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Transgender teen athlete in Supreme Court fight knows upcoming sports season could be last
WASHINGTON — Becky Pepper-Jackson finished third in the discus throw in West Virginia last year though she was in just her first year of high school. Now a 15-year-old sophomore, Pepper-Jackson is aware that her upcoming season could be her last. kAm(6DE ':C8:?:2 92D 32??65 EC2?D86?56C 8:C=D =:<6 !6AA6C\y24<D@? 7C@> 4@>A6E:?8 :? 8:C=D 2?5 H@>6?VD DA@CED[ 2?5 :D 2>@?8 E96 >@C6 E92? EH@ 5@K6? DE2E6D H:E9 D:>:=2C =2HD] %9@F89 E96 (6DE ':C8:?:2 =2H 92D 366?
Supreme Court keeps Trump's National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now
The justices declined the Republican administration's emergency request to overturn a ruling by U.S. District Judge April Perry that had blocked the deployment of troops. An appeals court also had refused to step in. The Supreme Court took more than two months to act. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Supreme Court to decide if Trump's birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. kAm%96 ;FDE:46D H:== 962C %CF>AVD 2AA62= @7 2 =@H6C\4@FCE CF=:?8 E92E DECF4< 5@H? E96 4:E:K6?D9:A C6DEC:4E:@?D] %96J 92G6 ?@E E2<6? 67764E 2?JH96C6 :? E96 4@F?ECJ]k^Am kAm%96 42D6 H:== 36 2C8F65 :?
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah university
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OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event in what the governor called a political assassination carried out from a rooftop. “This is a dark day for our state. It’s a tragic day for our nation," said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox.
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Trump says US would be on 'brink of economic catastrophe' unless justices rule his tariffs are legal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is seeking a swift and definitive decision on tariffs from the Supreme Court that he helped shape, saying the country would be on “the brink of economic catastrophe” without the import taxes he has imposed on U.S. rivals and allies alike.
Supreme Court limits injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
Show Caption Hide Caption Apparent ICE arrest Masked men, apparently working as ICE agents, took a man into custody after confronting him on a sidewalk in downtown York City on Feb. 14. The Supreme Court ruled individual judges cannot issue nationwide injunctions, impacting President Trump's birthright citizenship restrictions. The ruling leaves the future of the birthright citizenship restrictions unclear, sending the cases back to lower courts.
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th century law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s appeal to quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th century wartime law. Over two dissenting votes, the justices acted on an emergency appeal from lawyers for Venezuelan men who were accused of being gang members, a designation the administration says makes them eligible for rapid removal from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
Supreme Court could block Trump's birthright citizenship order but limit injunctions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed intent Thursday on keeping a block on President Donald Trump's restrictions on birthright citizenship while looking for a way to scale back nationwide court orders. It was unclear what such a decision might look like, but a majority of the court expressed concerns about what would happen if the Trump administration were allowed, even temporarily, to deny citizenship to children born to people who are in the United States illegally.
Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal darling, has died
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block order to return Maryland man from El Salvador
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to block a court order requiring it to bring back to the United States a Maryland man who was sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cut teacher-training money, for now
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts, while a lawsuit continues. The justices split 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the three liberal justices in dissent.
SCOTUS rejects Wisconsin parents' challenge to school guidance for transgender students
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Wisconsin parents who wanted to challenge a school district's guidance for supporting transgender students. The justices, acting in a case from Eau Claire, left in place an appellate ruling dismissing the parents' lawsuit. kAm%9C66 ;FDE:46D[ $2>F6= p=:E@[ qC6EE z2G2?2F89 2?5 r=2C6?46 %9@>2D[ H@F=5 92G6 962C5 E96 42D6] %92EVD @?6 D9@CE @7 H92E :D ?66565 7@C 7F== C6G:6H 3J E96 $FAC6>6 r@FCE]k^Am kAm!2C6?ED H:E9 49:=5C6? :?
