The Supreme Court ruled Monday the states and federal government can separately charge someone with the same crime, calming fears from Trump critics who worried the justices would create a window for the president to abuse his pardon powers. Published June 17, 2019
The Supreme Court delivered victory to yet another Christian bakery Monday, erasing a lower court's ruling that had upheld penalties on the owners of an Oregon bakery who refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding. Published June 17, 2019
When the Supreme Court ruled in 2013 against a company that tried to patent a diagnostic screening method for mutated genes that lead to breast cancer, it opened a golden age for testing. Published June 16, 2019
Public employees in New Jersey want to put their state on a collision course with the Supreme Court, saying a new law forcing them to pay union dues if they don't quickly withdraw from the union contradicts a ruling the high court justices issued last year. Published June 12, 2019
Another vacancy will soon open on the famously liberal federal appeals court on the West Coast, and the jockeying among conservatives to advance a favorite nominee has already begun. Published June 12, 2019
President Trump's pick for a federal judgeship in Michigan withdrew his nomination after complaints from a conservative senator that he compared a Catholic family's beliefs to racism, two sources familiar with the confirmation process said Tuesday. Published June 11, 2019
The artist who created Pepe the Frog settled a lawsuit Monday against right-wing figure Alex Jones and his website Infowars, which agreed to stop selling images of Pepe and to turn over money earned from previous sales. Published June 10, 2019
The Supreme Court rejected a case Monday brought by an atheist who wanted to scrub "In God We Trust," the U.S. motto, from the nation's currency, claiming it was an entanglement of state and religion. Published June 10, 2019
Michael Samra's case is raising questions about the legal system, liability for crimes and whether the bright line of 18 makes sense given modern understanding of psychology. Published June 9, 2019
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggested Friday that the Supreme Court is deeply divided as it closes out its 2018-2019 term this month, with a series of high-profile cases on the 2020 census and political gerrymandering poised to be released. Published June 7, 2019
A Christian florist is appealing to the Supreme Court after Washington state's highest court ruled against her for refusing to create floral arrangements for a same-sex wedding, saying it violated her faith. Published June 6, 2019
Democratic senators on Wednesday defended their decision to ask President Trump's Catholic judicial nominees about their beliefs, saying it's fair to ask whether they can separate their religious faiths from their jobs as judges. Published June 5, 2019
As the Supreme Court sprints to the end of the 2018-2019 term this month, it is facing decisions in cases that could fundamentally rewrite the way elections are conducted. Published June 3, 2019
A curious amount of the high court's business has been consumed with refereeing such definitional battles since the justices ruled in 2015 that the Armed Career Criminal Act was overly broad. Published June 3, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a right-wing provocateur who had sought to post throughout Metro advertisements depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Published June 3, 2019
Philadelphia's Catholic Social Services says it wants to keep working with foster care families — but it will take intervention by the Supreme Court to make it happen. Published June 2, 2019
Alabama executed Christopher Lee Price late Thursday night, sparking a stern warning from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer, who said Price's death should be an invitation to rethink the practice altogether. Published May 31, 2019
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley said Friday he'll oppose any judicial nominee he deems hostile to religious liberty, objecting in particular to one of the president's picks who is representing a city that's fighting a Catholic couple in court. Published May 31, 2019
The Supreme Court said Tuesday it won't hear a challenge to a Pennsylvania school system's transgender bathroom policy, leaving in place rules that allow some transgender students to use restrooms and locker rooms of their preference. Published May 28, 2019
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld an Indiana law that requires aborted fetal remains to be given burial or cremation, ruling the state has a valid interest in governing how the remains are handled. Published May 28, 2019
