Politics Dec 09 Supreme Court rejects challenge from Wisconsin parents on school guidance for transgender students Sixteen Republican-led states had urged the court to take up the parents' case.
Politics Dec 04 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors In arguments that passed the two-hour mark Wednesday, five conservative justices voiced varying degrees of skepticism of arguments made by the Biden administration and lawyers for Tennessee families challenging the ban.
Politics Oct 04 Supreme Court steps into fight over nuclear waste storage in rural Texas and New Mexico Political leaders in both states oppose the facilities.
Politics Jul 01 Supreme Court: Trump’s immunity case goes back to lower court The Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November…
Politics Jun 28 Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants with obstruction The justices ruled that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding, enacted in 2002 in response to the financial scandal that brought down Enron Corp., must include proof that defendants tried to tamper with or destroy documents. Only some of…
Politics Jun 27 Supreme Court strips Securities and Exchange Commission of key enforcement tool The justices ruled in a 6-3 vote that people accused of fraud by the SEC, which regulates securities markets, have the right to a jury trial in federal court. The decision could have far-reaching effects on other regulatory agencies.
Politics Jun 27 Supreme Court halts enforcement of EPA’s plan to limit downwind pollution from power plants The Supreme Court is putting the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution-fighting “good neighbor” plan on hold while legal challenges continue.
Politics Jun 27 Supreme Court rejects nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma After deliberating more than six months, the justices in a 5-4 vote blocked an agreement hammered out with state and local governments and victims. The Sacklers would have contributed up to $6 billion and given up ownership of the company…
Politics Jun 26 Supreme Court sides with Biden administration over COVID-era social media dispute By a 6-3 vote, the justices threw out lower-court rulings that favored Louisiana, Missouri and other parties in their claims that officials in the Democratic administration leaned on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view.
Politics Jun 24 Supreme Court will hear case on law banning gender-affirming care for minors The case before the high court involves a law in Tennessee that restrict puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors.