Justice Alito defended his decisions in an unusual op-ed published hours before ProPublica’s piece on the fishing trip posted online.
Author: John Fritze, USA TODAY
‘Incalculable’ impact: Three ways the Supreme Court abortion decision changed the USA
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade shifted politics, created new fights over medication abortion and undermined trust in the court.
Supreme Court declines appeal from Christian school fighting transgender housing
At issue was a 2021 Biden administration memo that interpreted a federal anti-discrimination housing law as protecting transgender Americans.
Should Trump-allied lawyers be punished for 2020 election suits? The jury is still out.
Years after courts dismissed a flood of lawsuits aimed at reversing the election, the fight over the lawyers who filed those suits remains.
Guns for domestic abusers? Skirts at school? A look at what may be next at the Supreme Court
As the Supreme Court wraps up its term this month, the justices will also make decisions about the next one. Here are some of the cases in
play.
First female Muslim federal judge in US history confirmed by the Senate
Nusrat Choudhury, a former American Civil Liberties Union attorney, was confirmed for a spot on the federal bench on 50-49 mostly party line vote.
Supreme Court sides with tribes, Biden in battle over Native American adoptions
Before the Indian Child Welfare Act, hundreds of thousands of Native children were removed from their homes, sometimes placed in boarding schools.
Summer of ‘luxury junkets’? Senate Dems press Supreme Court to shore up ethics this month
The hearing was the latest Democrats held in response to a series of stories about luxury travel Justice Clarence Thomas accepted from a GOP donor.
Judge rules E. Jean Carroll may seek more damages against Trump in defamation suit
The decision from a U.S. District judge came on the same day Trump was arraigned in Miami on charges related to his handling of classified documents.
Supreme Court declines appeal from North Carolina group seeking Confederate flag license plates
The case was similar to one in 2015 in which the Supreme Court held that specialty license plates could prohibit images like the Confederate flag.