Mar 26 Biden rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns upheld by Supreme Court By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Since the rule was finalized in 2022, ghost gun numbers have flattened out or declined in several major cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Continue reading
Mar 26 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case that could weaken Congress delegating action to agencies By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices heard nearly three hours of arguments in a new test of federal regulatory power, reviewing an appellate ruling that struck down as unconstitutional the Universal Service Fund, the tax that has been added to phone bills for nearly… Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 5:00 What justices said during a critical Supreme Court hearing on redistricting and race By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a key redistricting case that could reshape how states draw districts by race. A group of voters identifying as "non-African American" argues Louisiana's congressional map, which created two majority-Black districts after a federal… Continue watching
Mar 24 Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas death row inmate By Associated Press The justices left in place a Texas appeals court ruling that upheld the murder conviction and death sentence for Areli Escobar, even though Escobar's case is similar to that of an Oklahoma man, Richard Glossip, whose murder conviction the high… Continue reading
Mar 24 LISTEN: Supreme Court appears divided in case over gerrymandering and race in Louisiana By Mark Sherman, Sara Cline, Associated Press The Supreme Court seems closely divided over a challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map, which has two Black majority districts for the first time. Continue reading
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