Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has created an endless summer of work for itself
The court closed its latest term on Friday, but it will still be working on a steady stream of emergency appeals in the coming weeks and months.
Where the Voting Rights Act stands after the Supreme Court punts on a Louisiana case
The Supreme Court delayed ruling on a Louisiana congressional redistricting case that some legal experts say could end up further weakening protections against maps that dilute minority voters' power.
Big beautiful bottleneck: Trump’s high-stakes week at home and abroad
From trade talks to the fate of his legislative agenda, what happens over the next 10 days or so, domestically and abroad, could come to define Trump's presidency.
What is a universal injunction and how did the Supreme Court limit its use?
Friday's decision stems from President Trump's executive order regarding birthright citizenship, but the Supreme Court focused on whether lower federal courts have the power to issue nationwide blocks.
Supreme Court postpones Louisiana redistricting case to next term
At issue is the Louisiana legislature's creation of a Black-majority congressional district, which a group of voters claimed was an illegal racial gerrymander.
Supreme Court sides with Texas’ age verification law for porn sites
The ruling is the first time that the court has imposed requirements on adult consumers in order to protect minors from having access to sexually explicit material.
SCOTUS: Parents can opt kids out of classes with LGBTQ book characters
At issue was whether school systems are required to provide parents with an "opt-out" option when parents claim their religious beliefs conflict with their children's course material.
Supreme Court upholds key Obamacare measure on preventive care
Siding with the government on Friday, the court upheld the Affordable Care Act, allowing the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to continue determining which services will be available free of cost to Americans covered by the Affordable Care Act.
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions in birthright citizenship order
At issue was how the lower courts should handle President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, which limited citizenship only to children born of parents with permanent status to be in the U.S.
Supreme Court upholds South Carolina’s ban on Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court allowed South Carolina to remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.
‘Equal dignity’: U.S. map shows the impact of Obergefell v. Hodges decision
"They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law," then-Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the June 26, 2015, ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. "The Constitution grants them that right."
U.S. Supreme Court allows — for now — third-country deportations
A federal judge had previously said people must get at least 15 days to challenge their deportations to countries they're not originally from.
Supreme Court faces new headwinds with roughly two weeks left in the term
Some 20 cases remain to be decided—about a third of the total argued cases--many of them the most important of the term. But the shadow docket — with its own list of cases — looms over the other opinions.
Supreme Court says family can sue over wrong-house raid
A unanimous Supreme Court said a family whose house was wrongly raided by law enforcement can sue.
Supreme Court press corps asks chief justice to live-stream court’s opinions
The press corps' letter was sent to the chief justice a year ago, but there has been no response.
Supreme Court grants DOGE access to confidential Social Security records
The order, for now, overturns actions that limited DOGE's access to sensitive private information. In a separate case, the court said DOGE did not have to share internal records with a watchdog group.
Unanimous Supreme Court sides with Catholic Charities in Wisconsin case
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that Catholic Charities can opt out of participating in a state unemployment compensation program in Wisconsin.
Supreme Court sides with straight Ohio woman who claimed workplace discrimination
The court unanimously sided with an Ohio woman who claimed she was discriminated against at work because she is straight.
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end humanitarian status for some migrants
The move to grant a stay in the case means that the Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who were granted temporary parole under the program known as CHNV would lose their temporary legal status to be in the U.S.
Supreme Court limits environmental reviews of infrastructure projects
The decision makes it easier to win approval for highways, bridges, pipelines, wind farms, and other infrastructure projects.
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire members of independent agency boards — for now
At issue is President Trump's firing of NLRB member Gwen Wilcox, who still has three years left on her term, and Cathy Harris, who still has four years left on her term as a member of the MSPB.
In Florida, Venezuelans worry about the potential loss of temporary protected status
When the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday the Trump administration could strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans while litigation continues in the lower courts, the move sent shockwaves.
Trump administration can strip protected status for Venezuelans for now
The move could potentially lead to the deportations of some 350,000 Venezuelans while litigation continues in the lower courts.
Trump denounces ‘activist’ judges. He’s not the first president to do so
Criticism of "activist" judges predates the term and has come from both ends of the political spectrum. Democratic and Republican presidents alike have accused the courts of exceeding their constitutional role.
Supreme Court justices appear divided in birthright citizenship arguments
The arguments focused on whether federal district court judges can rule against the administration on a nationwide basis.
Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85
Souter was appointed to the Supreme Court by President George H. W. Bush in 1990. He retired in 2009.
Supreme Court upholds Trump’s ban on transgender military members while appeals continue
The justices blocked a lower court order that temporarily halted the ban's enforcement.
Supreme Court seems poised to require state-funded charter schools to include religious schools
The case is from Oklahoma, which like 45 other states, has laws that say charter schools must be public schools funded by the state, closely supervised by the state, and be non-sectarian.
Can charter schools be religious? If so, what does that mean for public education?
The case could transform public education in the Unites States.
In first 100 days, Trump tests limits, creates chaos and turns from allies
From foreign policy and tariffs to immigration changes and targeting of DEI, here's a look back at some of the major moves made in the past 100 days of President Trump's second administration.
Supreme Court weighs whether law enforcement can be held accountable for raid on wrong house
It's not easy to bring such cases. That's because the federal government is generally immune from being sued, except in certain circumstances set out by Congress.
Supreme Court to hear school disability discrimination case
At issue is a case testing the reach of federal laws that promise special help for children with disabilities in public schools. Specifically: What do parents have to prove in order to get that specialized help?
