Jun 25 Supreme Court rules Aereo illegal, sides with broadcasters, over closely-watched internet TV case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has ruled that a startup Internet company has to pay broadcasters when it takes television programs from the airwaves and allows subscribers to watch them on smartphones and other portable devices. Continue reading
Jun 23 Supreme Court limits EPA's authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday placed limits on the sole Obama administration program already in place to deal with power plant and factory emissions of gases blamed for global warming. The justices said that the Environmental Protection Agency… Continue reading
Jun 18 What's at stake for birth control in upcoming SCOTUS decision By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News One of the most watched issues before the Supreme Court this term will may turn on the question of religious freedom. But it will also likely determine how women will be able to access a key provision of the Affordable… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch Supreme Court enforces ban on straw purchase of guns, upholds challenge to political speech law By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court ruled that if an individual intends to buy a gun for someone else, he or she must say so. In a separate ruling, the court unanimously supported a challenge to an Ohio law that makes it illegal… Continue watching
Jun 16 Supreme Court sides with gun control groups on straw purchase law By Sam Hananel, Associated Press The ruling settles a split among appeals courts over federal gun laws intended to prevent sham buyers from obtaining guns for the sole purpose of giving them to another person. The laws were part of Congress' effort to make sure… Continue reading
Jun 09 SCOTUS: Children over 21 go to back of visa line By Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that most immigrant children who have become adults during their parents' years-long wait to become legal permanent residents of the United States should go to the back of the line in their… Continue reading
Jun 09 SCOTUS deals setback to homeowners in toxic water case By Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a group of homeowners in North Carolina can't sue a company that contaminated their drinking water decades ago because a state deadline has lapsed, a decision that could prevent thousands of other… Continue reading
Jun 02 SCOTUS: Chemical weapons treaty cannot be invoked in assault case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices threw out the conviction of Carol Anne Bond of Lansdale, Pa., who was prosecuted under a 1999 law based on the chemical weapons treaty. Bond served a six-year prison term after being convicted of using toxic chemicals that… Continue reading
May 27 Watch Supreme Court overturns Florida's rigid IQ cutoff for death penalty eligibility By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to overturn a Florida rule that used an IQ score of 70 as the determining factor in deeming individuals mentally fit for execution. For a closer look at the decision, Judy Woodruff talks to Marcia… Continue watching
May 27 Justices rule for death row inmates with low IQ By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states must look beyond an intelligence test score in borderline cases of mental disability to determine whether a death row inmate is eligible to be executed. The justices said in a 5-4… Continue reading