Apr 08 Watch 5:10 Supreme Court clears way for deportations under Alien Enemies Act By William Brangham, Shrai Popat The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can continue to use a rare 18th-century war authority to deport Venezuelan immigrants alleged to be gang members. But justices stipulated migrants must be given reasonable time to challenge their deportation under… Continue watching
Apr 08 Supreme Court blocks order that Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices acted Tuesday in the Republican administration's emergency appeal of a ruling by a federal judge in California ordering that 16,000 probationary employees be reinstated while a lawsuit plays out because their firings didn't follow federal law. Continue reading
Apr 08 Supreme Court allows Trump to deport Venezuelans under wartime law, but only after they receive a court hearing By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court’s action appears to bar the administration from immediately resuming the flights that last month carried hundreds of migrants to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Continue reading
Apr 07 Chief justice pauses deadline for Trump administration to return Maryland man from El Salvador By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The temporary order comes hours after a Justice Department emergency appeal to the Supreme Court arguing U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her authority when she ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the United States. Continue reading
Apr 04 Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut teacher-training money, for now By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts, while a lawsuit continues. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 5:39 Supreme Court case could decide if states can block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood By Sarah Varney, Ali Schmitz The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could dramatically change how Medicaid recipients can choose their own medical providers. The case went before the court after South Carolina attempted to remove Planned Parenthood clinics from the state’s… Continue watching
Apr 01 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers whether states can cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over whether states should be able cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, a case that comes amid a wider push from abortion opponents to defund the nation’s leading abortion provider. Continue reading
Mar 31 LISTEN: Supreme Court weighs whether group affiliated with church should get tax exemption By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court appeared Monday to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the state of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come before the court. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 4:02 Supreme Court upholds Biden regulation making ghost guns easier to trace By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane The Supreme Court upheld Biden-era regulations on ghost guns. Those are firearms that can be put together at home with partially assembled kits, making them nearly impossible to trace. Sales of those guns exploded after they came onto the market… Continue watching
Mar 26 Brazil Supreme Court allows charges against former President Bolsonaro for alleged coup plan By Eléonore Hughes, Associated Press They have ordered the former leader to stand trial. Brazil's prosecutor general has charged Bolsonaro and 33 others of attempting a coup that included a plan to poison his successor and current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and kill… Continue reading