Sep 30 These Supreme Court cases could reveal the justices' deepest disagreements By Marcia Coyle The justices largely succeeded last term in keeping a relatively low profile following the bitter Justice Kavanaguh confirmation battle. That feat will be difficult to match this year. Continue reading
Sep 18 Number of abortions in U.S. falls to lowest since 1973 By David Crary, Associated Press A new report illustrates that abortions are decreasing in all parts of the country, whether in Republican-controlled states seeking to restrict abortion access or in Democratic-run states protecting abortion rights. Continue reading
Sep 16 A look at the revived allegations against Justice Kavanaugh By Mark Sherman, Associated Press A new claim of decades-old sexual impropriety by Justice Brett Kavanaugh is rekindling the controversy that nearly derailed his confirmation to the Supreme Court last year. The allegation was unearthed by two New York Times reporters in their research for… Continue reading
Sep 12 Does this anti-discrimination law protect LGBTQ workers? 3 cases ask Supreme Court to decide By Marcia Coyle The part of Title VII that bars employers from discriminating "because of...sex" is at the heart of three cases that the Supreme Court will hear Oct. 8, during the first week of the new 2019 term. Continue reading
Sep 11 Supreme Court allows broad enforcement of Trump's asylum limits By Associated Press The justices' order late Wednesday temporarily undoes a lower-court ruling. The policy is meant to deny asylum to anyone who passes through another country on the way to the U.S. without seeking protection there. Continue reading
Aug 21 Outside money flows into race for Susan Collins' Senate seat By David Sharp, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Democrats vowed last year to make Republican Sen. Susan Collins pay for her vote confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, and Republicans have promised to defend her. Continue reading
Aug 12 The Supreme Court could take on these 2 major gun lawsuits. Here's what to watch By Marcia Coyle A majority of the justices have shown no appetite for revisiting the Second Amendment. But keep an eye on these two petitions recently filed in the high court. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 3:36 In Puerto Rico, Pierluisi is out, Vázquez is in -- and uncertainty reigns Puerto Rico's political upheaval continued when the island’s supreme court overturned the installation of Pedro Pierluisi as governor. Outgoing Gov. Ricardo Rossello had positioned Pierluisi to succeed him, but the high court found that process unconstitutional -- paving the way… Continue watching
Jul 22 WATCH: Justice Stevens remembered while lying in repose at the Supreme Court By Associated Press Members of the public can pay their respects from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., following a private ceremony in the court's Great Hall. Continue reading
Jul 17 Stevens to be 13th Supreme Court justice buried at Arlington By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Justice John Paul Stevens died Tuesday at age 99, a day after suffering a stroke. Continue reading