Dec 09 LISTEN: Supreme Court appears to back Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is considering a Republican-led drive to erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 5:52 Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump's power over independent agencies By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a legal case that could vastly expand presidential powers. At stake are 90 years of precedent that have kept presidents from being able to remove members of independent government agencies. News Hour’s Supreme… Continue watching
Dec 07 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears Trump v. Slaughter, seems likely to back Trump's power to fire independent agency board members By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court's conservative majority has been on a steady march of increasing the power of the presidency, starting well before Trump's time in the White House. The justices could take the next step in a case being argued Monday that calls… Continue reading
Dec 05 Supreme Court will decide whether Trump's birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. Continue reading
Dec 04 Supreme Court allows Texas to use redrawn congressional map favorable to GOP in 2026 By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year’s elections to be held under the state’s congressional redistricting plan favorable to the GOP and pushed by President Donald Trump despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely… Continue reading
Dec 02 LISTEN: Supreme Court appears likely to rule in favor of crisis pregnancy center in challenge to state investigation By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The facilities often known as “crisis pregnancy centers” have been on the rise in the U.S., especially since the Supreme Court overturned abortion as a nationwide right in 2022. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 9:30 Rise of crisis pregnancy centers highlights shift in anti-abortion movement By Sarah Varney, Rachel Wellford The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case involving faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey. The organization is hoping to block the state from investigating whether they misled women into believing the centers offered abortions. The case highlights an… Continue watching
Nov 26 Texas landlord challenges U.S. Postal Service's exemption from lawsuits over mishandled mail By Susan Haigh, Associated Press A Texas landlord's case before the U.S. Supreme Court is challenging the U.S. Postal Service's exemption from lawsuits over lost or mishandled mail. Continue reading
Nov 21 Texas seeks Supreme Court order to use congressional map judges ruled likely racially biased By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Texas on Friday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to be allowed to use a congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump that is favorable to Republicans in the 2026 elections despite a lower court ruling that it likely discriminates on… Continue reading
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