Dec 25 The simmering racial tensions behind the Supreme Court's canceled Christmas party of 1947 By Marcia Coyle Seventy years ago, seven of the nine Supreme Court justices gathered in their conference room to discuss a simmering racial controversy triggered by their law clerks' request for a Christmas party. Continue reading
Dec 06 States ask Supreme Court to leave in place order requiring disclosure of DACA documents By Associated Press Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice last week told the high court that the order by U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup in San Francisco was too broad and would require the administration to turn over protected and nonpublic… Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 10:30 Justices weigh religion, discrimination and dignity in Colorado wedding cake case One of the Supreme Court's biggest cases this term probes whether the religious beliefs of a Colorado baker override the rights of a couple who were refused a wedding cake because they are gay. Marcia Coyle of The National Law… Continue watching
Dec 05 ACLU disputes suggestion of wrongdoing in abortion case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The American Civil Liberties Union is pushing back against a claim by the Trump administration that ACLU attorneys acted improperly while helping an immigrant teenager held in federal custody obtain an abortion. Continue reading
Dec 05 Kennedy wrestles with wedding cake case at Supreme Court By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- His vote likely to decide the outcome, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy voiced competing concerns Tuesday about respecting the religious beliefs of a Colorado baker who wouldn't make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, and the gay… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 5:50 News Wrap: U.S., South Korea begin days of war games By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, hundreds of American and South Korean warplanes have begun war games, days after North Korea tested its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile ever. Also, the Supreme Court will allow the latest version of President Trump's… Continue watching
Dec 04 Supreme Court takes up sports betting case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court is taking up a case that could make sports betting widely available. Continue reading
Dec 03 Some see echoes of 1968 court case in wedding cake dispute By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The upcoming Supreme Court argument about a baker who refused to make a cake for a same-sex couple makes some civil rights lawyers think of South Carolina’s Piggie Park barbecue. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 4:39 Can police use cellphone location data without a warrant? Supreme Court ruling could have wide impact By PBS News Hour A Supreme Court case centering around a piece of technology that most of us have in hand's reach has the potential to transform privacy law in the digital age. John Yang sits down with Marcia Coyle of the National Law… Continue watching
Nov 28 Supreme Court urged to deny Trump plea to enforce full travel ban By Associated Press Challengers to the Trump administration's latest travel ban on visitors from six mostly Muslim countries are urging the Supreme Court to reject the administration's plea to be allowed to fully enforce the ban. Continue reading