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.
Nation Dec 01 Supreme Court’s new lineup rich in high-profile cases WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's lineup of new cases is fit for an election year. Affirmative action, abortion and another look at the Obama health care law all are before the court, and they could well be joined by immigration,…
Politics Nov 30 High court’s election-year lineup includes affirmative action, abortion, Obamacare WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's lineup of new cases is fit for an election year. Affirmative action, abortion and another look at the Obama health care law all are before the court, and they could well be joined by immigration,…
Politics Oct 25 Opponents of Obama’s health care overhaul to appeal in Supreme Court Opponents of President Obama's health care overhaul are taking yet another challenge to the law to the Supreme Court, and say they will be back with more if this one fails.