Politics Jun 30 Supreme Court strikes limits on party spending in federal elections, backing GOP appeal The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old.
Politics Jun 30 Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school sports The court’s conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year, ruled that state bans in Idaho and West Virginia don’t violate the Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination…
Nation Jun 22 Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz, missing New York City boy Etan was among the first missing children ever to appear on milk cartons, and the anniversary of his disappearance became National Missing Children’s Day.
Politics May 28 Supreme Court rules for Black death row prisoner from Mississippi over racial bias in makeup of jury By a 5-4 vote, the justices sided with Terry Pitchford, who was sentenced to death for his role in the killing of a grocery store owner.
Politics May 27 Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling The state's Republican leadership filed an emergency appeal with the justices a day after a three-judge court refused to let the state use a map it adopted three years ago that has a majority Black population in just one of…
Politics May 21 Supreme Court dismisses Alabama's bid to execute inmate with borderline intellectual disability The court's action leaves in place lower court rulings in favor of Joseph Clifton Smith, 55, who has been on death row roughly half his life after his conviction for beating a man to death in 1997.
Politics May 15 Supreme Court rejects bid to restore Virginia congressional map favoring Democrats In recent days, the justices have sided with Republicans in Alabama and Louisiana who hope to redo their congressional maps to produce more GOP-leaning seats following the court’s voting rights decision.
Politics Apr 29 Supreme Court weakens landmark Civil Rights-era Voting Rights Act, aiding GOP efforts to control the House The effect of the ruling may be felt more strongly in 2028 because most filing deadlines for this year's congressional races have passed. Louisiana, though, may have to change its redistricting plan to comply with the decision.
Politics Apr 27 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers whether geofence warrants for cellphones violate 4th Amendment With geofence warrants, police do not have a suspect, only a location where a crime took place. They work in reverse to identify people who were in the area.
Politics Apr 22 Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with Michigan in ruling that the state's lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court.