Biden seriously considering proposals on Supreme Court term limits, ethics code, AP sources say
President Joe Biden is seriously considering proposals to establish term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices, and an ethics code that would be enforceable under law, amid growing concerns that the justices are not held accountable.
Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett shows an independence from majority view in recent opinions
Amy Coney Barrett has been a firm member of the conservative Supreme Court supermajority she cemented four years ago on issues ranging from abortion to guns, but her latest opinions reflect an increasing willingness to occasionally step away from that bloc.
Big wins for Trump and sharp blows to regulations mark momentous Supreme Court term
Donald Trump and the conservative interests that helped him reshape the Supreme Court have gotten most of what they wanted this term โ from substantial help for Trumpโs political and legal prospects to sharp blows against the administrative state they revile.
US Supreme Court Latest: Court expected to rule on Trump immunity case as end of term nears
The U.S. Supreme Court justices will soon take the bench to release their last few opinions of the term, including a closely watched case: Whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from criminal prosecution for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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.
Despite Supreme Court ruling, the future of emergency abortions is still unclear for US women
The U.S. Supreme Court did not settle the debate over whether federal law requires hospitals to stabilize pregnant patients with emergency abortions on Wednesday, despite saying Idaho hospitals can provide abortions in medical emergencies even with the stateโs restrictions.
The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
The Supreme Court has rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would've shielded Sackler family members who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would've provided billions of dollars to combat the epidemic.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wrongly says Buffalo supermarket killer used a bump stock
Around an hour after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ban on bump stocks, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wrongly said a gunman who carried out a racist massacre in her hometown of Buffalo had used the gun accessory that can allow semiautomatic rifles to shoot as fast as a machine gun.
Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington will make clear that hospitals must provide emergency abortions
Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday said Washington will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative states can bar abortions during some medical emergencies.
Report: Differences between gay and straight spouses disappear after legalization of gay marriage
Same-sex spouses were typically younger and were more likely to be employed than those in opposite-sex marriages, although many of those differences disappeared after the legalization of gay marriage in 2015.
Roberts rejects Senate Democrats' request to discuss Supreme Court ethics and Alito flag controversy
Chief Justice John Roberts has declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to talk about Supreme Court ethics and the controversy over flags that flew outside homes owned by Justice Samuel Alito.
The 'Appeal to Heaven' flag evolves from Revolutionary War symbol to banner of the far right
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy in as many weeks, this time over a banner that in recent years has come to symbolize Christian nationalism and the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins
A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the law.
New Kansas abortion clinic will open to help meet demand from restrictive neighboring states
A new abortion clinic is going to open in southeast Kansas this fall, bolstering the stateโs role as a regional hub for reproductive health services since the U.S. Supreme Courtโs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Supreme Court will hear case claiming CBD product got trucker fired
The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Vista, California, CBD hemp oil company fighting a lawsuit from a truck driver who says he got fired after using a product falsely advertised as being free from the active ingredient in marijuana.
Judge denies new sentencing hearing for 2 brothers awaiting execution for 'Wichita massacre'
A Kansas judge has denied a request for a resentencing hearing for two brothers awaiting execution for a quadruple killing known as the โWichita massacre,โ ruling that he lacks jurisdiction to approve a reexamination of the sentences.
5 takeaways from the abortion pill case before the U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday did not appear ready to limit Americansโ access to the abortion pill mifepristone, in a case that could have sweeping implications for how the federal government approves scores of medications.
Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to the abortion medication mifepristone
The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the courtโs first abortion case since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago.
Supreme Court to hear case of former Castle Hills councilwoman who claims First Amendment rights were violated
The case involving former Castle Hills councilwoman Sandra Gonzalez started five years ago when she was charged with tampering with governmental documents. On Wednesday, it will head to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Supreme Court opens new frontier for insurrection claims that could target state and local officials
Two recent U.S. Supreme Court actions have opened the door to a new legal frontier in which local and state officials can be disqualified from office for life for engaging in โinsurrectionโ or providing โaid and comfortโ to enemies of the Constitution.
Takeaways from Trump's Supreme Court win: He stays on ballot, but his legal peril is just starting
Former President Donald Trump scored a clear win at the U.S. Supreme Court, which unanimously ruled that states donโt have the ability to bar him or any other federal candidates from the ballot under a rarely used constitutional provision that prohibits those who โengaged in insurrectionโ from holding office.