Texas Supreme Court allows state to pursue gender-transition child-abuse investigations
The Texas Supreme Court has lifted a halt on state child abuse investigations when minors undergo gender-transition treatment. Published May 13, 2022
The Texas Supreme Court has lifted a halt on state child abuse investigations when minors undergo gender-transition treatment. Published May 13, 2022
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin requested an expanded security perimeter around the Fairfax County residences of three Supreme Court justices amid concern over pro-choice protests outside the homes. Published May 11, 2022
More than three-fourths of voters say publishing the home addresses of Supreme Court justices is wrong and not an acceptable way of protesting the possible overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision, which made abortion a national right. Published May 10, 2022
The Supreme Court's reputation has been badly bruised after the historic leak of a draft opinion suggesting the majority of justices would overturn abortion rights last week, according to former law clerks from both wings of the bench. Published May 10, 2022
Liberal activists protesting at Catholic churches on Mother's Day could run into some legal trouble, according to a lawyer and Catholic consultant. Published May 7, 2022
A federal judge on Friday tossed former President Donald Trump's lawsuit against Twitter, rejecting the former president's request to have his social media account reinstated. Published May 7, 2022
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas declared the high court won't be "bullied" on Friday, briefly referencing the unprecedented leak of a draft opinion suggesting the justices are poised to overturn Roe v Wade, the 1973 case giving women a national right to an abortion. Published May 7, 2022
A crucial part of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s draft majority opinion dismantling the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision came at the back end, with a 31-page appendix detailing myriad state abortion bans in effect at the time the court ruled, including some on the books since the early 19th century. Published May 6, 2022
A former death row inmate who was freed after 32 years behind bars in Florida now faces a return to prison after a three-judge appellate panel reinstated a murder conviction that a lower court judge vacated in 2018. Published May 5, 2022
A federal judge in Florida recently ruled that the Biden administration's transportation mask mandate is lawful -- less than two weeks after another federal judge from the same state had struck it down as government overreach. Published May 4, 2022
Former Attorney General William Barr said the leaker who gave the media a copy of the high court's draft opinion gutting the landmark Roe v. Wade decision could have committed obstruction of justice. Published May 3, 2022
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Tuesday ordered an investigation into the leak of a draft opinion that would overrule the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion. He called the unprecedented breach "egregious." Published May 3, 2022
Progressive advocacy groups renewed calls to pack the Supreme Court this week after a leak of a draft opinion was published Monday night, suggesting the high court is poised to overturn the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade. Published May 3, 2022
Experts on government leaks and the Supreme Court say that whoever leaked a draft opinion indicating the high court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade might not face criminal charges but could lose their legal career as a result of the breach. Published May 3, 2022
The Supreme Court announced Tuesday a draft opinion leaked to the press on Monday night overruling Roe v. Wade is authentic but not the court's final ruling. Published May 3, 2022
The U.S. Capitol Police announced Tuesday they are increasing security around the Supreme Court after a draft opinion for overruling the landmark Roe v. Wade decision was leaked late Monday. Published May 3, 2022
Sen. Sherrod Brown blamed the conservative majority on the Supreme Court Tuesday for the unprecedented leak of a draft opinion that would gut the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Published May 3, 2022
A unanimous Supreme Court delivered a win Monday for a Christian group wanting to fly its flag outside Boston's City Hall, ruling that the city's policy unfairly discriminated against religious groups' First Amendment rights. Published May 2, 2022
A conservative judge running for a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court says the state bar association has threatened him with a "Not Recommended" rating if he doesn't fill out its "political" questionnaire on diversity and LGBT issues. Published May 1, 2022
The Department of Justice sued former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort on Thursday, seeking to collect nearly $3 million after he allegedly failed to report financial interests in foreign bank accounts in a timely manner. Published April 29, 2022