Feb 20 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers legal liability for big tech By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today. Continue reading
Feb 08 Analysis: How a Supreme Court ruling led to the overturning of a guns and domestic violence law By Marcia Coyle All U.S. Supreme Court decisions have consequences but only a few jolt the legal system and the nation with immediate and long-term consequences. Continue reading
Jan 20 What the Supreme Court found in their Roe v. Wade leak investigation By Jessica Gresko, Mark Sherman, Associated Press Eight months, 126 formal interviews and a 23-page report later, the Supreme Court has failed to discover who leaked a draft of the court's opinion overturning abortion rights. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 5:49 Supreme Court says it hasn't identified Roe v. Wade draft opinion leaker By John Yang, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens It was a political earthquake last May when the draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked almost two months before the ruling was handed down. Chief Justice John Roberts launched an investigation but said the court has… Continue watching
Jan 19 Supreme Court probe hasn't yet found who leaked Alito's draft abortion opinion By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Eight months after Politico published its explosive leak detailing the draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade, the court said its investigative team “has to date been unable to identify a person responsible by a preponderance… Continue reading
Jan 18 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on deaf student and assistance in public schools By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed sympathetic to the arguments of a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education, a legal challenge important for other disabled students and their families. Continue reading
Jan 11 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on whether Puerto Rico's financial oversight board can be sued By News Desk The Supreme Court will arguments on Wednesday on a case over whether the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, who were installed to oversee the territories finances by the federal government, can be sued in federal court -… Continue reading
Jan 11 Supreme Court lets New York enforce law banning guns in some settings while lawsuit plays out By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The appeals court hasn’t finished its review of the case, and justices are often reluctant to weigh in under those circumstances. The justices could still consider the case and the law more generally in the future. Continue reading
Jan 10 White House proposes 'student loan safety net' amid debt forgiveness legal battle By Collin Binkley, Associated Press President Joe Biden announced the repayment plan in August, but it was overshadowed by his sweeping plan to slash or eliminate student debt for 40 million Americans. Continue reading
Jan 06 Idaho Supreme Court tosses lawsuits aiming to block abortion bans By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press The court dismissed lawsuits brought by Planned Parenthood against the governor and leaders of the Legislature that had sought to block the implementation and enforcement of the state's new abortion bans. Continue reading