Nation May 30 Supreme Court rejects challenge to limits on church services A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Politics May 13 Justices fear ‘chaos’ if electors can’t be required to back states’ popular vote winner The justices heard arguments on an unusual voting issue that could have important consequences for the 2020 presidential election in an era of intense political polarization.
Nation Apr 01 WATCH: As New York death toll doubles, Cuomo ponders ‘how does it end?’ New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus doubled in 72 hours to more than 1,900 and the wail of ambulances in the otherwise eerily quiet streets…
Nation Mar 02 Supreme Court to decide fate of the Affordable Care Act The court said it would hear an appeal by 20 mainly Democratic states of a lower-court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional and cast a cloud over the rest.
Nation Feb 25 Supreme Court rules parents of slain Mexican teenager cannot sue border agent The court's five conservative justices held that the parents could not use American courts to sue Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa Jr., who killed their unarmed 15-year-old son in 2010.
Politics Jan 27 Supreme Court order allows Trump’s new green card rule to take effect The new policy can be used to deny green cards to immigrants over their use of public benefits including Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers, as well as other factors.
Politics Jan 17 High court to consider whether electors must support state’s popular vote winner Under the Constitution, the country elects the president indirectly, with voters choosing people who actually cast an Electoral College ballot for president.
Politics Jan 17 Court to look anew at birth control rules in health care law The justices agreed Friday to yet another case stemming from President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, this time about cost-free birth control.
Politics Jan 03 LISTEN: Appeals court wrestles with subpoena for ex-White House aide McGahn A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments Friday over the House Judiciary Committee's effort to compel former White House counsel Don McGahn's testimony.
Politics Dec 24 Chief Justice Roberts faces political quagmire presiding over impeachment trial Chief Justice John Roberts will preside over President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, putting him in the national spotlight.