Apr 23 Supreme Court hears arguments over citizenship question on census By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Conservative Supreme Court justices were mostly silent Tuesday as a Trump administration lawyer defended the government's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, an indication the court's majority may be inclined to side with the administration. Continue reading
Apr 16 High court seems likely to rule against California oil workers By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed inclined to rule against workers on oil drilling platforms off California who want to be paid for the off-work time they spend on the platform, including sleeping. Continue reading
Apr 15 None of the Supreme Court justices wanted to say this name in court By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The high court was discussing a trademark case Monday involving a Los Angeles-based fashion brand. But the justices did some verbal gymnastics to get through about an hour of arguments without saying the brand's name. Continue reading
Apr 15 Supreme Court rejects death row appeal over anti-gay juror By Associated Press The Supreme Court is again rejecting a gay death row inmate's appeal that claims jurors in South Dakota were biased against him because of his sexual orientation. Continue reading
Apr 01 Supreme Court rules against Missouri inmate with rare health issue By Associated Press The Supreme Court said Monday that Missouri can execute an inmate who argued his medical condition will result in severe pain if he is given death-causing drugs. Continue reading
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