Jul 02 Businesses urge Supreme Court to defend LGBTQ people from discrimination By David Crary, Associated Press The brief is being submitted to the Supreme Court this week ahead of oral arguments before the justices on Oct. 8 on three cases that may determine whether gays, lesbians and transgender people are protected from discrimination by existing federal… Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 12:33 Shields and Brooks on Democratic debates, Supreme Court rulings Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the first debates for 2020 Democratic candidates, whether that party has shifted too far to the left to be… Continue watching
Jun 28 What the Supreme Court’s gerrymandering decision means for 2020 By Gretchen Frazee, Laura Santhanam Whichever party controls the state legislature after the 2020 elections will be able to redraw the lines based on data from the 2020 census. Continue reading
Jun 28 Supreme Court to decide on Trump bid to end DACA By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court will decide whether President Donald Trump can end an Obama-era program shielding young immigrants from deportation. Continue reading
Jun 27 The Supreme Court blocked a citizenship question from the census. Now what? By Yasmeen Alamiri, Daniel Bush Though the court has stopped the citizenship question from being added to the 2020 Census, it does not mean definitively that the question cannot appear on the forms. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 9:52 Supreme Court ends term with major rulings on census, gerrymandering The Supreme Court ended its term with two major rulings that could have long-running implications for fundamental U.S. political processes. It blocked a census citizenship question, at least for now, and declared federal courts have no role in policing partisan… Continue watching
Jun 27 Supreme Court forbids citizenship question on 2020 census By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court says the Trump administration's explanation for wanting to add the question was "more of a distraction" than an explanation. Continue reading
Jun 27 Supreme Court says federal courts have no role in policing partisan gerrymandering By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In a decision that could reshape U.S. politics, the Supreme Court says federal courts have no role in policing partisan redistricting. Continue reading
Jun 24 Justices say scandalous trademarks law is unconstitutional By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The justices struck down a federal law that prevented officials from registering "scandalous" or "immoral" trademarks—a victory to a Los Angeles-based fashion brand spelled F-U-C-T. Continue reading
Jun 21 Supreme Court says prosecutors must prove that people knew they couldn’t have guns By Associated Press The court ruled 7-2 Friday in the case of a foreign student from the United Arab Emirates who took target practice at a Florida shooting range, even though he had been dismissed from the Florida Institute of Technology and was… Continue reading