Jan 16 Watch 5:12 Supreme Court to consider whether all states must recognize same-sex marriage By PBS News Hour Same-sex marriage is now legal in 36 states, so should gay couples be allowed to marry nationwide? Having considered aspects of the debate before, the Supreme Court will consider that question directly this spring. Marcia Coyle of The National Law… Continue watching
Jan 16 Supreme Court will hear case on nationwide same-sex marriage in April By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Time is running short for the Supreme Court to get same-sex marriage on its calendar if the justices want to tackle the issue before their current term ends in late June. Continue reading
Jan 14 Justices sympathetic to man deported for carrying Adderall in sock By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has been receptive in recent years to immigrants who are fighting deportation from the United States over minor drug crimes. On Wednesday, the justices entertained the least serious transgression yet — the case of a… Continue reading
Jan 12 Should church signs get same treatment as political signs? By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A small church in a Phoenix suburb says its local government puts far stricter limits on its roadside signs advertising Sunday services than it places on politicians, real estate agents and other groups, and is asking the Supreme… Continue reading
Dec 31 5 things to know about health care in 2015 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — New episodes in the nation's long-running political drama over health care are coming via your news feed in 2015. The fate of President Barack Obama's health care law again hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court weighs… Continue reading
Dec 23 Supreme Court adds same-sex marriage cases to agenda By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Gay marriage cases have been added to the Supreme Court's agenda, with enough time for them to be argued and decided by late June… Continue reading
Dec 15 Police can use evidence seized during mistaken traffic stops, Supreme Court rules By Sam Hananel, Associated Press The ruling came in a North Carolina case in which a police officer pulled over Nicholas Heien's car because the right brake light was out, although the left one still worked. A consensual search led to the discovery of cocaine… Continue reading
Dec 15 Supreme Court blocks Arizona push to limit abortion drugs By Associated Press The justices on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that blocked rules that regulate where and how women can take drugs that induce abortion. The rules also would prohibit the use of the abortion medications after the seventh… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 6:00 Elite circle of lawyers finds repeat success getting cases to the Supreme Court By PBS News Hour Cases that make it to the Supreme Court are often argued by a relatively tight circle of lawyers who are well-known to the justices, and more likely to share educational backgrounds and private firm pedigrees. Reuters examined 17,000 filed petitions,… Continue watching
Dec 09 SCOTUS: Amazon doesn't have to pay workers during warehouse security checks By Sam Hananel, Associated Press The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that warehouse workers who fill orders for retail giant Amazon don't have to be paid for time spent waiting to pass through security checks at the end of their shifts. Continue reading