Oct 09 Supreme Court grapples with animal welfare in a challenge to a California law requiring pork to be humanely raised By David Favre, The Conversation Should Californians be able to require higher welfare standards for farm animals that are raised in other states if products from those animals are to be sold in California? The U.S. Supreme Court will confront that question when it hears… Continue reading
Oct 04 Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago dispute By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step into the legal fight over the classified documents seized during an FBI search of his Florida estate. Continue reading
Oct 04 Justices mull latest challenge to landmark voting rights law By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Some of the Supreme Court's conservative justices seem sympathetic to Alabama's arguments in a case seeking to force the state to create a second Black majority congressional district. It's the latest showdown over the landmark Voting Rights Act. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson makes Supreme Court debut in brief ceremony By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has made her first appearance on the Supreme Court bench in a brief courtroom ceremony three days before the start of the high court's new term. Continue reading
Sep 08 Senate to vote on legislation to protect same-sex marriage in coming weeks By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the Senate will vote on legislation to protect same-sex marriage "in the coming weeks" as a bipartisan group backing the bill is tweaking it to gain Republican support. Continue reading
Aug 29 Fencing around Supreme Court removed, but building remains closed By Associated Press The non-scalable fencing was gone Monday morning, leaving only small barricades blocking off the plaza and steps in front of the high court. Continue reading
Jul 22 Jackson to vote on one of two college admissions cases before Supreme Court By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Jackson had pledged during her confirmation hearing to sit out the case involving Harvard’s admissions policy because she was a member of the school’s board. Continue reading
Jul 01 Americans want government to prioritize abortion, women's rights after Roe v. Wade ruling, according to poll By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a new poll finds 22 percent of American adults name abortion or women's rights as one of five problems they want the government to work on. This… Continue reading
Jun 29 Supreme Court limits 2020 ruling on tribal lands in Oklahoma By Associated Press The Supreme Court has ruled that Oklahoma can prosecute non-Native Americans for crimes committed on tribal land when the victim is Native American. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Pelosi says Supreme Court abortion decision is 'eviscerating Americans' rights' By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blasted the Supreme Court's ruling Friday overturning of Roe v. Wade, calling it "an evisceration of Americans' rights" and a "slap in the face of women."… Continue reading