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Supreme Court appears likely to uphold Biden plan to crack down on ‘ghost gun' kits
The Supreme Court on Tuesday signaled it is likely to uphold the Biden administration’s move to regulate “ghost gun” kits that allow people to assemble deadly weapons at home while skirting existing regulations.
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The threat of election chaos looms as the Supreme Court returns to action
The new Supreme Court term starts Monday with new cases on the docket and the possibility that emergency election-related cases could arise in the coming weeks.
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Major cases before the Supreme Court deal with transgender rights, guns, nuclear waste and vapes
The Supreme Court’s new term is opening with a handful of important cases set to be heard and the possibility that the justices will be asked to get involved in election disputes.
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What is court packing?
The term “court packing” is thrown around during election seasons, but what does it actually mean? Here’s what you need to know.
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Alaska man charged with sending graphic threats to kill Supreme Court justices
An Alaska man accused of sending graphic threats to injure and kill six Supreme Court justices and some of their family members has been indicted on federal charges.
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Supreme Court Justice Alito reports German princess gave him $900 concert tickets
Justice Samuel Alito has reported that he accepted $900 worth of concert tickets from a German princess, but disclosed no trips paid for by other people.
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Supreme Court refuses to revive Biden's latest student loan debt relief plan
Republican-led states challenged the plan aimed at reducing the burden on borrowers, including a provision that would reduce their monthly payments.
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Supreme Court partly grants GOP request to enforce Arizona's proof-of-citizenship voting law
The Arizona measure, enacted in 2022 but never enforced, would impose new requirements on people registering to vote and could affect thousands of voters.
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Supreme Court temporarily rejects Biden administration request that would expand Title IX protections
The Supreme Court on Friday barred the Biden administration from enforcing parts of a major regulation on sex discrimination in education that is embroiled in litigation over its protections for transgender students.
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Justice Clarence Thomas took undisclosed 2010 trip with GOP megadonor, Democratic senator finds
The Democratic chairman of the Senate Finance Committee says Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to publicly disclose additional travel on GOP megadonor Harlan Crow’s private jet.
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Biden: ‘We are a nation of laws, not kings and dictators'
President Biden criticized the controversies surrounding the Supreme Court on Monday at LBJ Presidential Library in Texas.
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Biden calls for Supreme Court, presidential reforms: ‘No one is above the law'
President Joe Biden outlined his reform proposal for the Supreme Court and executive branch in a Washington Post op-ed on Monday.
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AOC files articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito
The high court did not immediately return a request for comment.
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Democratic senators ask attorney general to criminally investigate Clarence Thomas
Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Ron Wyden asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel to investigate the Supreme Court justice.
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Supreme Court to weigh whether regulators were heavy handed with flavored e-cigarette products
The Supreme Court is taking up an e-cigarette case. The high court agreed Tuesday to weigh Food and Drug Administration decisions blocking the marketing of sweet flavored products amid a surge in vaping by young people.
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Here is what every Supreme Court Justice said about what presidents are allowed to do
Every Supreme Court Justice was asked during their confirmation hearing about the role of the executive branch, including if a president can ignore laws or pardon themselves. Here’s what they each said.
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Liberal justices say Trump immunity decision ‘will have disastrous consequences' for the US
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, reading her dissent from the bench, said that “relying on little more than its own misguided wisdom … the Court gives former President Trump all the immunity he asked for and more.”
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Supreme Court finds Trump can claim immunity for certain acts
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that former President Donald Trump has presumed immunity for all official acts during his presidency, though it did not specify what constitutes an official act.
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Supreme Court orders lower courts to take second look at Florida, Texas laws that limit social media platforms
The Supreme Court is keeping a hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. The court Monday returned the cases to lower courts in challenges to the law from trade associations representing the platforms. The cases are among several this term in which...
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The Supreme Court nears the end of another momentous term. A decision on Trump's immunity looms
In the last 10 days of June, on a frenetic pace of its own making, the Supreme Court has touched a wide swath of American society in decisions on abortion, guns, the environment, health, the opioid crisis, securities fraud and homelessness. The court is meeting for the final time this term on Monday, in an unusual push into July, and...