Justices Rule Trump Can Stay on Colorado Ballot
2024 Elections
Justices Rule Trump Can Stay on Colorado Ballot
2024-03-04 17:04:02
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump may remain on Colorado’s primary ballot, rejecting a challenge to his eligibility based on a section of the 14th Amendment that bars those who... Read More

States Try to Convince Supreme Court to Keep Laws Regulating Social Media
Supreme Court
States Try to Convince Supreme Court to Keep Laws Regulating Social Media
2024-02-26 22:29:52
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Monday of two state laws that could redraw social media companies’ right to decide what sort of content is displayed on their platforms. The tech companies say the Florida and Texas laws that... Read More

Supreme Court Looks at EPA’s Justification for Rule to Block Interstate Pollution
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Looks at EPA’s Justification for Rule to Block Interstate Pollution
2024-02-21 22:01:54
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether to keep the Environmental Protection Agency’s good neighbor rule that requires states to clean up their industrial pollution that could be carried by wind into neighboring states. Indiana, Ohio and... Read More

Supreme Court Lets Virginia High School Keep ‘Race Neutral’ Admissions Policy
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Lets Virginia High School Keep ‘Race Neutral’ Admissions Policy
2024-02-20 20:14:17
by Tom Ramstack

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday to allow a Virginia high school to choose its own racially influenced admissions policy rather than intervening at the request of Asian American students. The elite Thomas Jefferson High School for... Read More

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Stay Immunity Ruling
In The News
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Stay Immunity Ruling
2024-02-12 23:09:13
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to stay a D.C. Circuit ruling that he is not immune from federal charges for allegedly trying to unlawfully overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. In... Read More

Justices Appear Ready to Side With Trump in Colorado Ballot Case
Supreme Court
Justices Appear Ready to Side With Trump in Colorado Ballot Case
2024-02-08 20:33:45
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The conservative majority on the Supreme Court signaled Thursday that former President Donald Trump is likely to win against Colorado’s effort to keep him off the state’s ballot. “It just doesn’t seem like a state call,” said Justice... Read More

Gaetz, Stefanik, 60 Colleagues Advance Resolution Saying Trump Not Insurrectionist
Congress
Gaetz, Stefanik, 60 Colleagues Advance Resolution Saying Trump Not Insurrectionist
2024-02-07 21:27:37
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and more than 60 of their Republican colleagues have advanced a resolution declaring former President Donald Trump “did not engage in insurrection” prior, during or after the siege of the... Read More

Maine Bars Trump From Ballot, California Opts to Let Him Stay
2024 Elections
Maine Bars Trump From Ballot, California Opts to Let Him Stay
2023-12-29 15:33:39
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — In a matter of hours Thursday night, Maine joined Colorado in barring former President Donald Trump from its primary election ballot, while California announced Trump would remain on its list of ballot-certified candidates. The contrasting decisions by the... Read More

Colorado Republicans Ask Justices to Review Trump Ballot Case
Supreme Court
Colorado Republicans Ask Justices to Review Trump Ballot Case
2023-12-28 23:04:11
by Dan McCue

DENVER — The Colorado Republican Party has petitioned the Supreme Court to review a state court ruling that barred former President Donald Trump from Colorado’s primary ballot due to his having engaged in an insurrection after the 2020 election. In... Read More

Supreme Court Won’t Fast-Track Review Trump’s Immunity From Prosecution
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Won't Fast-Track Review Trump's Immunity From Prosecution
2023-12-22 20:45:47
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday that it will not fast track deciding whether former President Donald Trump is immune from charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election, leaving the question in the hands... Read More

Trump Asks Justices to Take Their Time Deciding Immunity Question
Supreme Court
Trump Asks Justices to Take Their Time Deciding Immunity Question
2023-12-20 21:57:57
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to take its time in deciding whether he is immune from prosecution for his alleged role in fomenting the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Trump... Read More

Trump Gets Support From Nomination Rivals in Wake of Colorado Ruling
2024 Elections
Trump Gets Support From Nomination Rivals in Wake of Colorado Ruling
2023-12-20 15:29:09
by Dan McCue

DES MOINES, Iowa — Though they may have the most to gain in the near term from the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to bar former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary election ballot, Trump’s rivals for the GOP nomination... Read More

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Memorialized at the National Cathedral
Supreme Court
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Memorialized at the National Cathedral
2023-12-19 16:31:10
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman ever to serve on the nation's highest court, was memorialized Tuesday during a funeral service at the National Cathedral. During the service, which was invitation-only, but livestreamed, O’Connor... Read More

Supreme Court to Review Abortion Medication Dispute
Women's Issues
Supreme Court to Review Abortion Medication Dispute
2023-12-13 20:14:08
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will review a dispute over the popular abortion medication mifepristone, a move that could have a sweeping impact not only on its use going forward, but also on the regulatory authority... Read More

Justices Appear Divided Over Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Deal
Supreme Court
Justices Appear Divided Over Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Deal
2023-12-04 22:30:04
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared divided on Monday over a bankruptcy deal struck by Purdue Pharma that would immunize the Sackler family, its one-time owners, from civil lawsuits for their role in the opioid crisis.  The closely watched case is... Read More

Supreme Court Leans Toward Reducing Enforcement Authority of Federal Agencies
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Leans Toward Reducing Enforcement Authority of Federal Agencies
2023-11-30 22:38:15
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed ready Wednesday to cut back on the authority of federal agencies to enforce their regulations through fines or seizures of property. Questions from the conservative majority of justices during a hearing focused on whether... Read More

