Politics Jul 25 Kagan criticizes fellow justices over lack of explanation in recent Supreme Court rulings By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz
Politics May 15 WATCH: Kagan says ‘there’s no way’ she’d bring birthright citizenship case to Supreme Court Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan told the U.S. solicitor general on Thursday that if she were in his shoes, “there’s no way I'd approach the Supreme Court with this case.”… By Dan Cooney
Politics Apr 25 LISTEN: Justice Kagan grills Trump attorney on what qualifies a former president for immunity “Does it strike you as odd that your understanding of immunity goes way beyond what OLC (Office of Legal Counsel) has ever claimed for a former president?” Justice Elena Kagan asked. By News Desk
Politics Jan 02 Why it’s taking longer for the Supreme Court to hear oral arguments Supreme Court arguments are continuing long after a red light tells lawyers to stop. By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press
Politics Mar 23 Supreme Court tosses Wisconsin legislative voting maps The Supreme Court has thrown out Wisconsin state legislative maps that were preferred by the state's Democratic governor and selected by Wisconsin's top court. By Associated Press
May 22 Supreme Court strikes down 2 redrawn districts in N.C. over racial bias By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices ruled that Republicans who controlled the state legislature and governor's office in 2011 placed too many African-Americans in the two districts. The result was to weaken African-American voting strength elsewhere in North Carolina. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 6:29 A case about citizenship draws laughter and lively banter at the Supreme Court By PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court's final case this term was expected to be a highly technical argument on immigration law, but it wound up pulling back the curtain a bit on the justices' personalities and how they interact. John Yang takes… Continue watching
Feb 22 Justices rule in favor of Michigan girl in dispute over service dog By Sam Hananel, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a Michigan girl with cerebral palsy who wants to sue school officials over their refusal to let her bring a service dog Wonder to class. Continue reading
Mar 17 For some, Supreme Court nod is a ‘wasted opportunity’ for diversity By Kenya Downs President Barack Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court Wednesday left some scratching their heads. Considering his historic election as the first African-American president, some pundits expected that Mr. Obama's presumably last opportunity to affect the highest… Continue reading
Oct 10 Clinton documents show how the White House closed ranks during the Lewinsky scandal By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The papers include lists of talking points, questions prepared for media interviews and efforts to defend the president against impeachment, part of 10,000 pages of records being released from the Clinton administration. The documents did not appear to reveal any… Continue reading