Mar 18 Chief Justice Roberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching a judge who ruled against him By Chris Megerian, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts said in a rare statement. Continue reading
Mar 13 Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow some birthright citizenship restrictions to take effect By Mark Sherman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press In emergency applications filed at the high court on Thursday, the administration asked the justices to narrow court orders entered by district judges in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington that blocked the order President Donald Trump signed shortly after beginning his… Continue reading
Mar 11 Where things stand with TikTok less than a month before its next sale deadline By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press After taking office, President Donald Trump gave TikTok a 75-day reprieve by signing an executive order that delayed enforcement of the statute until April 5. Continue reading
Mar 11 The Supreme Court has rejected some Trump administration moves in small but meaningful ways By Mark Sherman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Even a conservative majority that has a robust view of presidential power and granted him broad immunity from criminal prosecution might balk at some of what the president wants to do. Continue reading
Mar 10 Supreme Court will hear Colorado case about state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case. Continue reading
Mar 06 What to know about the Idaho emergency abortion case dropped by the Trump administration By Kimberlee Kruesi, Laura Ungar, Associated Press President Donald Trump's decision to abandon the legal fight signals how the Republican administration plans on interpreting federal law designed to protect urgent care when up against states' abortion bans. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 4:41 Supreme Court rejects Trump administration’s bid to freeze billions in foreign aid By John Yang, Courtney Norris, Matt Loffman The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to freeze billions of dollars in foreign aid for work that has already been done. The administration asked the court to block a lower-court ruling ordering the government to release… Continue watching
Mar 05 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on nuclear storage and federal agency power By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with whether to restart plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico even as some justices worried about safety issues and the lack of progress toward a permanent… Continue reading
Mar 05 Divided Supreme Court upholds order requiring Trump administration to release $2 billion in foreign aid By Mark Sherman, Associated Press By a 5-4 vote Wednesday, the court rejected an emergency appeal from the Republican administration, while also telling U.S. District Judge Amir Ali to clarify his earlier order that required the quick release of nearly $2 billion in aid for… Continue reading
Mar 04 Trump administration to drop lawsuit pushing Idaho to allow emergency abortions By Lindsay Whitehurst, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press The hospital system is seeking a court order temporarily allowing it to continue providing abortions in emergency situations as doctors see fit. Continue reading