More abortion cases are headed the high court’s way as both sides focus on upholding or overruling the 1973 decision legalizing abortion nationwide.
Author: Richard Wolf, USA TODAY
Supreme Court allows quick removal of asylum-seekers
The case represented a crucial test of the Trump administration’s effort to speed removal of thousands of migrants without federal court hearings.
Supreme Court won’t consider limiting police immunity from civil lawsuits
The justices’ decision not to hear any new cases follows the recent death of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis, while in police custody.
Legal immunity for police misconduct, under attack from left and right, may get Supreme Court review
Justice Clarence Thomas, a conservative, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a liberal, have both criticized the doctrine of “qualified immunity.”
Supreme Court grills both sides in landmark battle over President Trump’s financial records
The dramatic oral arguments may lead to landmark rulings on a president’s immunity from investigation while in office and Congress’ oversight powers.
Supreme Court battle over Donald Trump’s finances carries risks for all three branches
The high-stakes battle could result in historic rulings on a president’s immunity from invesigation while in office and Congress’ oversight powers.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joins oral argument by telephone from hospital
Ginsburg criticized a Trump administration rule exempting employers with religious or moral objections from providing coverage for contraceptives.
Supreme Court sidesteps major Second Amendment case, a setback for NRA
The justices ruled that New York City’s repeal of gun restrictions rendered the case moot. But other Second Amendment cases are in the pipeline.
Supreme Court requires government to pay health insurers under Affordable Care Act
The decision represents the high court’s views on Congress’ power of the purse: Lawmakers cannot promise funding and then disavow that pledge.
Supreme Court lets DACA proponents cite recipients’ work fighting coronavirus
An estimated 27,000 DACA recipients work in the health care field, out of nearly 700,000 brought to the United States without legal papers as children