Chaos Reigns as Democrats Vote to Subpoena Crow, Leo in SCOTUS Probe
U.S. Senate
Chaos Reigns as Democrats Vote to Subpoena Crow, Leo in SCOTUS Probe
2023-11-30 22:36:37
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday became the latest venue for Capitol Hill dysfunction as Democrats on the panel approved issuing subpoenas to billionaire Harlan Crow and influential conservative Leonard Leo as part of an ongoing investigation... Read More

Justices Asked to Parse Accelerated Sentencing Guidelines
Criminal Justice
Justices Asked to Parse Accelerated Sentencing Guidelines
2023-11-28 22:08:27
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court returned to the bench for its December session on Monday, considering a pair of cases whose outcome could have sweeping consequences for the sentencing of recidivist offenders charged with federal crimes. The cases, which were... Read More

Supreme Court Blocks Florida Law Banning Kids From Drag Shows
Law
Supreme Court Blocks Florida Law Banning Kids From Drag Shows
2023-11-17 20:52:08
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a Florida law that bans child access to drag shows, saying it violates First Amendment free speech rights. Gov. Ron DeSantis and his supporters enacted the law to protect children from... Read More

Guns, Social Media and Fair Play for Whistleblowers Stand Out on Early Docket
Supreme Court
Guns, Social Media and Fair Play for Whistleblowers Stand Out on Early Docket
2023-11-17 18:02:08
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — While “chaos” was the most apt description for certain parts of the federal government in October, the U.S. Supreme Court reconvened and got on with the business of unwinding the nation’s thorniest legal questions. By the time Congress... Read More

Supreme Court Unveils Ethics Code for Justices
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Unveils Ethics Code for Justices
2023-11-13 20:49:47
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it is adopting a code of conduct for justices in the wake of a series of revelations about undisclosed gifts and other benefits some had received from wealthy benefactors. In a... Read More

Supreme Court Agrees to Decide if Bump Stocks Can Be Banned
Guns
Supreme Court Agrees to Decide if Bump Stocks Can Be Banned
2023-11-08 21:50:00
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed this month to hear a case that will decide whether a Justice Department ban on gun bump stocks will withstand a constitutional challenge. Bump stocks are gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire... Read More

Senators Want to Subpoena Businessmen Who Gifted Supreme Court Justices
Supreme Court
Senators Want to Subpoena Businessmen Who Gifted Supreme Court Justices
2023-11-02 20:45:49
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Leading members of the Senate Judiciary Committee said this week they plan to subpoena wealthy businessmen they accuse of trying to influence the U.S. Supreme Court through lavish gifts. They say the businessmen are trying to avoid questions... Read More

Justices Lift Restrictions on Biden Admin Contacts With Social Media Companies
Supreme Court
Justices Lift Restrictions on Biden Admin Contacts With Social Media Companies
2023-10-23 15:37:45
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Friday lifted a pair of lower court rulings that barred the Biden administration from communicating with social media companies while litigation over the government’s effort to thwart misinformation online winds its way through... Read More

Justices Appear Ready to Restore GOP District Map in SC
Redistricting
Justices Appear Ready to Restore GOP District Map in SC
2023-10-12 14:53:22
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Wednesday expressed skepticism at claims that a Republican-drawn congressional district map in South Carolina is an unlawful racial gerrymander, setting the stage for restoration ahead of the 2024 election. A three-judge panel... Read More

Justices to Hear South Carolina Redistricting Case on Wednesday
Supreme Court
Justices to Hear South Carolina Redistricting Case on Wednesday
2023-10-10 21:52:43
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday over the constitutionality of South Carolina’s new congressional district map, which allegedly moved Black voters out of one district to make it more hospitable to Republicans. The focal point of... Read More

Supreme Court Justice Temporarily Allows New Rules Against Ghost Guns
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Temporarily Allows New Rules Against Ghost Guns
2023-10-10 21:33:29
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is moving ahead with new regulations on ghost guns after a short-term court victory Friday in a dispute over government authority on firearm ownership. A federal judge in Texas tried to block the regulation by... Read More

News Outlets Request Video and Audio Access to Trump DC Trial
Media
News Outlets Request Video and Audio Access to Trump DC Trial
2023-10-05 21:49:30
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A coalition of media outlets, ranging from CNN, CBS News and Politico to C-SPAN, The Washington Post and Court TV, have filed a motion in federal court requesting audio and video access to former President Donald Trump’s upcoming... Read More

USPS Unveils Ruth Bader Ginsburg Forever Stamp
Postal Service
USPS Unveils Ruth Bader Ginsburg Forever Stamp
2023-10-03 12:45:54
by Kate Michael

WASHINGTON — In an opera-filled courtyard ceremony at the National Portrait Gallery Monday night, the United States Postal Service commemorated the legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a new Forever stamp. The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony... Read More

As New Term Starts, Challenge to ‘Chevron’ Stars on High Court’s Docket
Supreme Court
As New Term Starts, Challenge to ‘Chevron’ Stars on High Court’s Docket
2023-09-29 18:50:35
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court returns to the bench on Monday to begin a term that will include major cases on gun rights, the Americans With Disabilities Act, social media use by public officials, racial gerrymandering in South Carolina, and... Read More

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