. Photo courtesy of the…
Israel’s Supreme Court orders conscription for ultra-Orthodox men | News
The ruling risks the further destabilisation of Israel’s government, with key religiously conservative parties opposed. Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the military must…
Supreme Court will decide if states may prohibit hormones for transgender teens
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a major case on transgender rights and decide whether states may prohibit the use of puberty…
Supreme Court rules to uphold gun bans for domestic abusers
1 of 2 | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts along with Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh…
Supreme Court allows blind people to sue retailers if their websites are not accessible
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for blind people to sue Domino’s Pizza and other retailers if their websites are not accessible. In…
Trump adviser Steve Bannon makes long-shot bid to Supreme Court to avoid prison
Steve Bannon would be the second Donald Trump adviser to go to prison on charges related to the Jan. 6 investigation after Peter Navarro, who…
Steve Bannon asks Supreme Court to delay his prison sentence
WASHINGTON — Stephen K. Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Trump, asked the Supreme Court on Friday to delay his prison sentence while he fights…
Supreme Court rules against Los Angeles couple denied visa in part over husband’s tattoos
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled 6-3 against a Los Angeles woman who argued her constitutional rights were violated when the federal government denied…
Supreme Court rejects gun rights for people charged with domestic violence
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday put new limits on the 2nd Amendment, ruling that dangerous people who have threatened a domestic partner may…
Measure to restrict tax increases cannot appear on November ballot, California Supreme Court rules
A California ballot measure that would have required voter approval for any future state tax hikes violates the state constitution and will not be allowed…
Supreme Court upholds Californian’s drug trafficking conviction
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a California woman’s drug smuggling conviction that was based in part on an expert’s testimony that criminal gangs…
Supreme Court upholds tax on corporate wealth held overseas
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to put new limits on the taxing of corporate wealth. In a setback for anti-tax conservatives, the justices…
The Supreme Court isn’t as partisan or polarized as it seems
Conventional wisdom suggests that the Supreme Court, like the country, is deeply divided along partisan and ideological lines. But this overlooks the court’s historic recent…
During Watergate, Supreme Court spoke as one. Can it do so on Trump?
WASHINGTON — Fifty years ago this month, the U.S. Supreme Court was mulling a landmark case with profound implications for America’s democracy. The question before justices…
Las Vegas shooting survivors alarmed at Supreme Court bump stock ruling
Survivors of the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas and families who received somber calls hours later said they were alarmed when the U.S. Supreme…