Politics Mar 06 Supreme Court says jury’s racial bias can be investigated after trial The court ruled 5-3 in a Colorado case in which a juror reportedly tied defendant Miguel Angel Pena Rodriguez's guilt to his Hispanic heritage.
Politics Mar 06 Supreme Court says it won’t hear case on transgender bathroom rights Justices have opted not to decide whether federal anti-discrimination law gives Gavin Grimm the right to use the boys' bathroom in his Virginia school.
Nation Mar 01 Supreme Court revives challenge by black voters in Virginia The Supreme Court gave new life Wednesday to a challenge by African-Americans in Virginia who say lawmakers packed some legislative districts with black voters to make other districts whiter and more Republican.
Politics Feb 22 Supreme Court orders new hearing for black Texas inmate Buck had tried for years to get federal courts to look at his claim that his rights were violated when jurors were told by a defense expert witness that Buck was more likely to be dangerous in the future because…
Nation Feb 20 Supreme Court weighs case of Mexican boy slain across border The Supreme Court on Tuesday is hearing the parents' appeal, which their lawyers say is their last hope for some measure of justice.
Nation Jan 31 Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court At 49, Gorsuch is the youngest Supreme Court nominee in a quarter century.
Politics Jan 24 AP Report: A look at Trump’s top choices for the Supreme Court The leading contenders—who all have met with Trump—are William Pryor, Neil Gorsuch and Thomas Hardiman, all nominated by George W. Bush to their posts.
Politics Jan 20 Trump will be sworn in by the chief justice he once called an ‘absolute disaster’ Will it matter that in the course of the campaign, Trump referred to Roberts as "an absolute disaster" and "disgraceful," mainly for Roberts' two votes in defense of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul?…
Nation Dec 06 Justices uphold Katrina fraud verdict against State Farm WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a jury verdict that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. committed fraud against the federal government after 2005's Hurricane Katrina.
Politics Dec 03 Supreme Court to hear cases about use of race in redistricting The Supreme Court is returning to the familiar intersection of race and politics, in a pair of cases examining redistricting in North Carolina and Virginia.