Nation Mar 25 Justices side with ex-UPS worker who claims pregnancy bias WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is giving a former UPS driver another chance to prove her claim of discrimination after the company did not offer her lighter duty when she was pregnant.
Politics Mar 23 Justices hear free speech dispute over Confederate flag license plate The Supreme Court is weighing a free-speech challenge to Texas' refusal to issue a license plate bearing the Confederate battle flag.
Nation Mar 22 Ban on Confederate flag license plates reaches Supreme Court The Supreme Court will decide whether Texas can refuse to issue a license plate featuring the battle flag without violating the free-speech rights of Texans who want one.
Politics Mar 15 Few GOP elite support same-sex marriage in Supreme Court The partisan divide over same-sex marriage among top elected officials remains stark, with Democrats overwhelmingly on record in favor and Republicans mostly silent so far…
Politics Mar 01 Supreme court to hear case on voter-approved redistricting In a reversal of the usual worries about political influence on electoral map-making, the Supreme Court is being asked to let raw politics play an even bigger role in the drawing of congressional district boundaries.
Nation Feb 25 Justices weigh case of Muslim denied job over headscarf WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is considering the employment discrimination claim of a Muslim woman who was turned down for a job by clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch after she showed up at her job interview wearing a black headscarf…
Politics Feb 14 Challengers’ legal rights unlikely to effect health lawsuit Despite questions about four challengers' legal right to bring their lawsuit, the Supreme Court probably will not be deterred from deciding whether millions of people covered by the health care overhaul are eligible for the subsidies that make their insurance…
Nation Feb 09 Justice Thomas objects to Supreme Court’s refusal to block gay marriage in Alabama Thomas wrote that the court "looks the other way as yet another federal district judge casts aside state laws" and that "this acquiescence may well be seen as a signal of the court's intended resolution of that question."…
Nation Jan 20 Supreme Court rules for bearded Muslim inmate WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is siding with a Muslim prison inmate in Arkansas who sued for the right to grow a short beard for religious reasons.
Nation Jan 14 Justices sympathetic to man deported for carrying Adderall in sock WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has been receptive in recent years to immigrants who are fighting deportation from the United States over minor drug crimes. On Wednesday, the justices entertained the least serious transgression yet — the case of a…