Politics Jan 22 Supreme Court: Military service by transgender people can be restricted The high court split 5-4 in allowing the plan to take effect, with the court's five conservatives greenlighting it and its four liberal members saying they would not have.
Nation Dec 14 Executions remain at near record lows in 2018 Twenty-five executions were carried out in 2018, the fourth consecutive year in which there have been fewer than 30 executions nationwide.
Politics Nov 23 Trump administration asks Supreme Court to hear transgender military case The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to fast-track cases on the president's decision to prevent certain transgender people from serving in the military.
Nation Nov 23 Why Cyber Monday shoppers will find more sites charging sales tax "Will your shopping bill look any different? ... The answer right now is it depends."…
Politics Oct 23 Sandra Day O’Connor announces likely Alzheimer’s diagnosis O'Connor made the announcement in a letter Tuesday. She said that her diagnosis was made "some time ago" and that as her condition has progressed she is "no longer able to participate in public life."…
Politics Oct 22 AP: Sandra Day O’Connor fully retired from public life For more than a decade after leaving the court in 2006, O'Connor kept up an active schedule: serving as a visiting federal appeals court judge, speaking on issues she cared about and founding her own education organization. But the 88-year-old,…
Politics Oct 09 Kavanaugh to hear his first arguments as Supreme Court justice A Supreme Court with a new conservative majority takes the bench as Brett Kavanaugh, narrowly confirmed after a bitter Senate battle, joins his new colleagues to hear his first arguments as a justice.
Politics Jun 14 Supreme Court says Minnesota law on voter apparel violates First Amendment Minnesota had defended its law as a reasonable restriction that keeps order at polling places and prevents voter intimidation.
Politics Jun 04 Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in pregnant teen case The high court on Monday sided with the government in wiping away a lower court decision in favor of the teen, who had been held in government custody after illegally entering the country. The decision is about the teen's individual…
Politics May 14 Supreme Court upholds driver rights in rental case The Supreme Court said Monday that people who borrow rental cars from friends or family are generally entitled to the same protections against police searches as the authorized driver.