Supreme Court returns for first private meeting of the term amid even more controversy
The Supreme Court returns to Washington to face a new term and the fresh reality that critics increasingly view the court as a political body.
2023-09-26 17:47
Wisconsin Assembly advances redistricting bill in effort to bypass state Supreme Court
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Assembly has voted to change how the state's legislative maps are drawn -- a major shift in strategy as Republicans face the possibility that the new liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court could throw out the current electoral maps, which give the GOP an advantage.
2023-09-16 06:24
Biden administration asks Supreme Court to block ruling that limits its communication with social media companies
The Biden administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to pause an appeals court ruling that limits the ability of the White House and key agencies to communicate with social media companies about content related to Covid-19 and elections the government views as misinformation.
2023-09-15 01:21
Supreme Court won't intervene in Pennsylvania dispute over access to voting equipment after 2020 election
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency bid from Republican election officials in a Pennsylvania county to freeze sanctions related to a dispute about voting equipment and the 2020 election.
2023-09-13 03:56
Israel's democracy is at a crossroads as its top court debates a law limiting its power. Here's what to know
Israel's Supreme Court opens hearings Tuesday on a law to curb its powers, in a case that could set the judiciary on a collision course with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hardline government after months of mass protests over the controversial legislation.
2023-09-12 12:55
Alabama asks Supreme Court to freeze lower court ruling blocking state's newly drawn congressional map
Alabama asked the Supreme Court on Monday evening to freeze a lower court ruling that blocks the state's newly drawn congressional map, in a filing that critics say defies a Supreme Court opinion that was issued just three months ago.
2023-09-12 08:53
Exclusive: How the Supreme Court's conservatives rebuffed Alabama
When the Supreme Court considered the challenge to an Alabama congressional map that shortchanged the state's Black voters, liberal justices expected the conservative majority to side with Alabama -- if not gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act altogether.
2023-09-08 17:19
Mexico's Supreme Court federally decriminalizes abortion
Mexico's Supreme Court ruled to federally decriminalize abortion on Wednesday, finding that the current ban on the procedure is unconstitutional.
2023-09-07 05:16
Ken Paxton: Why Republicans are impeaching a Trump ally in Texas
Ken Paxton's trial exposes deep divides between the party's pro-Trump and establishment factions.
2023-09-06 05:23
As Clarence Thomas faces record unpopularity, Americans want an ethics code for the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ended a monthslong saga last week by officially disclosing trips paid for by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow.
2023-09-03 22:24
When John Roberts wants things done, he acts. What that means for ethics rules
Soon after he became chief justice of the United States, John Roberts faced what he believed was a "crisis" involving the judiciary: Federal judges were underpaid.
2023-09-01 17:23
Clarence Thomas: US Supreme Court judge acknowledges 'gifts' for first time
Critics are pushing to reform ethics standards for the nine justices of the US Supreme Court.
2023-08-31 23:55