Jun 25 Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The decision Thursday is a victory for the Trump administration but could complicate relations with allies who want to limit pesticide use. Continue reading
Jun 25 Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The 6-3 decision overturns lower court orders and allows the Department of Homeland Security to swiftly end temporary protected status, a program that protects a total of 1.3 million people from 17 countries. Continue reading
Jun 23 Supreme Court OKs ExxonMobil lawsuit over Cuban property seized by Fidel Castro's government By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The 6-3 decision was the second in as many months in favor of U.S. owners of Cuban property that was confiscated by the Communist government more than 65 years ago. Continue reading
Jun 23 Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can't sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks By Mark Sherman, Associated Press While justices condemned what happened to the former inmate, they ruled that a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of inmates does not permit lawsuits for money damages even when rights are violated. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 6:52 News Wrap: Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in Etan Patz case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the Supreme Court reinstated a murder conviction in the case of Etan Patz, tornadoes killed at least three people across the Midwest, Colombia voted for its next president, authorities said that confirmed Ebola cases topped… Continue watching
Jun 18 Supreme Court sides with Texas marijuana user who says it's not a crime to have a gun By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The justices sided with Ali Danial Hemani, who argued that a law barring guns from anyone who uses drugs illegally violates the Second Amendment. Hemani wasn’t charged with any other crimes or accused of using the weapon under the influence. Continue reading
May 29 Louisiana passes new congressional map to eliminate majority-Black district, give GOP another seat By Jack Brook, Associated Press Approval of the new House map came a month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state’s current map as an illegal racial gerrymander, weakening the landmark 1965 federal Voting Rights Act. Continue reading
May 28 Supreme Court rules for Black death row prisoner from Mississippi over racial bias in makeup of jury By Mark Sherman, Associated Press By a 5-4 vote, the justices sided with Terry Pitchford, who was sentenced to death for his role in the killing of a grocery store owner. Continue reading
May 27 Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The state's Republican leadership filed an emergency appeal with the justices a day after a three-judge court refused to let the state use a map it adopted three years ago that has a majority Black population in just one of… Continue reading
May 27 Midterm redistricting has placed millions in new voting districts. Here's where 6 state efforts stand By David A. Lieb, Associated Press President Donald Trump hopes the unusual mid-decade redistricting can help Republicans retain control of the closely divided House, despite negative approval ratings and historical tendencies for the incumbent's party to lose seats… Continue reading