Nation Jun 18 Supreme Court tackles free speech issues in dueling decisions In dueling decisions Thursday about free speech, the Supreme Court upheld Texas' refusal to issue a license plate bearing the Confederate battle flag and struck down an Arizona town's restrictions on temporary signs put up by a small church.
Politics Apr 27 What are the possible outcomes for gay marriage cases before the Supreme Court? The number of states allowing same-sex marriage has grown rapidly. Today, same-sex couples can marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia. Here's a look at what is now before the Supreme Court, and the status of same-sex marriage…
Nation Jan 24 Supreme Court to review drug used in botched Oklahoma executions The Supreme Court is stepping into the issue of lethal injection executions for the first time since 2008 in an appeal filed by death row inmates in Oklahoma.
Nation Jan 16 Supreme Court will hear case on nationwide same-sex marriage in April WASHINGTON — Time is running short for the Supreme Court to get same-sex marriage on its calendar if the justices want to tackle the issue before their current term ends in late June.
Politics Jan 12 Should church signs get same treatment as political signs? WASHINGTON -- A small church in a Phoenix suburb says its local government puts far stricter limits on its roadside signs advertising Sunday services than it places on politicians, real estate agents and other groups, and is asking the Supreme…
Nation Nov 27 Justice Ginsburg released from hospital after heart surgery; expected to return to work Monday WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had surgery to place a stent in her right coronary artery.
Nation Nov 07 Supreme Court to hear challenge to health care subsidies The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a new challenge to President Barack Obama's health care law. The justices said they will decide whether the law authorizes subsidies that help millions of low- and middle-income people afford their health insurance…
Politics Nov 03 ‘Born in Jerusalem’ passport case returns to Supreme Court The Supreme Court is taking its second look at a dispute over the wording of U.S. passports for Americans born in Jerusalem, a case with potential foreign policy implications in the volatile Middle East. The justices are hearing arguments Monday…
Nation Oct 06 Supreme Court turns away appeals seeking to prohibit same-sex marriages The court's order immediately ends delays on marriage in those states. Couples in six other states should be able to get married in short order.