Jun 18 Nuclear waste can be temporarily stored in Texas and New Mexico, Supreme Court rules By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices, by a 6-3 vote, reversed a federal appeals court ruling that invalidated the license granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to a private company for the facility in southwest Texas. Continue reading
Jun 18 Supreme Court delivers major blow to transgender rights, upholding Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices' 6-3 decision in a case from Tennessee effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President Donald Trump's Republican administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people. Another 26 states have laws similar to the… Continue reading
Jun 17 Toy maker challenges Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court for quick decision in long shot bid By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The company argues the president illegally imposed tariffs under an emergency powers law rather than getting approval from Congress. Continue reading
Jun 16 Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The justices Monday agreed to consider an appeal from First Choice Women's Resource Centers, which wants to block a 2023 subpoena from New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin seeking information about donors, advertisements and medical personnel. Continue reading
Jun 11 Southern Baptist delegates call for reversal of Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage By Peter Smith, Associated Press Southern Baptist delegates at their national meeting overwhelmingly endorsed a ban on same-sex marriage — including a call for a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court's 10-year-old precedent legalizing it nationwide. Continue reading
Jun 06 Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans. Continue reading
Jun 06 Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Justice Department's emergency appeal to the high court Friday said U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston exceeded his authority last month when he issued a preliminary injunction reversing the layoffs of nearly 1,400 people and putting the broader… Continue reading
Jun 05 Supreme Court sides with Catholic Charities in unemployment taxes and religious-rights case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court says a Catholic charity in Wisconsin doesn’t have to pay unemployment taxes in one of a set of religious-rights cases the justices are considering this term. Continue reading
Jun 05 Supreme Court blocks Mexico’s lawsuit against U.S. gunmakers over cartel violence By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The unanimous ruling tossed out the case under U.S. laws that largely shield gunmakers from liability when their firearms are used in crime. Continue reading
Jun 05 Supreme Court sides with Ohio woman in making it easier to claim ‘reverse’ workplace discrimination By Maria Sherman, Associated Press The justices’ decision Thursday affects lawsuits in 20 states and the District of Columbia where, until now, courts had set a higher bar when members of a majority group sue for discrimination under federal law. Continue reading