Mar 01 Supreme court to hear case on voter-approved redistricting By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In a reversal of the usual worries about political influence on electoral map-making, the Supreme Court is being asked to let raw politics play an even bigger role in the drawing of congressional district boundaries. Continue reading
Feb 27 5 things to know about the Supreme Court case challenging Obamacare By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News What's at stake as the Affordable Care Act heads to the Supreme Court?… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 11:12 Supreme Court weighs how religious freedom affects business dress codes By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 25 Justices weigh case of Muslim denied job over headscarf By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is considering the employment discrimination claim of a Muslim woman who was turned down for a job by clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch after she showed up at her job interview wearing a black headscarf… Continue reading
Feb 24 Administration: No quick fix if court kills health subsidies By Alan Fram, Associated Press President Barack Obama's health secretary told Congress Tuesday that there is no administrative action that would fix the "massive damage to our health care system" that would result should the Supreme Court invalidate federal subsidies that help millions of Americans… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 6:48 A look at the challenges threatening the health of Obamacare By PBS News Hour More than 11 million people have enrolled for health insurance in the second year of the new marketplaces, and more than 80 percent of enrollees have been eligible for subsidies. The Supreme Court will soon decide whether states can provide… Continue watching
Feb 13 Justice Ginsburg explains SOTU nap: 'The dinner was so delicious, it needed wine' By Nora Daly Many turned to social media during this year’s State of the Union to call out Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for nodding off, but does Justice Anthony Kennedy deserve some of the blame?… Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 4:35 How Alabama politics are motivating a legal showdown over gay marriage By PBS News Hour In 2006, Alabama voters overwhelmingly passed a ban on gay marriage. Last month a federal court lifted that law, but the state’s supreme court chief justice ordered judges to ignore the ruling. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused an appeal… Continue watching
Feb 09 Justice Thomas objects to Supreme Court's refusal to block gay marriage in Alabama By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Thomas wrote that the court "looks the other way as yet another federal district judge casts aside state laws" and that "this acquiescence may well be seen as a signal of the court's intended resolution of that question."… Continue reading
Feb 09 Same-sex marriages to begin in Alabama after Supreme Court refuses stay By Justin Scuiletti Alabama became the 37th state in the U.S. to allow same-sex marriage on Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court refused a stay on the state's 2006 ban. Continue reading