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…
Nation Dec 23 Supreme Court adds same-sex marriage cases to agenda Gay marriage cases have been added to the Supreme Court's agenda, with enough time for them to be argued and decided by late June…
Nation Dec 18 Executions, new death sentences drop to lowest numbers in decades WASHINGTON — Executions and new death sentences dropped to their lowest numbers in decades in 2014, an anti-death penalty group said in a new report.
Nation Nov 17 Supreme Court will likely rule on national gay marriage rights next year A same-sex couple from Michigan is putting the question of the right to marry nationwide squarely before the Supreme Court.