Apr 30 Watch 7:34 Justices appear divided in Supreme Court case over publicly-funded religious schools By John Yang, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens, Taylor Bowie Oklahoma's charter school board approved the creation of a Catholic virtual school in 2023, establishing the nation’s first publicly-funded religious charter school. Oklahoma's Supreme Court blocked it, saying it violated the state constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court heard the case… Continue watching
Apr 29 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on whether public money can go to Catholic charter school By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Chief Justice John Roberts appears to hold the key vote over whether the Supreme Court will allow the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school. Continue reading
Apr 29 LISTEN: Supreme Court seems likely to rule narrowly in case over family wrongly raided by FBI By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Trina Martin's lawyers are asking the justices to revive the lawsuit she filed after agents broke down her door before dawn in 2017, pointing guns at her then-boyfriend and terrifying her 7-year-old son. Continue reading
Apr 28 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case involving rights of students with disabilities By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A disability-rights case at the Supreme Court grew unusually heated on Monday, including accusations of lying and references to one side's position being a potential “five-alarm fire.”… Continue reading
Apr 24 Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ban on transgender military members, for now By Associated Press The high court filing Thursday follows a brief order from a federal appeals court that kept in place a court order blocking the policy nationwide. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 7:17 Supreme Court hears major case on public school curriculum and parental rights By Amna Nawaz, Marcia Coyle, Ali Schmitz, Taylor Bowie The Supreme Court heard arguments in a major case focused on parental rights and public schools. At the center of the case is a dispute over a curriculum in Maryland that included books featuring LGBTQ+ characters. Some parents asked for… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 5:30 Supreme Court hears case challenging free preventive care coverage By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz The Supreme Court heard the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act. At issue is the constitutionality of a task force that recommends what preventive care treatments should be covered by private insurance at no cost. It could have impacts… Continue watching
Apr 21 LISTEN: Supreme Court appears likely to uphold ACA’s preventive care coverage mandate By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Conservative justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, along with the court's three liberals, appeared skeptical of arguments that Obamacare's process for deciding which services must be fully covered by private insurance is unconstitutional. Continue reading
Apr 20 Read Justice Alito’s dissent from late-night Supreme Court order blocking some deportations By Associated Press The Supreme Court acted “literally in the middle of the night” and without sufficient explanation in blocking the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century wartime law, Justice Samuel Alito wrote in a sharp dissent that castigated the seven-member… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 6:02 Supreme Court temporarily blocks Trump from deporting more Venezuelan migrants By John Yang In an unusual late-night order, the Supreme Court temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants being held in Texas using an 18th century law called the Alien Enemies Act. The order came in response to an emergency petition… Continue watching