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Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct
Read full article: Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conductA nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme Court ethics details more luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas and urges Congress to establish a way to enforce a new code of conduct.
TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it's sold
Read full article: TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it's soldTikTok is asking the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-based parent company agrees to sell it.
Supreme Court rejects appeal challenging Hawaii gun licensing requirements under Second Amendment
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects appeal challenging Hawaii gun licensing requirements under Second AmendmentThe Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to Hawaiiās gun-licensing law, though three justices expressed a willingness to hear arguments over the issue later.
Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on transgender health care ban: Conservatives skeptical
Read full article: Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on transgender health care ban: Conservatives skepticalThe conservative-majority Supreme Court appeared likely to uphold Tennesseeās ban on transgender-affirming health care for minors as it heard the most high-profile case of its term on Wednesday.
Supreme Court Latest: Majority of justices appear likely to uphold state ban on transgender care
Read full article: Supreme Court Latest: Majority of justices appear likely to uphold state ban on transgender careThe Supreme Court has heard arguments in just its second major transgender rights case, a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.
Supreme Court seems open to upholding regulations on ghost guns, hard to trace weapons used in crime
Read full article: Supreme Court seems open to upholding regulations on ghost guns, hard to trace weapons used in crimeThe Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to uphold a Biden administration regulation on ghost guns, the difficult-to-trace weapons found at crime scenes in increasing numbers.
Supreme Court takes the bench with ghost guns, a capital case and transgender rights on the docket
Read full article: Supreme Court takes the bench with ghost guns, a capital case and transgender rights on the docketThe Supreme Court took the bench again on Monday, ready to hear cases on ghost guns, a death sentence and transgender rights.
The Supreme Court opens its new term with election disputes in the air but not yet on the docket
Read full article: The Supreme Court opens its new term with election disputes in the air but not yet on the docketTransgender rights, the regulation of āghost gunsā and the death penalty highlight the Supreme Courtās election-season term that begins Monday.
Justice Kagan says there needs to be a way to enforce the US Supreme Court's new ethics code
Read full article: Justice Kagan says there needs to be a way to enforce the US Supreme Court's new ethics codeJustice Elena Kagan says the U.S. Supreme Court should bolster its new ethics code by adding a way to enforce it.
What Usha Vance's rise to prominence means to other South Asian and Hindu Americans
Read full article: What Usha Vance's rise to prominence means to other South Asian and Hindu AmericansUsha Chilukuri Vance has entered the spotlight this week as the wife of JD Vance, former President Trumpās running mate in the 2024 presidential election.
Citing Supreme Court immunity ruling, Trump's lawyers seek to freeze the classified documents case
Read full article: Citing Supreme Court immunity ruling, Trump's lawyers seek to freeze the classified documents caseDonald Trump has asked a federal judge to freeze the classified documents case against him in light of a Supreme Court ruling this week that said former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution.
Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett shows an independence from majority view in recent opinions
Read full article: Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett shows an independence from majority view in recent opinionsAmy 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.
House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court's immunity decision
Read full article: House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court's immunity decisionA leading House Democrat is preparing a constitutional amendment in response to the Supreme Courtās landmark immunity ruling.
Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity could embolden Trump as he seeks to return to power
Read full article: Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity could embolden Trump as he seeks to return to powerA Supreme Court opinion giving broad immunity to former President Donald Trump matters in the current presidential race.
Big wins for Trump and sharp blows to regulations mark momentous Supreme Court term
Read full article: Big wins for Trump and sharp blows to regulations mark momentous Supreme Court termDonald Trump and the conservative interests that helped him reshape the Supreme Court have gotten most of what they wanted this term ā from substantial help for Trumpās political and legal prospects to sharp blows against the administrative state they revile.
Highlights from Supreme Court term: Rulings on Trump, regulation, abortion, guns and homelessness
Read full article: Highlights from Supreme Court term: Rulings on Trump, regulation, abortion, guns and homelessnessThe Supreme Court ended its term by ruling for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, a decision that almost certainly means Donald Trump wonāt stand trial before the November election.
Sotomayor's dissent: A president should not be a 'king above the law'
Read full article: Sotomayor's dissent: A president should not be a 'king above the law'The Supreme Court is allowing a president to become a āking above the law,ā in the use of official power, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said in a biting dissent that called the majority opinion on immunity for former President Donald Trump āutterly indefensible.ā.
