Oct 04 Supreme Court justices back at court for new term after 19-month pandemic absence By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Justice Brett Kavanaugh is participating remotely from his home after testing positive for COVID-19 late last week. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 3:40 New state abortion laws, the future of Roe v. Wade and the Supreme Court's upcoming term By PBS NewsHour Abortion rights activists are marching today, voicing opposition to a Texas law that heavily restricts abortion access. The Supreme Court's new term begins Monday, in which it is scheduled to hear a case stemming from a Mississippi law that banned… Continue watching
Oct 01 NYC teachers' appeal to block school vaccine mandate denied By Associated Press The teachers had filed for the injunction with Sotomayor on Thursday, in an effort to keep the mandate from going into effect Friday. Continue reading
Oct 01 Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID, has no symptoms By Associated Press The Supreme Court says Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19. Continue reading
Sep 30 Justice Alito pushes back against SCOTUS criticism By Casey Smith, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Three controversial cases were brought to the court as emergency motions and were decided without the court's more typical full briefing and oral argument. That process has been called the court's "shadow docket."… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 13:30 Justice Breyer on 'procedural decision' behind Texas abortion law, politics on the bench By Judy Woodruff, Alex D'Elia Justice Stephen Breyer heads into a new supreme court term soon, facing a docket of hot-button issues and pressure from progressives to retire. The court's senior liberal justice, Breyer joined Judy Woodruff to talk about his role and new book,… Continue watching
Sep 23 Pence hopeful the Supreme Court will restrict abortion in U.S. By Vanessa Gera, Balazs Kaufmann, Associated Press Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says he's hopeful that the new conservative majority on the Supreme Court created during his and President Donald Trump’s administration will soon overturn abortion rights in the United States. Continue reading
Sep 08 Supreme Court hanging up phone, returns to in-person arguments By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The high court announced Wednesday that the justices plan to return to their marble courtroom for arguments beginning in October, more than a year and a half after the in-person sessions were halted because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 07 Mexico Supreme Court rules abortion not a crime By María Verza, Associated Press The decision will immediately only affect that state on the Texas border, but court President Arturo Zaldívar says it establishes "obligatory criteria for all of the country's judges," compelling them to act the same way in similar cases. Continue reading
Sep 03 Texas' abortion law and what it means for the future of abortion rights in the U.S. By Chloe Jones The landmark Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision is functionally overturned in Texas after the Supreme Court did not block enforcement of a new abortion law because of a technicality. Experts say this could set a precedent of lawmakers side-stepping… Continue reading