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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 extends order blocking SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end
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Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
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Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based districts under Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century, a change that would boost Republican electoral prospects, particularly across the South. During 2½ hours of arguments, the court's six conservative justices seemed inclined to effectively strike down a Black majority congressional district in Louisiana because it relied too heavily on race.
Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion judgment in Sandy Hook shooting
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors.
Authorities recover high-powered rifle as search for Charlie Kirk's killer continues
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OREM, Utah — The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk has not yet been identified by law enforcement and is believed to have jumped off the roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing a single shot, the authorities said Thursday in disclosing that they recovered a high-powered rifle from the scene.
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Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, big loss for trans rights
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights. The justices' 6-3 decision in a case from Tennessee effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President Donald Trump's Republican administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people. Another 26 states have laws similar to the one in Tennessee.
Supreme Court allows Trump ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed. The court acted in the dispute over a policy that presumptively disqualifies transgender people from military service. The court's three liberal justices said they would have kept the policy on hold. Just after beginning his second term in January, Trump moved aggressively to roll back the rights of transgender people.
SCOTUS likely to uphold federal law that could force TikTok shut down
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan.
Free speech, national security collide in TikTok SCOTUS case
WASHINGTON — In one of the most important cases of the social media age, free speech and national security collide at the Supreme Court on Friday in arguments over the fate of TikTok, a wildly popular digital platform that roughly half the people in the United States use for entertainment and information.TikTok says it plans to shut down the social media site in the U.S. by Jan.
SCOTUS likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on transgender care for minors
WASHINGTON — Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, the Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors.The justices’ decision, not expected for several months, could affect similar laws enacted by another 25 states and a range of other efforts to regulate the lives of transgender people, including which sports competitions they can join and which bathrooms they can use.The case is being weighed by a conservative-dominated court after...
SCOTUS to hear arguments over ban on gender-affirming care for minors
WASHINGTON — Advocates for transgender rights are turning to a conservative-dominated Supreme Court after a presidential election in which Donald Trump and his allies promised to roll back protections for transgender people.The justices on Wednesday are taking up the issue of gender-affirming care for transgender minors, which has been banned by Tennessee and 25 other Republican-led states.The fight over whether transgender adolescents can access puberty blockers and hormonal treatments is...
Trump’s election could assure a conservative SCOTUS majority for decades
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has already appointed three Supreme Court justices. In his second term, he could well have a chance to name two more, creating a high court with a Trump-appointed majority that could serve for decades.The decisive outcome spares the court from having to wade into election disputes.
SCOTUS to hear case over new congressional district
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a new redistricting case involving Louisiana’s congressional map with two mostly Black districts.The court won’t hear arguments until early next year and the 2024 elections are proceeding under the challenged map, which could boost Democrats’ chances of retaking the closely-divided House of Representatives.A lower court had invalidated the map, but the justices allowed it to be used in 2024 after an emergency appeal from the state and...
SCOTUS allows Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who are not U.S. citizens from voting.The justices, over the dissents of the three liberal justices, granted an emergency appeal from Virginia’s Republican administration led by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
Supreme Court takes up death row case with rare attorney alliance
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is returning to the case of Richard Glossip, who has spent most of the past quarter century on Oklahoma’s death row for a murder he says he did not commit.In a rare alliance, lawyers for Glossip and the state will argue Wednesday that the justices should overturn Glossip’s conviction and death sentence because he did not get a fair trial.The victim’s relatives have told the high court that they want to see Glossip executed.Glossip has always maintained his...
Supreme Court refuses to order New York to place RFK Jr. on ballot
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday refused an emergency appeal from Robert F.
Life after SCOTUS: How some justices left bench to make history
WASHINGTON — In the summer of 1941, James F. Byrnes became a Supreme Court justice. Little over a year later, he had had enough and left the court to take a key role in planning the nation’s wartime economy.Americans have become accustomed in recent decades to justices who retire only after decades on the bench, or like Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia, who died while on the bench.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson kicks off new book tour
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Supreme Court overturns Chevron, weakening regulators
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections, delivering a far-reaching and potentially lucrative victory to business interests.With other anticipated decisions still to come, Chief Justice John Roberts said the court would issue its final opinions of the term Monday.The court’s six conservative justices overturned the 1984 decision...
Supreme Court to take up bans on gender care for minors
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in April in Washington. — AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, FileWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care.The justices’ action comes as Republican-led states have enacted a variety of restrictions on health care for transgender people, school sports participation, bathroom usage and drag shows.
U.S. Supreme Court upholds taxon foreign investment income
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business and anti-regulatory interests, declining their invitation to weigh in on a broader, never-enacted tax on wealth.The justices, by a 7-2 vote, left in place a provision of a 2017 tax law that is expected to generate $340 billion, mainly from the foreign subsidiaries of domestic corporations that parked money abroad to shield it from U.S. taxes.The law, passed by a Republican Congress...
Supreme Court rules California man can't trademark 'Trump too small'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled against a man who wants to trademark the suggestive phrase “Trump too small.” Please subscribe to continue reading…
Supreme Court has sizable case backlog in final weeks
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is headed into its final few weeks with nearly half of the cases heard this year still undecided, including ones that could reshape the law on everything from guns to abortion to social media.
Alito refuses to step aside from cases involving Trump, Jan. 6
WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes.In letters to members of Congress on Wednesday, Alito said his wife, Martha-Ann, was responsible for flying an upside-down flag over his home in 2021 and an “Appeal to Heaven” flag at his New Jersey beach house last year.
Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in South Carolina
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Thursday preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that said the district discriminated against Black voters.In dissent, liberal justices warned that the court was insulating states from claims of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.In a 6-3 decision, the court held that South Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature did nothing wrong during redistricting when it...
SCOTUS sides with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative attack that could have undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.The justices ruled 7-2 that the way the agency is funded does not violate the Constitution, reversing a lower court. The CFPB was created after the 2008 financial crisis to regulate mortgages, car loans and other consumer finance.
Quick hearing not required when police seize property, SCOTUS rules
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that authorities do not have to provide a quick hearing when they seize cars and other property used in drug crimes, even when the property belongs to so-called innocent owners.By a 6-3 vote, the justices rejected the claims of two Alabama women who had to wait more than a year for their cars to be returned.
Supreme Court hears arguments over Trump claim of absolute immunity
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday over whether former President Donald Trump can avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. The justices on Thursday took up for the first time whether a former president has absolute immunity from criminal charges for actions he took while in office, as Trump claims.
Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here's what's next
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week with profound legal and political consequences: whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Ghost guns, outdoor sleeping bans reach U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that had been struck down by lower courts.The justices by a 5-4 vote had previously intervened to keep the regulation in effect during the legal fight.
Ruling eases way to sue for job bias in forced transfers
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it easier for workers who are transferred from one job to another against their will to pursue job discrimination claims under federal civil rights law, even when they are not demoted or docked pay.
Supreme Court questions obstruction charges brought against Jan. 6 rioters and Trump
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court questioned Tuesday whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. It wasn’t clear how the justices would rule in a case that also could affect the prosecution of former President Donald Trump, who faces the same charge for his efforts to overturn his election loss in 2020.
Charges against Trump, Jan. 6 rioters at stake as SCOTUS hears obstruction cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday is taking up the first of two cases that could affect the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn his election loss in 2020. Hundreds of charges stemming from the Capitol riot also are at stake.The justices are hearing arguments over the charge of obstruction of an official proceeding.
‘Inimitable’ Lisa Blatt nears 50th high court argument
WASHINGTON — No woman has appeared more often before the Supreme Court than Lisa Blatt, who will make her 50th argument this month. No lawyer, male or female, has done it with quite the same mix of humor, passion and style.
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on mifepristone
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices seemed concerned Tuesday about whether abortion opponents have the right to sue over a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion case since conservative justices overturned Roe v.
Court to confront abortion again in medication case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used in the most common way to end a pregnancy, a case with profound implications for millions of women no matter where they live in America and, perhaps, for the race for the White House.Two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.
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. Please subscribe to continue reading… Video Player is loading. Current Time 0:00 Duration 0:02 Remaining Time -0:02 Beginning of dialog window.
SCOTUS ruling in social media case could set standards for free speech
WASHINGTON — In a busy term that could set standards for free speech in the digital age, the Supreme Court on Monday is taking up a dispute between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.The justices are hearing arguments in a lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Missouri and other parties accusing officials in the Democratic administration of leaning on...
SCOTUS rules public officials can be sued for blocking critics on social media
WASHINGTON — 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.On the other hand, Barrett wrote, “State officials...
U.S. Supreme Court justices unite to promote civility
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett, left, and Sonia Sotomayor speak with retired U.S. Appeals Court Judge Thomas Griffith, not shown, during a panel discussion at the winter meeting of the National Governors Association on Feb. 23 in Washington.
Supreme Court restores Trump to primary ballots
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting attempts in states including Illinois to hold the Republican former president accountable for the Capitol riot.The justices ruled a day before the Super Tuesday primaries that states, without action from Congress first, cannot invoke a post-Civil War constitutional provision to keep presidential candidates from appearing on ballots.The outcome ends efforts in Illinois, Colorado,...
Supreme Court sets April arguments over whether Trump can be prosecuted for election interference
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution. The justices' order maintains a hold on preparations for a trial focused on Trump's efforts to overturn his election loss. The court will hear arguments in late April, with a decision likely no later than the end of June.
Supreme Court sets quick pace to decide Trump immunity claim
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution.The justices’ order maintains a hold on preparations for a trial focused on Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss.
SCOTUS casts doubt on states’ efforts to regulate social media
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. The cases are among several this term in which the justices could set standards for free speech in the digital age.In nearly four hours of arguments, several justices questioned aspects of laws adopted by Republican-dominated legislatures and signed by Republican governors in Florida and Texas in 2021.
Trump asks Supreme Court to put off his election interference trial, claiming immunity
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump's attorneys asked the Supreme Court on Monday 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.
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 hears arguments in landmark Trump ballot case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has begun hearing former President Donald Trump’s appeal to remain on the 2024 ballot, the justices’ most consequential election case since Bush v. Gore in 2000.The court, meeting Thursday, is weighing arguments over whether Trump is disqualified from reclaiming the White House because of his efforts to undo his loss in the 2020 election, ending with the Jan.
Supreme Court set to hear arguments over Trump, ballot
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has scheduled a special session to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump is ineligible to be president again and can be kept off the ballot.The case, to be argued Thursday, stems from a section of the 14th amendment that’s meant to keep former officeholders who “engaged in insurrection” from regaining power.The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump should be disqualified because of his efforts to overturn his loss in the 2020 election,...
Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues. The justices said they would hear arguments in April and put on hold a lower court ruling that had blocked the Idaho law in hospital emergencies, based on a lawsuit filed by the Biden administration.
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