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Supreme Court seems poised to further undercut the Voting Rights Act
The court's conservative majority could invalidate the section of the Voting Rights Act aimed at ensuring that minority voters are not shut out of the process of drawing new congressional district lines.
Thousands of federal employees are getting laid off. Will a judge intervene?
Unions representing federal employees have asked a federal judge in San Francisco to halt the Trump administration's latest round of layoffs, which are coming amid the government shutdown.
Supreme Court hears case that questions major plank of voting rights
The Supreme Court on Wednesday hears a case that could strike down the last major part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that remains standing.
At the Supreme Court, the case of the candidate who sued, even though he won
At issue was a suit by Rep. Michael Bost, R-Ill., challenging an Illinois regulation that allows ballots mailed in by Election Day to be counted for up to 14 days after polls close.
Supreme Court term will tackle executive power, executive power and executive power
The term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.
Supreme Court to hear challenge to Hawaii’s limits on guns
At issue is the state law that bans guns on private property that is open to the public — places like clubs, bars and restaurants — unless the property's owners have allowed them.
‘The cases swung, not me’: Ex-Justice Kennedy reflects on a changing Supreme Court
In an interview with NPR to be aired in October, Kennedy said he is "very worried" about America today.
A judge ruled their firings were illegal. The government got to do it anyway
A judge ruled the firing of thousands of federal employees was illegal. But he stopped short of ordering the government to reinstate them, predicting the Supreme Court would overturn it.
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire — for now — remaining Democrat on FTC
At issue is whether the president has the authority to dismiss the heads of those agencies that are protected by Congress.
Beyond ‘draining the swamp’: How Trump is knocking down checks on presidential power
President Trump wants to be able to fire far more executive branch employees at will — upending checks on presidential power that have existed for more than a century.
Supreme Court will weigh in on Trump’s tariffs. Here’s what to know about the case
Two lower courts have said some of President Trump's tariffs are unlawful. Now the Supreme Court has agreed to examine the issue.
Trump asks Supreme Court to reverse tariffs ruling finding them illegal
The government called on the court to reverse an appeals court ruling that found most of President Donald Trump's tariffs are an illegal use of an emergency powers law.
Supreme Court allows NIH to stop making nearly $800M in research grants for now
But the court, in its emergency docket order, also left in place by a 5-4 order a lower court ruling that threw out NIH memos that enforced the administration's policies.
Supreme Court allows Mississippi social media law to go into effect
The law requires all users to verify their ages before using common social media sites ranging from Facebook to Nextdoor.
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire 3 Democrats on consumer safety panel
The decision further limits a 90-year-old high-court precedent that was aimed at protecting the independence of certain regulatory agencies.
Supreme Court says Trump’s efforts to close the Education Department can continue
The Trump administration had appealed a decision that had directed it to stop gutting the U.S. Education Department and to reinstate many of the workers the government had laid off.
Supreme Court blocks part of Florida’s immigration law
Immigrant rights organizations sued the state arguing that its new law conflicts with federal immigration law, and under longstanding Supreme Court precedent, states must bow to federal law in the event of such conflicts.
Supreme Court allows Trump to resume mass federal layoffs for now
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was appointed to the court by President Biden, dissented.
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.
