Deaf student's interpreter lawsuit at center of Supreme Court case

The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could make it more difficult for students with disabilities to resolve problems quickly when they’re not getting needed assistance in public schools.

Supreme Court temporarily blocks order to end Title 42

The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking an order that would lift pandemic-era restrictions on asylum seekers.

Supreme Court justices spar in latest clash of religion and gay rights

The Supreme Court on Monday heard the case of a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples.

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.