What to know about the Supreme Court immunity ruling in Trump's 2020 election interference case
Read full article: What to know about the Supreme Court immunity ruling in Trump's 2020 election interference caseThe Supreme Courtās ruling in former President Donald Trumpās 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face trial in Washington ahead of the November election.
The Supreme Court rules for a North Dakota truck stop in a new blow to federal regulators
Read full article: The Supreme Court rules for a North Dakota truck stop in a new blow to federal regulatorsThe Supreme Court has opened the door to new, broad challenges to regulations long after they take effect, the third blow in a week to federal agencies.
Chevron takeaways: Supreme Court ruling removes frequently used tool from federal regulators
Read full article: Chevron takeaways: Supreme Court ruling removes frequently used tool from federal regulatorsFederal rules that impact virtually every aspect of everyday life, from the food we eat and the cars we drive to the air we breathe and homes we live in, could be at risk after a wide-ranging Supreme Court ruling.
The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
Read full article: The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue PharmaThe Sackler family members who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma say they're disappointed in the Supreme Court's rejection of a nationwide settlement that would've shielded them from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would've provided billions of dollars to combat the epidemic.
The Supreme Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims
Read full article: The Supreme Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victimsThe Supreme Court has upheld a federal gun control law thatās intended to protect domestic violence victims.
The Supreme Court upholds the conviction of woman who challenged expert testimony in a drug case
Read full article: The Supreme Court upholds the conviction of woman who challenged expert testimony in a drug caseThe Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a California woman who said she didnāt know about a stash of methamphetamine hidden inside her car.
Justice Alito questions possibility of political compromise in secret recording
Read full article: Justice Alito questions possibility of political compromise in secret recordingSupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is heard questioning whether compromise between the left and right is possible in a conversation posted on social media.
Thomas acknowledges more travel paid for by Harlan Crow. Colleagues report six-figure book payments
Read full article: Thomas acknowledges more travel paid for by Harlan Crow. Colleagues report six-figure book paymentsJustice Clarence Thomas is belatedly acknowledging more travel paid for by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow, while several colleagues reported six-figure payments as part of book deals.
Roberts rejects Senate Democrats' request to discuss Supreme Court ethics and Alito flag controversy
Read full article: Roberts rejects Senate Democrats' request to discuss Supreme Court ethics and Alito flag controversyChief Justice John Roberts has declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to talk about Supreme Court ethics and flags that flew outside Justice Samuel Alito's homes.
Democratic senators request meeting with Chief Justice Roberts over flags flown at Alito's homes
Read full article: Democratic senators request meeting with Chief Justice Roberts over flags flown at Alito's homesTwo Democratic senators are requesting a meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts after reports that two separate flags carried by rioters at the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol had flown outside of houses owned by Justice Samuel Alito.
Supreme Court sides with music producer in copyright case over sample in Flo Rida hit
Read full article: Supreme Court sides with music producer in copyright case over sample in Flo Rida hitThe Supreme Court has sided with a music producer in a copyright case, allowing him to seek more than a decade's worth of damages over a sample used in a Flo Rida song.
Key moments from landmark Supreme Court arguments on Trump's immunity claims
Read full article: Key moments from landmark Supreme Court arguments on Trump's immunity claimsThere was talk of drone strikes and presidential bribes, of a potential ruling āfor the agesā and of the Founding Fathers, too.
The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
Read full article: The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity caseArguments before the U.S. Supreme Court have ended after more than 2 1/2 hours in Donald Trumpās bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.
What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity
Read full article: What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunityThe Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
What to know in the Supreme Court case about immunity for former President Trump
Read full article: What to know in the Supreme Court case about immunity for former President TrumpThe core issue being debated before the Supreme Court on Thursday boils down to whether a former president is immune from prosecution for actions taken while in office.
Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
Read full article: Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbersThe Supreme Court has agreed to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that was struck down by lower courts.
Florida man sentenced for threatening to kill Supreme Court justice
Read full article: Florida man sentenced for threatening to kill Supreme Court justiceA federal judge sentenced a 43-year-old Florida man to 14 months in prison for calling the U.S. Supreme Court and leaving a voicemail threatening to kill Chief Justice John Roberts.
