Supreme Court Strengthens Right Of Religious Schools To Public Funding

Kevin Daley
June 30, 2020 10:30 AM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a landmark decision that strengthens the right of religious schools to obtain public funds, ruling that Montana violated the First Amendment when it excluded faith-based educators from a scholarship program supported by public monies.

Roberts Joins Liberals To Deliver Abortion Rights Victory

Kevin Daley
June 29, 2020 10:21 AM

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law that providers say will leave the state with just one abortion clinic, in a decision that may deescalate abortion disputes ahead of the 2020 election.

Trump Administration Urges Supreme Court to Scrap Obamacare in Full

Supreme Court Issues Orders And Releases Opinions

Kevin Daley
June 26, 2020 3:10 PM

The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to strike down the Affordable Care Act in its entirety in a new legal brief filed late Thursday night.

Supreme Court Sides With Trump On Fast-Track Deportations

Kevin Daley
June 25, 2020 3:45 PM

The Supreme Court rejected an ACLU-backed bid to slow deportations Thursday, dealing a major victory to the Trump administration and denying some asylum seekers the right to make their case to a federal judge.

Woman Turns to Supreme Court to Get Her Guns Back

Court has declined to hear all other Second Amendment cases this session

Stephen Gutowski
June 22, 2020 5:00 AM

In 2013, Lori Rodriguez called San Jose police to her home because her husband was having a mental health crisis and making violent threats. Seven years later, she is petitioning the Supreme Court to force the city to return her guns.

Supreme Court Sides With Dreamers, Rules Trump Bid to Rescind DACA Unlawful

Kevin Daley
June 18, 2020 10:20 AM

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump's bid to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was unlawful, dealing a blow to the president on a signature domestic policy issue.

Justice Thomas Accuses Supreme Court of Dodging Gun Cases

Court has ruled in just one 2nd Amendment case since 2011

Stephen Gutowski
June 15, 2020 8:00 PM

The Supreme Court on Monday denied a slew of gun-rights challenges focused on everything from state "assault weapons" bans to safety requirements and permit issues, sparking a blistering dissent from Justice Clarence Thomas who accused his fellow justices of "looking the other way" on Second Amendment cases.

Supreme Court Delivers Surprise Victory For Gay Rights

Court rules civil rights law covers LGBT workers

Kevin Daley
June 15, 2020 11:00 AM

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a federal civil rights law written in the 1960s also covers gay and transgender workers, delivering a significant and surprising victory for LGBT rights.

Police Reform Faces Key Test at Supreme Court

Kevin Daley
June 13, 2020 12:00 PM

The new national push to reform police practices will face an early test at the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, as the justices decide whether to revisit a legal rule that protects police officers from lawsuits involving constitutional violations.

Supreme Court Turns Down Free Speech Challenge to Mandatory Bar Dues, Membership

Kevin Daley
June 1, 2020 5:06 PM

The Supreme Court declined to take up a First Amendment challenge on Monday to the so-called integrated bar, which requires attorneys in 30 states to join a bar association and pay fees as a condition of practicing law.