A Supreme Court reshaped by Trump is barely mentioned by him or Harris on campaign trail
WASHINGTON — Conservatives already have a supermajority on the Supreme Court as a result of Donald Trump's presidency. If Trump wins a second term, the right side of the court could retain control for several more decades. Justices Clarence Thomas, 76, and Samuel Alito, 74, are the two oldest members of the court. Either, or both, could consider stepping down knowing that Trump, a Republican, would nominate replacements who might be three decades younger.
Thomas acknowledges more travel paid for by Harlan Crow. Colleagues report six-figure book payments
WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas belatedly acknowledged more travel paid by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow on Friday, while several colleagues reported six-figure payments as part of book deals. Thomas, who faced criticism for failing to report luxury trips paid for by Crow and others over many years, said in his annual financial disclosure that, in 2019, Crow paid for a hotel room in Bali, Indonesia, for a single night, and food and lodging at a private club in Sonoma County, California.
Justice Jackson reports a $900,000 book advance and tickets from Beyoncé
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson collected nearly $900,000 last year for her upcoming memoir, one of four Supreme Court justices who reported sizable income from book deals. Jackson also disclosed she received four tickets to a Beyoncé concert valued at $3,700 from the singer herself. The details were included in annual reports of the justices' finances that were released Friday.
Supreme Court seems favorable to Biden administration over efforts to combat social media posts
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security in a case that could set standards for free speech in the digital age.
Supreme Court rules public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking critics on social media
WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media, an issue that first arose for the high court in a case involving then-President Donald Trump. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the court, said that officials who use personal accounts to make official statements may not be free to delete comments about those statements or block critics altogether.
Trump asks Supreme Court to put off his election interference trial, claiming immunity
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to extend the delay in his election interference trial, saying he is immune from prosecution on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss. His lawyers filed an emergency appeal with the court on Monday, just four days after the justices heard Trump’s separate appeal to remain on the presidential ballot despite attempts to kick him off because of his efforts following his election loss in 2020.
Supreme Court rebuffs Apple's appeal on app payments, threatening billions in revenue
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a court order to take effect that could loosen Apple's grip on its lucrative iPhone app store, threatening to siphon billions of dollars away from one of the world's most profitable companies., The justices rejected Apple's appeal of lower-court rulings that found some of Apple’s app store rules for apps purchased on more than 1 billion iPhones constitute unfair competition under California law.
Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. Smith made his request for the court to act with unusual speed to prevent any delays that could push back the trial of the 2024 Republican presidential primary front-runner, currently set to begin March 4, until after next year’s presidential election.
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man armed with a machete once broke into Stephen Breyer's vacation home in the Caribbean and took $1,000. Ruth Bader Ginsburg had her purse snatched on a Washington street. David Souter was assaulted by several men while jogging. Supreme Court justices have not been immune to violent crime.
Supreme Court upholds Puerto Ricans’ exclusion from SSI benefits program
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has upheld the differential treatment of residents of Puerto Rico, ruling that Congress was within its power to exclude them from a benefits program that’s available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The court held by an 8-1 vote Thursday that making Puerto Ricans ineligible for the Supplemental Security Income program, which provides benefits to older, disabled and blind Americans, did not unconstitutionally discriminate against them.
Supreme Court upholds Puerto Ricans’ exclusion from SSI benefits program
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has upheld the differential treatment of residents of Puerto Rico, ruling that Congress was within its power to exclude them from a benefits program that’s available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The court held by an 8-1 vote Thursday that making Puerto Ricans ineligible for the Supplemental Security Income program, which provides benefits to older, disabled and blind Americans, did not unconstitutionally discriminate against them.
