Supreme Court

Divided Supreme Court leaves Texas abortion law in place

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The court voted 5-4 early Thursday to deny an emergency appeal from abortion providers and others that sought to block enforcement of the law, which strips most women of the right to an abortion in the nation’s second-largest state.

Eviction ban's end will allow pandemic lockouts to resume

By Anita Snow, Associated Press

Key progressive lawmakers Friday urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leaders, to consider passing legislation to extend the moratorium during the pandemic.

Supreme Court blocks Biden's temporary eviction ban

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

“If a federally imposed eviction moratorium is to continue, Congress must specifically authorize it,” the court wrote.

Judge: California ride-hailing law is unconstitutional

By Brian Melley, Associated Press

A judge Friday struck down a California ballot measure that exempted Uber and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services from a state law requiring drivers to be classified as employees eligible for benefits and job protections.

Justices turn away florist who refused same-sex wedding job

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court has declined to take up the case of a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding. The justices on Friday left in place a decision that she broke Washington state's anti-discrimination laws.

Unusually agreeable justices end term with conservative wins

By Jessica Gresko, Mark Sherman, Associated Press

An unusually agreeable Supreme Court term has ended with conservative-driven decisions on voting rights and charitable-donor disclosures. They offer a glimpse of what the coming years of the right's dominance could look like for the nation's highest court.

Supreme Court says no right to bond hearing for some immigrants

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court has ruled that the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants who say they will face persecution or torture if they are deported to their native countries.

Supreme Court rejects appeal to reinstate Virginia school's transgender bathroom ban

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court has rejected a Virginia school board's appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban. Over two dissenting votes, the justices on Monday left in place lower court rulings that found the policy unconstitutional.

Supreme Court sides with Alaska Natives in COVID-19 relief money case

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The question for the court was whether Alaska Native corporations, which are for-profit companies that provide benefits and social services to more than 100,000 Alaska Natives, count as "Indian tribes." The high court answered yes.

High court limits when police can enter home without warrant

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The high court ruled that when officers are pursuing someone suspected of a misdemeanor, a less serious crime, they cannot always enter a home without a warrant if a suspect enters.