Nation May 16 Supreme Court avoids major ruling in birth control dispute WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court failed to resolve a knotty dispute between faith-based groups and the Obama administration over birth control on Monday, the latest indication of the shorthanded court's struggle to find a majority for important cases taken up…
Nation Apr 21 Supreme Court nominee praises lawyers for work with the poor Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland praised lawyers for their work with low-income Washingtonians Thursday in his first public remarks since his nomination last month.
Nation Apr 20 Terror victims win Supreme Court judgment against Iran WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a judgment allowing families of victims of Iranian-sponsored terrorism to collect nearly $2 billion.
Nation Apr 19 Supreme Court weighs law aimed at domestic violence on tribal lands The Obama administration asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to uphold a federal law aimed at people who have been convicted of repeated acts of domestic violence on Indian lands.
Politics Apr 18 Split high court now holds fate of Obama immigration actions Conservative Supreme Court justices expressed sharp skepticism about President Barack Obama's immigration efforts Monday, leaving his actions to help millions of people who are in the country illegally in the hands of a seemingly divided court.
Politics Apr 14 Obama’s power over immigration drives Supreme Court dispute WASHINGTON — The raging political fight over immigration comes to the Supreme Court on Monday in a dispute that could affect millions of people who are in the United States illegally.
Politics Apr 04 Court upholds total population count in electoral districts WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a Texas law that counts everyone, not just eligible voters, in deciding how to draw electoral districts.
Nation Mar 29 Supreme Court seems to seek compromise in birth control case A seemingly divided Supreme Court is exploring a possible compromise ruling in the dispute between faith-based groups and the Obama administration over birth control.
Politics Mar 19 Garland would move Supreme Court to the left, but how far? Merrick Garland's judicial record over nearly two decades indicates he would side more often than not with the Supreme Court's liberal justices on a range of cases splitting the court along ideological lines.
Nation Mar 02 Abortion case appears to split depleted Supreme Court WASHINGTON — The abortion debate is returning to the Supreme Court in the midst of a raucous presidential campaign and less than three weeks after Justice Antonin Scalia's death.