Jun 05 Trump says DOJ should seek an 'expedited' Supreme Court hearing of travel ban By Julie Pace and Darlene Superville, Associated Press In a series of early morning tweets, President Donald Trump called the courts, which have blocked two versions of the travel ban, "slow and political."… Continue reading
Jun 02 Trump asks Supreme Court to reinstate travel ban By Matthew Pennington, Sadie Gurman, Associated Press The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to immediately reinstate its ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries, saying the U.S. will be safer if the policy is put in place. Continue reading
May 30 Supreme Court sides with police in California shooting case By Sam Hananel, Associated Press Justices sided with sheriff's deputies in a legal dispute from 2010, when an innocent couple was shot while California deputies searched for a wanted man. Continue reading
May 24 The Supreme Court ruling on patents could help curb 'patent trolls.' Here's how. By Sam Lane The Supreme Court ruling could deal a major blow to "patent trolls" and, in turn, help small businesses. Continue reading
May 22 Supreme Court strikes down 2 redrawn districts in N.C. over racial bias By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices ruled that Republicans who controlled the state legislature and governor's office in 2011 placed too many African-Americans in the two districts. The result was to weaken African-American voting strength elsewhere in North Carolina. Continue reading
May 15 Federal judges ask if revised travel ban discriminates against Muslims By Geoffrey Lou Guray Federal judges on Monday peppered a lawyer for President Donald Trump with questions about whether the administration's travel ban discriminates against Muslims, the second time in a week the issue has been in court. Continue reading
May 15 Supreme Court rejects appeal -- for now -- over North Carolina voter ID law By Associated Press The court's order today indicated that none of the justices dissented from the court's rejection of the case. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 7:43 Explaining Trump's travel ban appeals court arguments By PBS News Hour President Trump's travel ban got its first federal appeals court review today, marking the biggest test yet for the revised executive order to suspend travel to the U.S. for people from six majority-Muslim countries. Marcia Coyle of The National Law… Continue watching
May 03 Supreme Court turns away challenge to California ban on 'gay conversion' therapy By Dayana Morales Gomez The Supreme Court has refused to overturn a ban on “gay conversion” therapy, and Democratic lawmakers recently introduced a bill that attempts to ban the practice at the national level — both legal moves that have advocates cheering. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 6:29 A case about citizenship draws laughter and lively banter at the Supreme Court By PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court's final case this term was expected to be a highly technical argument on immigration law, but it wound up pulling back the curtain a bit on the justices' personalities and how they interact. John Yang takes… Continue watching