Politics Nov 01 LISTEN: Supreme Court takes up Texas law banning most abortions A majority of the Supreme Court have signaled they would allow abortion providers to pursue a court challenge to a Texas law that has virtually ended abortion in the nation’s second-largest state after six weeks of pregnancy.
Nation Oct 22 Supreme Court doesn’t block Texas abortion law, sets hearing The Supreme Court is allowing the Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in place for now, but has agreed to hear arguments in the case on Nov. 1.
Nation Oct 18 Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law The law has been in effect since September, aside from a district court-ordered pause that lasted just 48 hours, and bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks and before some women know they are pregnant.
Politics Oct 04 Supreme Court justices back at court for new term after 19-month pandemic absence Justice Brett Kavanaugh is participating remotely from his home after testing positive for COVID-19 late last week.
Nation Sep 01 Texas law banning most abortions in the state takes effect, with high court mum The Texas law, signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in May, would prohibit abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, usually around six weeks and before most women even know they’re pregnant.
Nation Aug 26 Supreme Court blocks Biden’s temporary eviction ban “If a federally imposed eviction moratorium is to continue, Congress must specifically authorize it,” the court wrote.
Politics Aug 25 Supreme Court orders ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy reinstated The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end a Trump-era program that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.
Nation Aug 13 Federal judge leaves CDC evictions moratorium in place U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich says her “hands are tied” by an appellate ruling from the last time courts considered the evictions moratorium in the spring. Alabama landlords who are challenging the moratorium are likely to appeal her Friday ruling.
Politics Jul 30 Justice Department says IRS must give Trump tax returns to Congress During the Trump administration, then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he wouldn't turn over the tax returns because he concluded they were being sought by Democrats who control the House of Representatives for partisan reasons.
Politics Jul 02 Unusually agreeable justices end term with conservative wins An unusually agreeable Supreme Court term has ended with conservative-driven decisions on voting rights and charitable-donor disclosures. They offer a glimpse of what the coming years of the right's dominance could look like for the nation's highest court.