Oct 07 Watch 5:25 What Supreme Court justices signaled in arguments over Colorado's conversion therapy ban By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could strike down bans on so-called conversion therapy for children. Conversion therapy broadly refers to attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity and is banned in 23 states… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 9:19 A look at Colorado's conversion therapy ban as it faces a Supreme Court challenge By Stephanie Sy, Ali Schmitz, Sam Lane The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a challenge to bans on so-called conversion therapy for youth. The Supreme Court declined to hear challenges to such bans in the past, but as Stephanie Sy reports, this case is… Continue watching
Oct 06 The Supreme Court begins a new term that will examine Trump's expansive claims of presidential power By Mark Sherman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Pivotal cases on voting and the rights of LGBTQ people also are on the agenda. Continue reading
Oct 06 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on Colorado's conversion therapy ban By Mark Sherman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A majority of Supreme Court justices on Tuesday seemed to lean in favor of a Christian counselor challenging bans on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for kids as a violation of her First Amendment rights. Continue reading
Oct 06 Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Lawyers for Maxwell argued she never should've been tried or convicted for a role in luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by Epstein. Continue reading
Oct 05 Supreme Court term begins with cases on voting rights, tariffs and conversion therapy By Morgan Marietta, The Conversation The most influential cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term, which begins on Oct. 6, 2025, address the role of race in elections, conversion therapy and the Trump tariffs. Later cases include campaign finance and transgender sports. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 8:16 A look at the major cases the Supreme Court will take up in its new term By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams The Supreme Court begins a new term on Monday following a summer-long recess shaped by legal battles over the Trump administration’s agenda. William Brangham discussed the high-profile cases with News Hour Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSBlog cofounder Amy Howe, and… Continue watching
Oct 03 Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices issued an emergency order, which will last as long as the court case continues, putting on hold a lower-court ruling by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco that found the administration had wrongly ended temporary protected status for… Continue reading
Oct 03 Supreme Court will weigh Hawaii's strict ban on guns on private property By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press President Donald Trump's Republican administration had urged the justices to take the case, arguing the law violates the court’s landmark 2022 ruling that expanded gun rights by finding the Second Amendment generally gives people the right to carry firearms. Continue reading
Oct 01 Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now in unsigned order By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In a brief unsigned order, the high court said it would hear arguments in January over President Donald Trump's effort to force Cook off the Fed board. Continue reading