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Supreme Court Rules That State Aid to Private Schools Must Include Religious Schools
The case was the court’s latest on whether the Constitution allows the states to exclude religious groups from government programs.
John Roberts Was Already Chief Justice. But Now It’s His Court.
Chief Justice Roberts has replaced Justice Anthony M. Kennedy as the member of the Supreme Court at its ideological center, and his vote is now the crucial one in closely divided cases.
Supreme Court Lifts Limits on Trump’s Power to Fire Consumer Watchdog
The case concerning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was part of a politically charged battle over presidential authority.
Federal Executions Can Restart After Supreme Court Declines a Case
The move clears the way for the executions of four men in the coming months after a 17-year gap during which no inmate on death row for federal crimes was put to death.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Abortion Restrictions
The case, over a state law requiring doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, is the first abortion ruling since two Trump appointees joined the court.
Supreme Court Says Rejected Asylum Seekers Have No Right to Object in Court
The case concerned a member of Sri Lanka’s Tamil ethnic minority who said he feared persecution and sought to file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Trump Can’t Shut Down DACA, Supreme Court Rules
The program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, protects people brought to the United States as children by shielding them from deportation and letting them work.
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Solicitor General Noel Francisco’s letter of resignation.
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‘Troubling Tableau’ in 11th Circuit’s Prisoner Cases, Sotomayor Says
The appeals court, which covers three Southern states, uses procedures “out of step with other courts,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote, echoing critiques from judges and scholars.
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case on California Sanctuary Law
The case concerned a state law that limits cooperation with agents seeking to detain immigrants released from state custody.
The Major Supreme Court Cases This Term and What the Public Thinks
The public generally supports the politically liberal position in the cases, though Democrats and Republicans are deeply divided over several of them.
Civil Rights Law Protects Gay and Transgender Workers, Supreme Court Rules
The court said the language of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination, applies to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Supreme Court, in 5-4 Decision, Rejects Church’s Challenge to Shutdown Order
A California church argued that restrictions on public gatherings treated houses of worship worse than many businesses.
Supreme Court Refuses to Stop Order to Move Inmates From Virus-Ravaged Prison
The court’s action left in place a court order requiring prison officials to move more than 800 older or medically vulnerable prisoners from a facility that has seen nine deaths from Covid-19.
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Chief Justice Roberts, on being asked whether the justices wore robes during telephone arguments: “I didn’t know if the person was asking 'judicial or bath?’”
From remarks at his son’s high school commencement
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Supreme Court Blocks Release of Full Mueller Report for Now
The court put the case on a fast track, calling for the Justice Department to file a petition seeking review by June 1.
Were the Supreme Court’s Phone Arguments a Success?
“I see so many flaws in it,” said Lyle Denniston, the dean emeritus of the Supreme Court press corps, who has attended more arguments than any other journalist.
Sudan Must Pay Billions to Terrorism Victims, Supreme Court Rules
In a unanimous ruling, the court said a 2008 law allowing punitive damages applied retroactively to 1998 bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
Trump’s Taxes and the Supreme Court: What You Need to Know
The court will hear highly anticipated arguments over whether the president’s accountants and bankers must disclose information about his financial affairs.
Supreme Court Unanimously Overturns ‘Bridgegate’ Convictions
The court said there was evidence of wrongdoing but not of a federal crime.