Mar 04 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on U.S. gun makers sued by Mexico for fueling cartel violence By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to block a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against top firearm manufacturers in the U.S. alleging the companies have fueled cartel gun violence. Continue reading
Mar 03 Why Mexico is asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on gun trafficking By Marcia Coyle The justices are taking up an unusual gun challenge that could have domestic and international repercussions. Continue reading
Mar 03 As Trump prepares to address Congress, here’s how he’s testing the boundary of his authority By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press As legal cases mount, more than 100 so far challenging the legality of the Trump administration’s actions, the Republican president is daring the other branches of government — Congress and the courts — to try to stop him. Continue reading
Feb 26 LISTEN: Supreme Court seems likely to rule for woman who says she faced reverse workplace discrimination By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The outcome of the case could remove an additional requirement that some courts apply when members of a majority group, including those who are white and heterosexual, sue for discrimination under federal law. Continue reading
Feb 25 Supreme Court rules against drivers in case that could make civil rights claims harder By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court has found that people who score early court wins in civil rights cases won’t necessarily be able to recover their legal fees. It's a finding that advocacy groups across the ideological spectrum had argued could make it… Continue reading
Feb 25 Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma man Richard Glossip’s murder conviction and death sentence By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices on Tuesday found that Glossip's trial violated his constitutional rights. Continue reading
Feb 24 Supreme Court won’t hear cases from anti-abortion activists on protest limits By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a pair of cases from abortion opponents who say laws limiting anti-abortion demonstrations near clinics violate their First Amendment rights. Continue reading
Feb 24 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case about a Texas man on death row suing for access to DNA testing By Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court heard the case of a Texas man on death row who has long argued that DNA testing would help prove he didn’t kill an 85-year-old woman during a home robbery decades ago. Continue reading
Feb 21 Supreme Court temporarily blocks Trump from firing head of whistleblower office By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers, in its first word on the many legal fights over President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda. Continue reading
Feb 18 Supreme Court should keep head of whistleblower agency in place, lawyers say in reply to Trump By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The legal fight over the administration's move to oust Hampton Dellinger as the leader of the Office of Special Counsel is the first to reach the Supreme Court of an anticipated steady stream of pleas from lawyers for President Donald… Continue reading