Peter Navarro is 1st Trump White House official to serve prison time related to Jan. 6 attack
Read full article: Peter Navarro is 1st Trump White House official to serve prison time related to Jan. 6 attackPeter Navarro is now the first senior Trump administration official to serve prison time related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro speaks before serving federal prison sentence in Miami
Read full article: Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro speaks before serving federal prison sentence in MiamiThe Supreme Court has refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction.
Federal courts move to restrict 'judge shopping,' which got attention after abortion medication case
Read full article: Federal courts move to restrict 'judge shopping,' which got attention after abortion medication caseFederal courts are moving to make it harder to file lawsuits in front of judges seen as friendly to a point of view, a practice known as judge shopping that gained national attention in a major abortion-medication case.
Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP-led states' efforts to regulate social media platforms
Read full article: Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP-led states' efforts to regulate social media platformsThe Supreme Court has cast doubt with state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users.
Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments over whether Trump is ineligible to be president again
Read full article: Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments over whether Trump is ineligible to be president againThe prevailing view among legal experts before the Supreme Court heard argument in a case to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot was that the justices wouldn't take that step.
Oyez, oyez, oyez: A listener's guide to Supreme Court arguments over Trump and the ballot
Read full article: Oyez, oyez, oyez: A listener's guide to Supreme Court arguments over Trump and the ballotThere will be no cameras in the courtroom when the Supreme Court hears arguments over whether Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Judges in England and Wales are given cautious approval to use AI in writing legal opinions
Read full article: Judges in England and Wales are given cautious approval to use AI in writing legal opinionsJudges in England and Wales have been given approval to use artificial intelligence to help writing legal opinions.
Chief Justice Roberts casts a wary eye on the uses of artificial intelligence in the federal courts
Read full article: Chief Justice Roberts casts a wary eye on the uses of artificial intelligence in the federal courtsChief Justice John Roberts is turning his focus to the promise and shortcomings of artificial intelligence in the federal courts.
Sandra Day OāConnor called a pioneer and 'iconic jurist' as she is memorialized by Biden, Roberts
Read full article: Sandra Day OāConnor called a pioneer and 'iconic jurist' as she is memorialized by Biden, RobertsPresident Joe Biden has memorialized Justice Sandra Day OāConnor as a pioneer in the legal world who inspired generations of women.
The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement
Read full article: The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcementThe new Supreme Court code of conduct agreed to by all nine justices does not appear to impose any significant new requirements on them.
The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a gun law that protects domestic violence victims
Read full article: The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a gun law that protects domestic violence victimsThe Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from having guns.
The Supreme Court will take up abortion and gun cases in its new term while ethics concerns swirl
Read full article: The Supreme Court will take up abortion and gun cases in its new term while ethics concerns swirlThe Supreme Court is returning to a new term with familiar topics such as guns and abortion, as well as concerns about ethics swirling around the justices.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90
Read full article: Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90Tributes are pouring in for Dianne Feinstein, the trailblazing California senator, who has died at 90.
Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor's plane last year
Read full article: Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor's plane last yearSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is acknowledging that he took three trips last year aboard a private plane owned by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow.
Senate committee approves legislation to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court justices
Read full article: Senate committee approves legislation to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court justicesThe Supreme Court would have to abide by stronger ethics standards under legislation approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Justice Kavanaugh seeks to dispel the notion that the Supreme Court is partisan
Read full article: Justice Kavanaugh seeks to dispel the notion that the Supreme Court is partisanJustice Brett Kavanaugh points to the mixed decisions that emerged from the U_S_ Supreme Court this term as he seeks to dispel notions of a partisan high court, He told a judicial conference in Minnesota on Thursday that the high court is āan institution of law, not of politics, not of partisanship.ā.
In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents
Read full article: In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedentsOverturning Roe v. Wade and affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades.
Divided Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions, says race canāt be used
Read full article: Divided Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions, says race canāt be usedA divided Supreme Court has struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
Justice Jackson reports flowers from Oprah, designer clothing as Thomas delays filing disclosure
Read full article: Justice Jackson reports flowers from Oprah, designer clothing as Thomas delays filing disclosureJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson has disclosed that she received a $1,200 congratulatory floral display from Oprah Winfrey and $6,580 in designer clothing for a magazine photo shoot in her first months as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court rules in favor of 94-year-old woman who got nothing when county took her condo
Read full article: Supreme Court rules in favor of 94-year-old woman who got nothing when county took her condoA unanimous Supreme Court has given a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman a new chance to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a small unpaid tax bill.
