Tag Archives: United States Supreme Court

The Supreme Court begins a new term Monday that could reshape the power of the presidency, determine the role of race in redistricting and elections, and redefine federal protections for LGBT Americans — setting up one of the most consequential judicial years in decades. With a 6-3 conservative majority firmly …

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning the American flag, a move that directly challenges decades of Supreme Court precedent protecting the act as free speech. The order, signed in the Oval Office, acknowledges the landmark 1989 …

Ten years after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, the justices will soon decide whether to hear a case explicitly seeking to reverse that precedent. Kim Davis, the former Rowan County, Kentucky, clerk who was jailed for six days in 2015 after defying court orders to issue marriage …

Ghislaine Maxwell is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn her 2021 sex trafficking conviction, arguing that a 2007 non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with financier Jeffrey Epstein should have protected her from federal charges. In a petition filed Monday, Maxwell’s attorneys said the government has a legal and moral obligation to …

In a major development for voting rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that would have drastically limited the power of private citizens and civil rights groups to sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The high court’s decision grants an emergency …

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump to temporarily move forward with sweeping reductions in force and reorganization plans across numerous federal agencies, handing the administration a procedural win in an escalating legal battle over executive authority. In a brief unsigned order, the justices granted an administrative stay …

The Supreme Court on Thursday gave the green light for the Trump administration to proceed with the deportation of eight convicted noncitizens to South Sudan, overriding a lower court order that had blocked the move over concerns the men could face torture or death. In an unsigned opinion, the high …

In a consequential decision on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled that federal judges do not have the authority to issue nationwide injunctions, a move that directly impacts how courts can block policies such as President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship. While the 6–3 ruling, authored …

In a major decision with broad implications for reproductive health access, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Thursday that states may block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds for non-abortion services like contraception and cancer screenings. The ruling eliminates one of Planned Parenthood’s primary defenses: lawsuits brought by patients …

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with a controversial deportation policy that enables the government to remove migrants to third countries where they have no prior connection, even when they fear torture or death. In a brief, unsigned order, the conservative-majority court put on …

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s law prohibiting gender affirming care for minors, saying children who seek the treatment don’t qualify as a protected class. In United States v. Skrmetti, the high court issued a 6-3 ruling Wednesday overturning a lower court’s finding that the restrictions violate the constitutional rights …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear two key challenges to state-level gun control laws, allowing Maryland’s ban on assault weapons and Rhode Island’s restriction on high-capacity magazines to remain in place — at least for now. By turning away the appeals, the high court avoided — temporarily …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to proceed with revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants, a move that could result in mass deportations and has triggered fierce backlash from immigration advocates and legal experts. The brief unsigned order …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments in a high-stakes case involving former President Donald Trump’s plan to restrict birthright citizenship, while also weighing the broader question of whether federal judges have the power to issue nationwide injunctions. The justices did not rule on the core constitutional issue of …

The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday allowed the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military service members to temporarily remain in place, while a lower court reviews the policy that advocates and some service members contend illegally targets a group of people. A text entry on the high court’s docket stayed a Washington …