Jun 21 Trump ally Steve Bannon asks Supreme Court to delay his prison sentence By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Bannon was convicted nearly two years ago of two counts of contempt of Congress: one for refusing to sit for a deposition with the Jan. 6 House Committee and the other for refusing to provide documents related to his involvement… Continue reading
May 29 Read Justice Alito’s letters rejecting calls to recuse himself from Jan. 6 Supreme Court cases In letters to members of Congress on Wednesday, Justice Samuel Alito rejected calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 6:18 What’s at stake in the upcoming Supreme Court case on laws limiting homelessness By John Yang, Kaisha Young The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday on whether laws limiting homelessness are unconstitutional because they punish people for being unhoused. The case is about laws in a small city in Oregon, but the outcome could reshape policies… Continue watching
Mar 17 LISTEN: Supreme Court seems to favor Biden administration in case on combatting social media posts By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court’s decision in this and other social media cases could set standards for free speech in the digital age. Continue reading
Mar 04 Supreme Court restores Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots The justices ruled a day before the Super Tuesday primaries that states cannot invoke a post-Civil War constitutional provision to keep presidential candidates from appearing on ballots. Continue reading
Mar 03 Supreme Court decision on barring Trump from the 2024 ballot could come on Monday By Mark Sherman, Associated Press A Supreme Court decision could come as soon as Monday in the case about whether former President Donald Trump can be kicked off the ballot over his efforts to undo his defeat in the 2020 election. Continue reading
Feb 28 U.S. Supreme Court will decide if Trump can be prosecuted in 2020 election interference case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution. Continue reading
Feb 25 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers ban on gun bump stocks By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court agreed in November to decide whether a Trump era-ban on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns, violates federal law. Continue reading
Jan 28 10 tips for reading a Supreme Court case if you’re not a lawyer By Ilisabeth S. Bornstein, The Conversation In a year when the Supreme Court deals with many high-profile cases, a professor who teaches law to undergraduates describes how to read the court’s opinions. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 6:34 How a case involving a small fish could have big implications for federal regulations By William Brangham, Saher Khan The Supreme Court heard arguments about whether a group of East Coast fishermen should be required to pay for a costly monitoring system on their boats. The fishermen are being supported by industry groups who want to curtail government regulation… Continue watching