Jun 30 Watch 6:24 Who is affected by the Supreme Court's ruling on trans athletes in women's sports By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane To discuss the Supreme Court upholding state bans on transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports, Geoff Bennett spoke with Katie Barnes, who covers sports and gender as a senior writer for ESPN. Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 5:30 Supreme Court transforms campaign finance rules, lifting limits on party spending By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant The Supreme Court’s conservative majority transformed campaign finance laws, lifting limits on how much political parties can spend on advertising and other expenses in coordination with candidates. Amna Nawaz discussed the decision with Rick Hasen, a professor of law and… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 6:24 Trump's response to the landmark Supreme Court rulings and what's next By Geoff Bennett, Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz To discuss how the Trump White House responded to Tuesday's rulings and the relationship between the president and the Supreme Court, Geoff Bennett spoke with White House correspondent Liz Landers and Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSblog co-founder Amy Howe. Continue watching
Jun 30 Supreme Court will consider whether AR-15 bans violate the Second Amendment By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court rejects Trump limits on birthright citizenship By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court strikes limits on party spending in federal elections, backing GOP appeal By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school sports By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court’s conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year, ruled that state bans in Idaho and West Virginia don’t violate the Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination… Continue reading
Jun 30 Fact-checking the Trump administration's challenges to birthright citizenship By Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Until President Donald Trump, few saw it as controversial. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 6:13 What the Supreme Court rulings mean for presidential power By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz The U.S. Supreme Court issued two major rulings on Monday that significantly expand presidential power and President Trump's attempt to further reshape the federal government. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSblog co-founder Amy Howe. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 5:35 Supreme Court ruling proves Federal Reserve is unique agency, Lisa Cook's lawyer says By Geoff Bennett, Diane Lincoln Estes In a 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court justices said that President Trump does not have the power to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Geoff Bennett discussed that decision with Cook's lead counsel, Abbe Lowell. Continue watching