Oct 03 Watch 10:04 Did district lines rig Wisconsin elections? Supreme Court case could reshape politics By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court is considering a lawsuit that challenges Wisconsin's legislative map over partisan gerrymandering, and the outcome could have national implications. Special correspondent Jeff Greenfield offers an overview of the case, then Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 9:01 Supreme Court to hear case testing the limits of partisan gerrymandering By Sam Weber, Laura Fong In the 2012 elections, Republicans in Wisconsin won 60 of the 99 Assembly seats, despite Democrats having a majority of the statewide vote. The disparity lead to the federal lawsuit Gill v. Whitford, in which plaintiffs alleged that voting districts… Continue watching
Oct 01 Supreme Court opens pivotal term with Trump nominee in place By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Disputes over a wedding cake for a same-sex couple and partisan electoral maps top the Supreme Court's agenda in the first full term of the Trump presidency. Continue reading
Sep 29 At high court and others, Trump reverses legal course By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Trump administration is dealing with lawsuits that were in progress before the president took office — and asserting different positions than the Obama administration. Continue reading
Sep 28 Supreme Court to hear new challenge to labor unions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Its conservative majority restored, the Supreme Court said Thursday it will return to an issue with the potential to financially cripple Democratic-leaning labor unions that represent government workers. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 3:31 How Trump's travel ban changed and what comes next By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court is dropping scheduled oral arguments over President Trump’s controversial travel ban, a day after the White House announced a revised travel ban that added Chad, North Korea and Venezuela to the list of restricted countries. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Sep 25 Supreme Court cancels arguments over Trump's travel ban By Associated Press The unsigned order from the justices Monday asks both sides to weigh in by Oct. 5 about what to do with the case. Continue reading
Sep 19 How Supreme Court justices could avoid issuing a verdict on Trump's travel ban By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's travel ban offers the Supreme Court the chance to make a major pronouncement on the president's power over immigration. But the case also could vanish into the legal ether, and that may be what a… Continue reading
Sep 12 Supreme Court will allow Trump administration ban on most refugees By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The order was not the court's last word on the travel policy that President Donald Trump first rolled out in January. The justices are scheduled to hear arguments on Oct. 10 on the legality of the bans on travelers from… Continue reading
Sep 11 Supreme Court agrees to temporary enforcement of Trump's travel ban By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Justice Anthony Kennedy issued a brief order Monday that will keep the ruling on hold for the time being, at least until the ban's challengers submit written arguments by midday Tuesday and the full court has a chance to act. Continue reading