Mar 26 Supreme Court seems wary of limiting partisan map drawing By Associated Press The high court on Tuesday was hearing more than two hours of arguments in two cases involving the issue. The first case involves North Carolina's heavily Republican congressional map, and the second involves a map drawn by Democrats in Maryland. Continue reading
Mar 26 Supreme Court so far won't stop bump stock ban By Associated Press The Supreme Court is so far declining to stop the Trump administration from enforcing its ban on bump stock devices, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns. Continue reading
Mar 25 Justices reject foreign company's appeal over Mueller subpoena By Associated Press The Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from a company owned by an unidentified foreign government that has refused to turn over information demanded by special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 7:48 In Curtis Flowers case, race could be a matter of life or death Curtis Flowers has been tried six times for the murder of four people killed in a Mississippi furniture store in 1996. The case is the subject of the second season American Public Media’s “In the Dark” podcast. Now the Supreme… Continue watching
Mar 19 Supreme Court rules against immigrants in detention case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court disagreed with the immigrants' interpretation of federal law in a 5-4 ruling that divided the court along ideological lines. Continue reading
Mar 19 Supreme Court set for case on racial bias in jury selection By Jeff Amy, Mark Sherman, Associated Press This week, the Supreme Court will consider whether Curtis Flowers' conviction and death sentence in a sixth trial should stand or be overturned for a familiar reason: because prosecutors improperly kept African-Americans off the jury. Continue reading
Mar 14 WATCH: Democratic lawmakers grill commerce secretary on 2020 census citizenship question By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up a challenge to the administration's decision to add a question on citizenship status to the 2020 Census. Continue reading
Feb 26 Federal judge rules against male-only draft, but no changes imminent By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The military has not drafted anyone into service in more than 40 years, but American men must still register when they turn 18. Continue reading
Feb 25 A federal court can't count vote of deceased judge, Supreme Court rules By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The high court said in an unsigned opinion that a federal court can't count the vote of a judge who died in a decision issued after the judge's death. The justices said "federal judges are appointed for life, not for… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 4:07 Unanimous Supreme Court decision limits states' ability to seize personal property The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to limit civil forfeiture laws allowing law enforcement to seize property from those suspected of committing a crime. In the unanimous decision, the high court sided with a low-level drug offender who argued that the… Continue watching