Nov 09 Court seems reluctant to rule for Puerto Rican resident excluded from U.S. welfare program By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court appears reluctant to rule for a resident of Puerto Rico who claims it's unconstitutional to be excluded from a welfare program that's available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Continue reading
Nov 08 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on FBI surveillance of Muslims after 9/11 By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court struggled Monday with whether to allow a lawsuit by Muslim men claiming religious bias by the FBI to go forward despite the government's objection that doing so could reveal national security secrets. Continue reading
Nov 04 WATCH: Doctors, lawyers testify on Texas abortion law in House Judiciary hearing By Associated Press A majority of the Supreme Court signaled Monday they would allow abortion providers to pursue a court challenge to the controversial Texas law that has virtually ended abortion in the nation’s second-largest state after six weeks of pregnancy. Continue reading
Nov 03 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on New York gun rights case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The court was hearing arguments in its biggest guns case in more than a decade, a dispute over whether New York's law violates the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms.”… Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 7:41 Supreme Court considers 'chilling effect,' enforcement of Texas abortion law By John Yang, Geoffrey Lou Guray It has been two months since the nation’s toughest restrictions on abortion took effect in Texas, effectively ending access to abortion in the state. A case against the law has once again reached the highest court in the land. John… Continue watching
Nov 01 LISTEN: Supreme Court takes up Texas law banning most abortions By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press A majority of the Supreme Court have signaled they would allow abortion providers to pursue a court challenge to a Texas law that has virtually ended abortion in the nation’s second-largest state after six weeks of pregnancy. Continue reading
Oct 22 Supreme Court doesn't block Texas abortion law, sets hearing By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is allowing the Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in place for now, but has agreed to hear arguments in the case on Nov. 1. Continue reading
Oct 18 Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The law has been in effect since September, aside from a district court-ordered pause that lasted just 48 hours, and bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks and before some women know they are pregnant. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 12:14 Brooks and Tumulty on debt, social spending, Jan. 6 investigation, Supreme Court New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including debt ceiling negotiations in Congress, debate over President Joe Biden’s social spending bills, new revelations about former President… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 6:59 Supreme Court resumes in-person arguments with abortion, guns, religious freedom on agenda By John Yang, Alex D'Elia The Supreme Court returned to the courtroom Monday morning to hear its first oral arguments of the new term in-person. The cases set for argument this term could make it one of the most contentious in many years. Marcia Coyle,… Continue watching