Court hears case over deputy who didn't read Miranda rights
WASHINGTON (AP) - You have the right to remain silent. Everyone knows police aren't supposed to question suspects without reading them their Miranda rights. But what happens when law enforcement officers don't first read suspects their rights? The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with whether a sheriff's deputy can be sued for money damages for violating the rights of a hospital employee who was accused of sexually assaulting a patient.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Reports that the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas implored Donald Trump's White House chief of staff to act to overturn the 2020 election results have put a spotlight on how justices decide whether to step aside from a case. Individual justices make their own unreviewable calls on a court that lacks a code of ethics. And the issue is not always clear, particularly when spouses also have prominent careers.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Legal experts and interest groups will weigh in on Ketanji Brown Jackson as the Senate Judiciary Committee wraps up four days of hearings on her historic nomination to become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Jackson faced down a barrage of Republican questioning over two days about her sentencing of criminal defendants, her bid to join the Supreme Court veering from lofty constitutional questions to attacks on her motivations on the bench.
Judge Jackson grilled on Guantanamo detainee representation
WASHINGTON (AP) - Four men once held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center - men Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson never met - were central to some of the questions she fielded Tuesday during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Jackson was asked repeatedly about the work she did over a decade ago for the men Republican lawmakers have described as terrorists and used to attack her record. Two senators alleged misleadingly that she'd called then-President George W.
Ketanji Brown Jackson's Guantanamo clients an issue for GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee will face sharp questions from Republican lawmakers this coming week about the work she did as a public defender representing four Guantanamo Bay detainees. Some Republicans say Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has a record of “defending terrorists” and they plan to raise questions about it at Senate hearings on her nomination that begin Monday.
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a case stemming from the opioid addiction crisis, the Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to side with two imprisoned doctors who wrote thousands of prescriptions for pain medication in short periods. The justices signaled they would rule that the doctors' trials were unfair because they were prevented from mounting a "good faith" defense that they did not intend any harm to patients.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold a lower court ruling that Alabama must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections, boosting Republican chances to hold six of the state's seven seats in the House of Representatives.
Jackson, in high court mix, traces law interest to preschool
WASHINGTON (AP) - When Ketanji Brown Jackson's younger daughter was 11, she drafted a letter to the president suggesting her federal judge-mom for a vacancy on the Supreme Court. "Dear Mr. President," Leila Jackson wrote. "She's determined, honest and never breaks a promise to anyone even if there are other things she'd rather do. She can demonstrate commitment and is loyal and never brags.
Supreme Court: US businesses not required to vaccinate, test for COVID
Washington The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job. At the same time, the court is allowing the administration to proceed with a vaccine mandate for most health care workers in the United States.
Court seems reluctant to sweep Puerto Rico into SSI program
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared reluctant Tuesday to rule for a resident of Puerto Rico who claims it’s unconstitutional to be excluded from a welfare program that’s available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The justices acknowledged that the differential treatment of Puerto Ricans might be problematic, but several suggested that it is up to Congress, not the courts, to act.
Court Seems Reluctant to Sweep Puerto Rico Into SSI Program
By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared reluctant Tuesday to rule for a resident of Puerto Rico who claims it's unconstitutional to be excluded from a welfare program that's available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The justices acknowledged that the differential treatment of Puerto Ricans might be problematic, but several suggested that it is up to Congress, not the courts, to act.
Court seems reluctant to sweep Puerto Rico into SSI program
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears reluctant to rule for a resident of Puerto Rico who claims it’s unconstitutional to be excluded from a welfare program that’s available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The justices acknowledged Tuesday that the differential treatment of Puerto Ricans might be problematic, but several suggested that it is up to Congress, not the courts, to act.
The Affordable Care Act Survives After Supreme Court Dismisses Latest Challenge
(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court dismissed a major challenge to the Obama era health care law on Thursday, turning aside an effort by Republican-led states to throw out the law that provides insurance coverage for millions of Americans. The justices, by a 7-2 vote, left the entire law intact in ruling that Texas, other GOP-led states and two individuals had no right to bring their lawsuit in federal court.
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