Mar 20 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case over water rights of the Navajo Nation By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court seems inclined to side with the federal government and a group of states in a dispute with the Navajo Nation over water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. Continue reading
Mar 17 States, federal government want Supreme Court to end Navajo fight for Colorado River water By Michael Phillis, Associated Press The tribe says the federal government broke its treaty promise to provide a sufficient water supply for the tribe and that it should come up with a plan to do so. Continue reading
Mar 17 WATCH: Supreme Court Bar holds remembrance ceremony for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose death ahead of the 2020 election led to a conservative shift on the Supreme Court, was remembered Friday during ceremonies at the high court as a legendary champion for women's rights. Continue reading
Mar 02 WATCH: White House hold briefing as legal fight over student debt transforms into a broader political battle By Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Facing the possibility that the Supreme Court will reject President Joe Biden's plan for student loan forgiveness, the White House is aiming to turn the political heat toward Republicans while deflecting criticism from disappointed borrowers. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 11:12 Breaking down the arguments as Supreme Court hears challenge to student loan relief plan By John Yang, Courtney Norris, Saher Khan The fate of student debt relief promised for some 40 million Americans is in the hands of the Supreme Court. The justices heard arguments in high-stakes cases over the legality of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. John Yang discussed… Continue watching
Feb 27 LISTEN: Supreme Court seems poised to sink Biden's student debt relief plan By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Conservative justices holding the Supreme Court’s majority seem likely to sink President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans. Continue reading
Feb 22 Supreme Court rules for Arizona inmate in death penalty case By Associated Press The Supreme Court has ruled that a man on Arizona's death row should be resentenced because jurors in his case were wrongly told that the only way to ensure he would never walk free was to sentence him to death. Continue reading
Feb 22 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case over big tech's liability for 2017 ISIS attack in Turkey By Associated Press The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Wednesday of a lawsuit trying to hold social media companies responsible for a terrorist attack at a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people. Continue reading
Feb 20 Israeli government advances legal system overhaul despite mass protest By Laurie Kellman, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Israel's parliament has for the first time advanced a plan to overhaul the legal system, defying a historic uproar among Israelis and calls for restraint from the United States. Continue reading
Feb 20 Supreme Court considers limits of immunity for social media companies By Marcia Coyle The two cases, Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh, stem from tragedies caused by terrorist attacks. The families of the victims are asking the justices to crack the hard shell of immunity from lawsuits arising out of third-party content… Continue reading