Politics Jan 20 Supreme Court makes ruling strengthening a defendant’s right to cross-examine witnesses By an 8-1 vote, the justices held that defendant Darrell Hemphill's constitutional rights were violated when a judge allowed jurors to read another man's testimony that prosecutors used to undermine Hemphill's defense.
Politics Jan 19 Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump presidential documents In a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Nation Jan 13 Supreme Court halts Biden policy creating COVID-19 vaccine or test rules for U.S. businesses The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job.
Politics Jan 07 LISTEN: Supreme Court holds special session on vaccine requirements The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears skeptical of the Biden administration’s authority to impose a vaccine-or-testing requirement on the nation’s large employers.
Politics Dec 23 Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of documents to Jan. 6 committee Former President Donald Trump turned to the Supreme Court Thursday in a last-ditch effort to keep documents away from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
Nation Dec 16 Supreme Court returns Texas abortion case to appeals court In last week's majority opinion written by Gorsuch, the Supreme Court limited who can be sued by the clinics in their effort to win a court order preventing the law's enforcement and allowing them to resume providing abortions without severe…
Nation Dec 10 Supreme Court allowing Texas abortion ban to remain in place The court acted Friday, more than a month after hearing arguments over the law that makes abortion illegal after cardiac activity is detected in an embryo.
Politics Dec 01 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks After nearly two hours of arguments on Wednesday, all six conservative justices, including three appointed by former President Donald Trump, indicated they would uphold the Mississippi law.
Nation Nov 28 Supreme Court set to take up all-or-nothing abortion fight Both sides are telling the Supreme Court there’s no middle ground in Wednesday’s showdown over abortion. The justices can either reaffirm the constitutional right to an abortion or wipe it away altogether.
Nation Nov 09 Court seems reluctant to rule for Puerto Rican resident excluded from U.S. welfare program The Supreme Court appears reluctant to rule for a resident of Puerto Rico who claims it's unconstitutional to be excluded from a welfare program that's available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.