Federal judge slams Supreme Court in gun case while reluctantly ruling in favor of convicted felon
A federal judge in Mississippi ruled in favor of a convicted felon in a gun case on Wednesday while simultaneously slamming a recent landmark Second Amendment decision that expanded gun rights and changed the framework lower courts must use as they analyze firearm restrictions.
2023-06-30 07:29
Supreme Court revives case brought by postal worker seeking religious accommodations
The Supreme Court revived the case of a former mail carrier, an evangelical Christian, who said the United States Postal Service violated federal law by failing to reasonably accommodate his inability to work on Sundays.
2023-06-30 03:46
Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson criticize each other in unusually sharp language in affirmative action case
The Supreme Court's landmark ruling Thursday on affirmative action pitted its two Black justices against each other.
2023-06-30 01:19
Read the opinion: Supreme Court decision on affirmative action in college admissions
The Supreme Court on Thursday said colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as an express factor in admissions.
2023-06-29 22:25
Supreme Court guts affirmative action in college admissions
The Supreme Court says colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis for granting admission, a landmark decision that overturns long-standing precedent that has benefited Black and Latino students in higher education.
2023-06-29 22:23
Affirmative action: US Supreme Court overturns race-based college admissions
The decision strikes down decades-old policies viewed as a measure to increase diversity.
2023-06-29 22:22
Here's what's left for the Supreme Court's final week of the term
All eyes are on the Supreme Court for its final days of the term, as the justices will release cases on issues such as affirmative action, student loan payments and LGBTQ rights.
2023-06-28 23:50
Trump's version of US election law rejected once and for all
The news Tuesday is that the US Supreme Court squarely rejected the fringe legal theory by which far-right activists and supporters of former President Donald Trump hoped to be able to ignore election outcomes.
2023-06-28 05:21
How the 'independent state legislature' theory, now rejected by SCOTUS, fueled chaos in 2020 and could influence 2024
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a controversial legal theory that would've given partisan state lawmakers nearly unchecked power over US elections.
2023-06-28 03:47
Supreme Court clarifies when online harassment can be prosecuted
The Supreme Court on Tuesday wiped away a lower court decision upholding the stalking conviction of a Colorado man who sent hundreds of messages to a woman over Facebook.
2023-06-27 22:27
Supreme Court rejects controversial Trump-backed election law theory
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the North Carolina Supreme Court did not violate the elections clause of the US Constitution when it invalidated the state's 2022 congressional map
2023-06-27 22:19
Louisiana electoral map: Supreme Court clears way for a new majority-black district
The current congressional map raised concerns that black voting power had been diluted in the state.
2023-06-27 03:15