US Supreme Court weighs 'most important case' on democracy
The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case that could dramatically alter voting in 2024 and beyond.
Supreme Court hears bribery case that could impact DC lobbyists
Public officials aren't allowed to take bribes. Neither are public employees. But what about people who are close to public officials, such as lobbyists or family members? The Supreme Court considered that question on Monday.
Lawmakers urge action after report of other SCOTUS leak
Democratic leaders on the hill are demanding answers from the Supreme Court after The New York Times reported this weekend another possible leak.
Affirmative action in jeopardy after Supreme Court justices raise doubts
The survival of affirmative action in higher education appeared to be in serious trouble Monday at a conservative-dominated Supreme Court after hours of debate over vexing questions of race.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg honored by USPS with new postage stamp
The U.S. Postal Service is honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as "an icon of American culture" with a stamp in the new year.
80-year-old arrested for bringing guns near Capitol Hill
An 80-year-old Georgia man was arrested Wednesday after U.S. Capitol Police found a suspicious van parked illegally blocks away from the Supreme Court Building.
US Supreme Court rejects appeal to give American Samoans citizenship
American Samoa is the only unincorporated territory of the United States where the inhabitants are not American citizens at birth.
Supreme Court to hear case that could raise price of bacon, other pork products
The case involves California's Prop 12, which says that pork sold in the state needs to come from pigs whose mothers were raised with at least 24 square feet of space.
Supreme Court welcomes the public again, and a new justice
The Supreme Court's new term kicked off Monday, and it was the first official day on the bench for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Supreme Court rejects bump stock ban cases
The Supreme Court says it won't take up two cases that involved challenges to a ban enacted during the Trump administration on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.
Supreme Court welcomes the public again, and new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Monday is the first time new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the court’s first Black female justice, will participate in arguments. It's also the first time the public will be able to attend since March 2020.
Supreme Court back in session Monday with new justice and top cases
Already the court has said it will decide cases on a range of major issues including affirmative action, voting rights and the rights of LGBTQ people.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to make Supreme Court debut in brief ceremony Friday
The ceremony includes a reading of the proclamation appointing Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Jackson will also repeat the oath she took when she formally joined the court in June, following the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer.
Biden, Harris to attend Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's investiture ceremony
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed in April on a 53-47 vote in the Senate, with three Republican senators joining all Democrats to support her.
Supreme Court leaker still appears to be a mystery: Breyer
Retired Justice Stephen Breyer, speaking with CNN anchor Chris Wallace, said he doesn't believe the person who leaked a draft court opinion on abortion rights has been identified.
Alabama halts execution because of time, IV access concerns
Alabama Corrections Commissioner John Hamm said the state halted the scheduled execution of Alan Miller after they determined they could not get the lethal injection underway before a midnight deadline.
Virginia Thomas agrees to interview with Jan. 6 panel
Conservative activist Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has agreed to participate in a voluntary interview with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, her lawyer said Wednesday.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg auction brings in nearly $517K
The piece was part of a collection of about 75 items of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s that were sold to benefit charity.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s signature collars, gloves to be auctioned for charitable fund
The trademark fashion of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will go up for auction next week in a sale to benefit at-risk children.
Supreme Court fencing removed; building remains off-limits to public
The large fencing that has encircled the U.S. Supreme Court for months has now been removed.