A 40-foot-tall, concrete cross on public land in a Maryland suburb of Washington is at the center of a case before the Supreme Court. But similar monuments elsewhere in the country could be affected by the high court ruling, states ...
Read More »High court lets military implement transgender restrictions
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender people while court challenges continue. The high court split 5-4 in allowing the plan to take effect, with the ...
Read More »Justices weigh free-speech case involving ‘Arctic Man’ event
The Supreme Court on Monday waded into a freedom-of-speech case resulting from an arrest at Arctic Man, a snowmobile and ski race event that draws thousands to a remote campsite in Alaska. Justices heard arguments in a case with the ...
Read More »Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor out with 2 new books
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor got some unsolicited health advice the last time she wrote a book. The justice was diagnosed with diabetes as a child and discussed it in her 2013 autobiography. That prompted a grandmother to write. The ...
Read More »2 Supreme Court nominations made, Trump may have none to go
What would it take for President Donald Trump to get yet another Supreme Court pick? Probably the death of a justice. Trump has speculated that he could appoint a majority of the nine-member court. It has been three decades, however, ...
Read More »Supreme Court declines to hear ‘Making a Murderer’ case
The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t weigh in on the case of a teenager convicted of rape and murder whose story was documented in the Netflix series “Making a Murderer.” As is typical, the justices did not explain their ...
Read More »Supreme Court strikes down Minnesota’s voter-clothing law
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down Minnesota’s broad restrictions on voters wearing “political” hats, T-shirts and pins to the polls, although it also said states can place limits on such apparel. Minnesota contended the restrictions were reasonable, kept order ...
Read More »Supreme Court makes sports betting a possibility nationwide
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down ...
Read More »Supreme Court strikes down as vague part of immigration law
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that part of a federal law that makes it easier to deport immigrants who have been convicted of crimes is too vague to be enforced. The court’s 5-4 decision concerns a provision of immigration law ...
Read More »Supreme Court hears case about online sales-tax collection
The Supreme Court sounded concerned Tuesday about doing away with a rule that has meant consumers don’t get charged sales tax on some online purchases. The justices heard arguments in a case that deals with businesses’ collection of sales tax ...
Read More »In this classroom, every student’s name is ‘Judge’
They’re already being called “Your Honor” in courtrooms across the country, but this week some of America’s newest federal judges are students. They’re together for training on their new jobs, a workshop affectionately called “Baby Judges School.” The training is ...
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