Politics Jun 30 Supreme Court rejects Trump limits on birthright citizenship The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
Politics Jun 29 Supreme Court says Fed's Lisa Cook can keep her job for now, but it upholds other Trump firings The Supreme Court on Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception, the Federal Reserve.
Politics Jun 29 Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge The decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half the states and the District of Columbia that permit mailed ballots to arrive and be counted some number of days after the election, provided they are postmarked by…
Politics Jun 23 Supreme Court OKs ExxonMobil lawsuit over Cuban property seized by Fidel Castro's government The 6-3 decision was the second in as many months in favor of U.S. owners of Cuban property that was confiscated by the Communist government more than 65 years ago.
Politics Jun 23 Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can't sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks While justices condemned what happened to the former inmate, they ruled that a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of inmates does not permit lawsuits for money damages even when rights are violated.
Nation May 18 Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiations with government The negotiation program was created as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which capped years of debate over whether the federal government should be allowed to haggle directly with manufacturers over the prices of drugs in Medicare.
Nation May 14 Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out The court’s order allows women seeking abortions to continue obtaining the drug, mifepristone, at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor. Access is likely to remain uninterrupted at least until into next year as the…
Politics May 11 Supreme Court temporarily extends access to a widely used abortion pill The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect.
Politics May 04 Supreme Court temporarily restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies The court's order will remain in effect for another week while both sides respond and the court more fully considers the issue.
Politics Apr 06 Supreme Court hands Steve Bannon a win likely to lead to dismissal of contempt of Congress conviction The move frees a trial judge to act on the Republican administration's pending request to dismiss Bannon's conviction and indictment "in the interests of justice."…