Politics Feb 27 Abortion case returns to a Supreme Court altered by Scalia’s absence The Supreme Court challenge to a Texas law that has dramatically reduced the number of abortion clinics in the state is the justices' most significant case on the hot-button issue in nearly a quarter-century.
Politics Feb 17 Supreme Court may face extended period with 8 justices The Supreme Court has managed to function effectively at less than its full nine-member strength for two extended periods in the past 50 years. The question now is whether the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in the middle of the…
Politics Feb 15 Results in key Supreme Court cases could change with Scalia’s death The Supreme Court abhors even numbers. But that's just what the court will have to deal with, perhaps for many months, after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Eight justices will decide what to do, creating the prospect of 4-4…
Nation Feb 14 Issues SCOTUS to soon consider include contraception, religious liberty Next month's Supreme Court arguments in a clash over contraceptives, religious liberty and President Barack Obama's health care law also now seem more likely to favor the Obama administration.
Politics Feb 13 In victory or dissent, Scalia was a man of strong opinions Scalia deeply influenced a generation of conservative legal thinkers and was a lightning rod for criticism from the left almost from the moment President Ronald Reagan put him on the court in 1986.
Nation Feb 13 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at 79 Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, has died, leaving the high court without its conservative majority and setting up an ideological confrontation over his successor in the maelstrom of a presidential election year.
Politics Jan 25 Justices extend bar on automatic life terms for teenagers WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that people serving life terms for murders they committed as teenagers must have a chance to seek their freedom, a decision that could affect more than 1,000 inmates.
Nation Jan 19 Supreme Court sets election-year clash on immigration WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court stepped into a boiling political dispute over immigration Tuesday, setting up a likely decision in the middle of a presidential campaign marked by harsh rhetoric about immigrants.
Politics Dec 12 No consensus about legality of Trump’s idea to ban Muslims from U.S. There's no legal or historical precedent for closing U.S. borders to the world's 1.6 billion Muslims, but neither is there any Supreme Court case that clearly prevents a president or Congress from doing so.
Nation Dec 09 Supreme Court torn over Texas affirmative action program WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears torn over the use of race in college admissions and may not be ready to make a decision without more information.