Apr 24 Supreme Court turns away General Motors appeal over faulty ignition switches By Tom Krishner, Sam Hananel, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal from General Motors Co. seeking to block dozens of lawsuits over faulty ignition switches that could expose the company to billions of dollars in additional claims. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 5:05 Should states fund repairs at church schools? By PBS News Hour After Missouri officials rejected the use of public funds to repair a church playground, Trinity Lutheran Church sued the state. The case now sits before the U.S. Supreme Court, and the proceedings offer a glimpse into the early behavior of… Continue watching
Apr 19 Playground case touches on separation of church and state By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that it will decide an important case on the separation of church and state in favor of a Missouri church that wants state money to put a soft surface on its preschool playground. Continue reading
Apr 18 Inside Neil Gorsuch's first day at the Supreme Court By Jeffrey Brown The new justice had clearly done his homework. Continue reading
Apr 17 Gorsuch asks his first questions from Supreme Court bench By Associated Press It took less than 15 minutes for newly minted Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch to ask his first questions from the bench. Continue reading
Apr 16 Supreme Court, with Gorsuch, set to hear church-state case By Mark Sherman and Maria Danilova, Associated Press Justice Neil Gorsuch's first week on the Supreme Court bench features an important case about the separation of church and state that has its roots on a Midwestern church playground. Continue reading
Apr 12 GOP lawmakers in North Carolina introduce bill to restore ban on same-sex marriage By Joshua Barajas Republican lawmakers in North Carolina introduced a bill Tuesday that looks to ban same-sex marriages in the state, saying they are "not valid."… Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 5:35 How will Justice Gorsuch influence polarizing Supreme Court cases? By PBS News Hour Justice Neil Gorsuch officially joined the bench at the Supreme Court Monday, returning the court to its full strength for the first time since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal joins Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Apr 10 AP Fact Check: What Trump and lawmakers are saying about Syria, jobs, Supreme Court By Calvin Woodward, Jim Drinkard, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Before the U.S. attack on a Syrian air base, President Donald Trump accused his predecessor of doing nothing when Syria's government used chemical weapons against its population in 2013. Trump is right that President Barack Obama issued… Continue reading
Apr 10 WATCH: Neil Gorsuch sworn in as Supreme Court justice By Associated Press The 49-year-old judge from Colorado is to be sworn in after a bruising fight in which Republicans changed rules for approving Supreme Court picks. Continue reading