Nov 21 Supreme Court meets to weigh Trump's birthright citizenship restrictions, blocked by lower courts By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices could say as soon as Monday whether they will hear President Donald Trump's appeal of lower court rulings that have uniformly struck down the citizenship restrictions. They have not taken effect anywhere in the United States. Continue reading
Nov 11 Supreme Court expected to rule on whether full SNAP payments must resume By Geoff Mulvihill, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Resuming the program is a piece of the legislation adopted by the Senate and now headed to the House on to reopen the federal government. Continue reading
Nov 10 Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen By David A. Lieb, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The request Monday is the latest in a legal fight over how the program that helps 42 million Americans buy groceries should proceed during the government shutdown. Continue reading
Nov 10 Supreme Court will decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target ahead of midterms By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Mississippi is among 18 states and the District of Columbia that accept mailed ballots received after Election Day as long as the ballots are postmarked on or before that date, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Continue reading
Nov 10 Supreme Court rejects call to overturn decadeold same-sex marriage decision By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the high court's 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 6:44 Longest shutdown on record disrupts air travel and food assistance for Americans By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Satvi Sunkara Any possible optimism that lawmakers would reach a deal this weekend to end the longest government shutdown on record has faded. The Senate held its first Saturday session since the shutdown began, but no votes were scheduled. John Yang speaks… Continue watching
Nov 07 Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments By David A. Lieb, Michael Casey, Scott Bauer, Mike Catalini, Associated Press After a Boston appeals court declined to immediately intervene, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued an order late Friday pausing the requirement to distribute full SNAP payments until the appeals court rules on whether to issue a more lasting… Continue reading
Nov 07 Supreme Court weighs appeal to overturn ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide By Mark Sherman, Associated Press A call to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide is on the agenda Friday for the justices' closed-door conference. Continue reading
Nov 06 Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender Americans from choosing passport sex markers By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy blocking transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers that align with their gender identity. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 5:54 Supreme Court justices question Trump's authority to impose sweeping tariffs By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz President Trump's sweeping tariff plan may be on shaky ground after a Supreme Court hearing focused on his authority to impose the measures. Several justices on the court questioned the legality of the tariffs and how much power the president… Continue watching