The Supreme Court is allowing Arkansas to put in effect restrictions on how abortion pills are administered. Critics of a challenged state law say it could effectively end medication abortions in the state. The justices did not comment Tuesday in ...
Read More »Supreme Court to hear Bucklew’s appeal of lethal injection
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review the case of a Missouri death-row inmate who says his rare medical condition could cause him to choke on his own blood during an execution. The justices said they would hear the appeal ...
Read More »Justices say foreign business can’t be sued under 1700s law
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that foreign businesses cannot be sued in U.S. courts by foreign victims of human rights abuses and extremist attacks. The justices voted 5-4 in favor of the Jordan-based Arab Bank. It was sued by Israeli ...
Read More »Budget bill could end Supreme Court email-search case
The budget bill before Congress includes an update to federal law that makes clear that authorities with a warrant can obtain emails and other data held by American technology companies that is stored on servers overseas. Passage of the Cloud ...
Read More »Missouri defends 241-year prison sentence for 16-year-old
Missouri is defending a prison sentence for a man who committed robbery and other crimes on a single day when he was 16 and now isn’t eligible for parole until he’s 112 years old. State Attorney General Josh Hawley says ...
Read More »Microsoft fights US in high court to protect global business
Microsoft has an eye on its international customers as it confronts the Trump administration in a Supreme Court fight about turning over emails to investigators. The justices will hear arguments Tuesday over whether the company, as part of an international ...
Read More »Supreme Court could uphold Ohio voter purge effort
The Supreme Court appeared sympathetic Wednesday to states that seek to prune their voting rolls by targeting people who haven’t voted in a while. The justices heard arguments in a case from Ohio, among a handful of states that use ...
Read More »Gorsuch establishes conservative cred in 1st year on court
More than 2,000 conservatives in tuxedos and gowns recently filled Union Station’s main hall for a steak dinner and the chance to cheer the man who saved the Supreme Court from liberal control. Justice Neil Gorsuch didn’t disappoint them, just ...
Read More »Prominent chefs oppose baker in major gay rights case
Prominent chefs, bakers and restaurant owners want the Supreme Court to rule against a Colorado baker who wouldn’t make a cake for a same-sex couple’s wedding. The food makers say that once they open their doors for business, they don’t ...
Read More »Justices to hear government’s email dispute with Microsoft
The Supreme Court is intervening in a digital-age privacy dispute between the Trump administration and Microsoft over emails stored abroad. The justices say Monday they will hear the administration’s appeal of a lower court ruling in favor of Microsoft. The ...
Read More »Supreme Court dismisses 1 of 2 travel ban cases
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed one of two cases over President Donald Trump’s ban on visitors from mostly Muslim countries, suggesting it will step away from the controversy for now. The court got rid of a case that originated ...
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