Chief Justice Roberts says Supreme Court can do more on ethics, but offers no specifics
Read full article: Chief Justice Roberts says Supreme Court can do more on ethics, but offers no specificsChief Justice John Roberts says there is more the Supreme Court can do to āadhere to the highest standardsā of ethical conduct.
Roberts declines Senate request to testify on court ethics
Read full article: Roberts declines Senate request to testify on court ethicsChief Justice John Roberts has declined a request from the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify at a hearing next week on ethical standards at the court, instead providing the panel with a statement of ethics reaffirmed by the courtās justices.
Democratic senators urge chief justice to probe Thomas trips
Read full article: Democratic senators urge chief justice to probe Thomas tripsSenate Democrats are calling on U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to open an investigation into the undisclosed acceptance of luxury trips taken by Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife that were paid for by a Republican megadonor.
Supreme Court seems ready to reject student loan forgiveness
Read full article: Supreme Court seems ready to reject student loan forgivenessConservative justices in the Supreme Courtās majority seem likely to sink President Joe Bidenās plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans.
Supreme Court wrestles with lawsuit shield for social media
Read full article: Supreme Court wrestles with lawsuit shield for social mediaIn its first case about the federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet, the Supreme Court seems unlikely to side with a family wanting to hold Google liable for the death of their daughter who was killed in a terrorist attack.
House Republicans push for info on Hunter Biden's art sales
Read full article: House Republicans push for info on Hunter Biden's art salesHouse Republicans have renewed an investigation into the art dealings of Hunter Biden, pushing for details as part of the partyās long-promised probe of President Joe Biden and his family.
Jill Biden donates inaugural wear, face masks to Smithsonian
Read full article: Jill Biden donates inaugural wear, face masks to SmithsonianThe ocean blue tweed dress and matching coat Jill Biden wore for Joe Biden's presidential inauguration are on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Supreme Court: Justices interviewed as part of leak probe
Read full article: Supreme Court: Justices interviewed as part of leak probeEight months, 126 formal interviews and a 23-page report later, the Supreme Court has failed to discover who leaked a draft of the courtās opinion overturning abortion rights.
Migrants near US border face cold wait for key asylum ruling
Read full article: Migrants near US border face cold wait for key asylum rulingHundreds of migrants are gathered in unusually frigid cold temperatures along the Mexican-U.S. border near El Paso, Texas, awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether to lift pandemic-era restrictions that prevent many from seeking asylum.
Migrants flee more countries, regardless of US policies
Read full article: Migrants flee more countries, regardless of US policiesA Trump-era ban on asylum that was granted a brief extension by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday was one of the U.S. policies affecting migrantsā decisions to leave their homes.
How will asylum work after Title 42 ends? No one knows yet
Read full article: How will asylum work after Title 42 ends? No one knows yetThe Biden administration has been conspicuously silent about how migrants who plan to claim asylum should enter the United States when Trump-era limits end, fueling rumors, confusion and doubts about its readiness.
Justices skeptical of elections case that could alter voting
Read full article: Justices skeptical of elections case that could alter votingThe Supreme Court seems skeptical of making a broad ruling that would leave state legislatures virtually unchecked when making rules for elections for Congress and the presidency.
Supreme Court wrestles with Biden's deportation policy
Read full article: Supreme Court wrestles with Biden's deportation policyThe Supreme Court has wrestled with a partisan-tinged dispute over a Biden administration policy that would prioritize deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk.
Lawmakers urge action after report of other high court leak
Read full article: Lawmakers urge action after report of other high court leakThe Senate Judiciary Committee chairman is among those urging action in response to a report that a former anti-abortion leader knew in advance the outcome of a 2014 Supreme Court case involving health care coverage of contraception.
Justices cheered at conservative group's anniversary dinner
Read full article: Justices cheered at conservative group's anniversary dinnerFour of the five Supreme Court justices who overturned the constitutional right to abortion showed up at the conservative Federalist Societyās black-tie dinner marking its 40th anniversary.
Justices seem to favor most of Native child welfare law
Read full article: Justices seem to favor most of Native child welfare lawThe Supreme Court appears likely to leave in place most of a federal law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children.
Black representation in Alabama tested before Supreme Court
Read full article: Black representation in Alabama tested before Supreme CourtCongressional districts that a federal court panel said were unconstitutional because they dilute representation for Black voters in Alabama are nevertheless being used for the November election after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed them.