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
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