Feb 28 Trump orders review of Obama rule protecting small streams By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump has signed an executive order mandating a review of an Obama-era rule aimed at protecting small streams and wetlands from development and pollution. Continue reading
Feb 26 Congress returns, with health care, Supreme Court on agenda By Erica Werner, Associated Press Congress returns to Washington this week to confront dramatic decisions on health care and the Supreme Court that may help determine the course of Donald Trump's presidency. Continue reading
Feb 22 Justices rule in favor of Michigan girl in dispute over service dog By Sam Hananel, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a Michigan girl with cerebral palsy who wants to sue school officials over their refusal to let her bring a service dog Wonder to class. Continue reading
Feb 22 Supreme Court orders new hearing for black Texas inmate By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Buck had tried for years to get federal courts to look at his claim that his rights were violated when jurors were told by a defense expert witness that Buck was more likely to be dangerous in the future because… Continue reading
Feb 20 Supreme Court weighs case of Mexican boy slain across border By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday is hearing the parents' appeal, which their lawyers say is their last hope for some measure of justice. Continue reading
Feb 07 LISTEN: Appeals court hears arguments over Trump's immigration ban By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press On Tuesday night, a three-judge panel from the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the legal battle over President Trump’s immigration ban. Continue reading
Feb 04 Trump's Supreme Court pick is deeply opposed to assisted suicide By Lev Facher, STAT Neil Gorsuch opposes all forms of assisted suicide and ruled twice against the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate but has never ruled on abortion. Continue reading
Feb 02 Gorsuch case review shows he's no crusader on abortion By Larry Neumeister, Garance Burke, Mitch Weiss, Associated Press A review of decisions and writings by Neil Gorsuch, the federal appeals court judge the president has just chosen to elevate to the high court, turns up no guarantees on how he might rule on abortion. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 9:58 Finding clues of the high court's future in Gorsuch's record By PBS News Hour Who is Judge Neil Gorsuch, the man who could shape the conservative direction of the Supreme Court for decades? Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal and Nina Totenberg of NPR join Miles O’Brien for a closer look at his… Continue watching
Feb 01 Pence hopeful Senate won't have to go 'nuclear' in Supreme Court fight By Daniel Bush In an interview with PBS Newshour, Vice President Mike Pence also defended Trump’s executive order on immigration and his relationship with Congress. Continue reading