Dec 05 Watch 7:32 Supreme Court hears case pitting gay rights against religious freedom By John Yang The rights of same-sex couples are once again before the U.S. Supreme Court. Justices on Monday heard arguments in a case that wrestles with the blurred lines separating free speech, religious beliefs and discrimination. John Yang looks at the history… Continue watching
Dec 05 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on website designer refusing services for same-sex couple By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court's conservative majority sounded sympathetic to a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples, a dispute that's the latest clash of religion and gay rights to land at the highest court. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 5:42 A look ahead at two cases before the Supreme Court this week The Supreme Court will hear two cases this week — Creative v. Elenis and Moore v. Harper — that have the potential to reshape anti-discrimination laws and the future of federal elections nationwide. John Yang joins Geoff Bennett to discuss. Continue watching
Dec 01 Supreme Court to keep Biden's student loan cancellation blocked for now By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court says the Biden administration program to cancel student loans will remain blocked for now, but the justices have agreed to take up the case in late winter. Continue reading
Nov 29 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments over Biden enforcement of Trump-era border policy By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with a partisan-tinged dispute over a Biden administration policy that would prioritize deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. Continue reading
Nov 22 Supreme Court clears way for handover of Trump tax returns to Congress By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump's tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight. Continue reading
Nov 21 Lawmakers urge action after report of 2014 Supreme Court leak By Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman is among those urging action in response to a report that a former anti-abortion leader knew in advance the outcome of a 2014 Supreme Court case involving health care coverage of contraception. Continue reading
Nov 21 Supreme Court turns away school's appeal of sexual assault case By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a Virginia school board that says it shouldn't be held liable for the alleged sexual assault of a student by a classmate on a band trip. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: CIA director meets with Russian counterpart In our news wrap Monday, CIA Director William Burns met with his Russian intelligence counterpart to convey the consequences if Moscow were to use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, police arrested a Syrian woman suspected of carrying out the bombing… Continue watching
Nov 14 Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 panel to obtain Arizona GOP leader's phone records By Associated Press Kelli Ward and her husband, Michael Ward, were presidential electors who would have voted for Trump in the Electoral College had he won Arizona. Both signed a document falsely claiming they were Arizona’s true electors, despite Biden’s victory in the… Continue reading