Jul 03 Supreme Court blocks curbside voting in Alabama By Kim Chandler, Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision Thursday blocked a lower court ruling allowing curbside voting in Alabama and waiving some absentee ballot requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Jul 02 U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear foreign Nazi art case By Associated Press The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving the descendants of a group of Jewish art dealers from Germany who say their ancestors were forced to sell a collection of religious art to the Nazi government in 1935. Continue reading
Jul 02 Justices keep hold on secret Russia investigation material By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is denying Congress access to secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation through the November election. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court lifts ban on state aid to religious schooling By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Montana's highest court had struck down the tax credit as a violation of the state constitution's ban on state aid to religious schools. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Golden State Killer will serve life in prison In our news wrap Monday, the man known as the Golden State Killer pled guilty to 13 counts of first-degree murder. Former police officer Joseph DeAngelo will be spared the death penalty but will serve life in prison without parole. Continue watching
Jun 29 Supreme Court makes it easier for president to remove Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The high court on Monday struck from the law that created the agency restrictions on when the president can remove the bureau's director. Continue reading
Jun 29 Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion clinic law By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: Supreme Court upholds Trump administration's use of quick deportations In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Trump administration’s use of quick deportations for legal asylum seekers who fail initial screenings. The 7-2 decision reversed a lower court’s ruling that asylum seekers must first have… Continue watching
Jun 25 Justices boost Trump administration's power in asylum cases By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday strengthened the Trump administration's ability to deport people seeking asylum without allowing them to make their case to a federal judge. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 12:39 Shields and Brooks on Bolton's book claims, Juneteenth amid racial unrest Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including major Supreme Court decisions on LGBTQ employment protections and DACA, the claims from John Bolton’s new book about President… Continue watching