US President Joe Biden has unveiled a sweeping proposal to reform the Supreme Court, calling on lawmakers to establish term limits and form an ethics code “to restore trust and accountability” on its nine justices.The conservative-leaning court has become a political battlefield in recent years, with its nine justices – unelected and able to serve […]
An obscure Revolutionary War-era flag emblazoned with a pine tree has drawn renewed attention amid reports that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flew the “Appeal to Heaven” flag above his New Jersey beach house in the past year. The “Appeal to Heaven” flag, also known as the “Pine Tree Flag,” features a rudimentary evergreen tree […]
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for the most consequential case in decades concerning the rights of people experiencing homelessness. In Grants Pass v. Johnson, the Supreme Court will decide whether it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment to fine, ticket, or jail someone for sleeping outside on public property if they have […]
Student loan borrowers are anxiously awaiting the Supreme Court’s decision on whether President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan will stand, and the ruling could drop as early as Today. The high court is currently weighing whether the Biden administration can move forward with its contested plan to forgive up to $10,000 in federal student loan […]
Former President Donald Trump made only passing, indirect references to abortion Friday night at his first rally since a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade sent Democrats and Republicans scrambling to fine tune their messaging on the issue ahead of the midterms. In a roughly 80-minute speech outside Pittsburgh to […]
A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared poised to consider setting new limits on the right to abortion during oral arguments Wednesday over a Mississippi law that takes direct aim at the landmark 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. The Mississippi law at issue, which bans virtually all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, conflicts […]
The Supreme Court seemed wary of a New York law that strictly limits the carrying of guns outside the home during arguments Wednesday in the first major Second Amendment clash in more than a decade. The conservative majority court posed sharp questions about the constitutionality of the New York regulation, which gives government officials broad […]
The U.S. Supreme Court is due to hand down a major ruling on American’s Second Amendment rights. The court recently announced it will hear a case soon, which could potentially increase the number of people able to carry a gun in public. According to gun rights advocates, a favorable ruling by the Supreme Court would […]
The Supreme Court on Monday sided with law enforcement in a pair of cases that implicated “qualified immunity,” the controversial legal doctrine that gives police broad protection from lawsuits. In a pair of unsigned summary rulings issued without noted dissent, the justices reversed two federal appeals courts that had permitted excessive force lawsuits to proceed […]
A group of New York City public school teachers who refuse COVID-19 inoculation have asked the Supreme Court to block a vaccine mandate set to take effect Friday. The teachers, who expressed various reasons for refusing to vaccinate, are united in their view that New York City’s public health measure runs afoul of the law. […]
A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday night refused to block a Texas law that bans most abortions, leaving the country’s most restrictive abortion measure intact. Just before midnight, the court denied an emergency request from abortion providers to block the law, issuing a 5-4 ruling with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the court’s three […]
Congress has blocked federal dollars from paying for abortion coverage for decades now. But that could change if pro-choice Democrats have their way. It’s not a surprise that money dictates policy in Washington. Want to understand how a given lawmaker or presidential administration feels about a particular issue? Look to how much money – or […]
