The Supreme Court opens its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealers
The Supreme Court has opened its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealers and rejections of hundreds of appeals, including one from an attorney who pushed a plan to keep former President Donald Trump in power.
Judge overseeing case to remove Trump from ballot agrees to order banning threats and intimidation
The Colorado judge overseeing the lawsuit attempting to bar former President Donald Trump from The White House using a rare constitutional clause has issued an order prohibiting threats and intimidation regarding the case.
Alabama asks US Supreme Court again to intervene in redistricting case
Alabama has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let it keep Republican-drawn congressional lines in place as the state continues to fight a directive to create a second district where Black voters constitute a majority or close to it.
Judges reject Alabamaโs congressional lines, will draw new districts to increase Black voting power
A three-judge panel has blocked Alabamaโs new congressional map after lawmakers failed to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority, as suggested by the court.
Ohio votes on abortion rights this fall. Misinformation about the proposal is already spreading
A ballot measure in Ohio that would guarantee access to abortion rights is fueling misleading claims about how the proposal could influence abortion care, gender-related health care and parental consent in the state.
Federal judges question Alabamaโs new congressional map, lack of 2nd majority-Black district
A panel of federal judges on Monday began a review Alabamaโs redrawn congressional map which opponents argue blatantly defies the courtโs mandate to create a second district where Black voters have an opportunity to influence the outcome of an election.
Supreme Court blocks, for now, OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would shield Sacklers
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids.
Appeals court rules against longstanding drug user gun ban cited in Hunter Biden case
A federal appeals court has ruled that drug users shouldnโt automatically be banned from having guns, marking the latest sign of upheaval in the nationโs firearm legal landscape and raising questions about a law cited in the case against Hunter Biden.
Plaintiffs in voting rights case urge judges to toss Alabama's new congressional map
Civil rights groups urged three federal judges to reject Alabamaโs newly drawn congressional districts, saying state Republicans prioritized partisan concerns over compliance with a court order to draw lines that are fair to Black voters.
After court ruling, Alabama GOP criticized for rejecting 2nd majority-Black congressional district
Alabama Republicans have advanced proposals to boost the number of Black voters in one of the stateโs congressional districts, but critics say they're floating a court order to create a second majority-Black district or something close to it.
GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy lists Senators Cruz, Lee as possible Supreme Court picks
A biotech entrepreneur and Republican presidential hopeful says he'd consider Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah among several possible conservative candidates should he get to nominate someone to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Inside the APโs investigation into the ethics practices of the Supreme Court justices
An Associated Press examination of the ethics practices of the U.S. Supreme Court relied on documents obtained from more than 100 public records requests to public colleges, universities and other institutions that have hosted the justices over the past decade.
Wider than websites? LGBTQ+ advocates fear broader discrimination after Supreme Court ruling
A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing a Colorado Christian graphic artist to refuse to work on wedding websites for same-sex couples has LGBTQ+ people across the country worried about broader consequences.
Supreme Court lets stand ruling that protects people with gender dysphoria under disability law
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a first-of-its-kind ruling from a federal appeals court that found people with gender dysphoria are entitled to the protections of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Mississippi's Jim Crow-era ban on voting after some felonies
The U.S. Supreme Court says it will not stop Mississippi from removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies โ a practice that originated in the Jim Crow era with the intent of stopping Black men from influencing elections.
Virginia high school admissions case could be legal follow-up to affirmative action ruling
A federal appeals courtโs ruling last month about the admissions policy at an elite public high school in northern Virginia may provide a vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to flesh out the intended scope of its ruling banning affirmative action in college admissions.
Wisconsin Republicans look for rebound, Democrats stay on offensive as 2024 fights loom
Wisconsin Republicans still reeling from an April election that saw conservatives lose majority control of the state Supreme Court hope to use their upcoming state convention to unify and refocus on the looming presidential race in which Wisconsin will once again be a battleground.
Wyoming abortion clinic opens despite arson, legal obstacles
Wyomingโs first full-service abortion clinic in years defiantly opened Thursday despite an arson attack that ravaged it last year and legal obstacles that could shut it down with some of the toughest abortion restrictions in the U.S. Wellspring Health Access's opening means women in the state now have a second resource for abortion care, including the first clinic to offer surgical abortions in Wyoming in at least a decade.
Democratic senators urge chief justice to probe Thomas trips
Senate Democrats are calling on U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to open an investigation into the undisclosed acceptance of luxury trips taken by Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife that were paid for by a Republican megadonor.