Sep 07 Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh predicts ‘concrete steps’ to address ethics concerns By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press He gave no details, but said he hopes "there'll be some concrete steps soon" in the Supreme Court's review of the issue. He stopped short of speaking about recent calls for justices to institute an official code of conduct. Continue reading
Sep 01 Football coach who won lawsuit against public school for on-field prayers returns to gridiron By Ed Komenda, Associated Press Years after assistant coach Joe Kennedy left a Washington state high school football team over objections to his post-game praying on the field, he has returned to the gridiron thanks to a Supreme Court decision. Continue reading
Aug 31 Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledges 3 trips on Republican megadonor’s plane last year By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is acknowledging that he took three trips last year aboard a private plane owned by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow. Continue reading
Aug 29 Biden administration weakens water protections after Supreme Court curtails federal power By Michael Phillis, Matthew Daly, John Flesher, Associated Press Justices boosted property rights over concerns about clean water in a May ruling in favor of an Idaho couple who sought to build a house near a lake. Continue reading
Aug 25 Dutch Supreme Court confirms immunity of 2 former Israeli officers over a deadly 2014 Gaza airstrike By Mike Corder, Associated Press The highest Dutch court on Friday confirmed findings by judges in two lower courts that Benny Gantz and former air force commander Amir Eshel are protected from civil proceedings in the Netherlands because they have "functional immunity."… Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 6:00 Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan shielding owners from lawsuits By William Brangham, Courtney Norris The Supreme Court blocked a bankruptcy plan for drug maker Purdue Pharma that would have paid out billions of dollars to address the opioid epidemic and shielded the company’s owners from legal liability. The Justice Department argued that shielding the… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 7:20 Report reveals Justice Thomas secretly benefited from network of wealthy patrons By John Yang, Saher Khan There are new details about the gifts Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has gotten from wealthy businessmen. ProPublica provided the fullest account yet of the gifts and there are far more than previously known. John Yang discussed the story with… Continue watching
Aug 10 Supreme Court temporarily blocks OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would protect Sackler family By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices on Thursday agreed to a Biden administration request to put the brakes on an agreement reached last year with state and local governments. Continue reading
Aug 08 Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court Tuesday voted 5-4 to put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in Texas that invalidated the Biden administration's regulation of ghost gun kits. Continue reading
Aug 07 Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi reinstated to India’s Parliament after Supreme Court order By Associated Press His reinduction is likely to strengthen the opposition's effort to corner Narendra Modi's government ahead of a no-confidence motion this week over deadly ethnic violence that has roiled India's northeastern state of Manipur. Continue reading