Dec 11 Watch 6:39 Supreme Court denies Texas attempt to overturn election results In a closely watched decision the U.S. Supreme Court late Friday denied an attempt by the state of Texas, supported by a large number of Republicans, to overturn the election results and President-elect Joe Biden's victory in four states. Judy… Continue watching
Dec 11 Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit attempting to overturn Biden victory By Nomaan Merchant, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The Electoral College meets Monday to formally elect Biden as the next president. Continue reading
Dec 10 Texas-led election lawsuit becomes conservative litmus test By Nomaan Merchant, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Seventeen Republican attorneys general are backing the unprecedented case that Trump is calling "the big one." That come as the president and his allies have lost dozens of times in courts across the country and have no evidence of widespread… Continue reading
Dec 08 Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to halt Biden’s Pennsylvania win By Associated Press The Supreme Court has rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania's certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the electoral battleground. Continue reading
Nov 30 LISTEN: Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump’s census plan No president has tried to remove millions of noncitizens from the population count that determines how many seats each state gets in the House of Representatives, as well as the allocation of some federal funding. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 7:21 U.S. Supreme Court blocks New York’s cap on religious services In a 5-to-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court overnight blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's effort to slow rising COVID-19 cases with a cap on the number of attendees at religious services in high-risk communities. Amna Nawaz speaks with the… Continue watching
Nov 06 Justice Alito orders Pennsylvania officials to separate ballots that arrived after Election Day By Associated Press The order came Friday night in response to a plea from the state Republican Party as Democrat Joe Biden inched ahead of President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania in the presidential race. Continue reading
Nov 06 Trump faces tough road in getting Supreme Court to intervene By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Trump could need the court's help in two or more states. That's an unlikely scenario that is far different from what took place in 2000, the only time the court has effectively settled a presidential election. Continue reading
Nov 03 Election Day shadowed by threats of legal challenges By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Since the 2000 presidential election, which was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court, both parties have enlisted legal teams to prepare for the possibility that voting wouldn’t settle the contest. Continue reading
Nov 03 Supreme Court to hear case about juvenile life sentences By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The court has concluded over the last two decades that children should be treated differently from adults. But a court that is even more conservative could move in the other direction. Continue reading