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March 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM

Supreme Court grapples with role of race in Louisiana election map dispute

The Supreme Court grappled with whether or not to send Louisiana legislators back to the drawing board in a high-stakes dispute over its congressional districts.
March 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2024.
March 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM

Louisiana redistricting dispute heads to Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a Louisiana case over how the state’s congressional districts were drawn after the 2020 census.
March 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
VIDEO: Louisiana redistricting dispute heads to Supreme Court
March 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Trump asks Supreme Court to block reinstatement of fired probationary employees

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court for an emergency stay of a judge's order that 16,000 terminated federal probationary employees be reinstated.
March 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024.
March 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM

Justice Amy Coney Barrett's memoir will give readers an inside account of the court

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has a book coming out in September that her publisher is billing as an invitation for “readers to see the Supreme Court through the lens of her experience.”
March 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This combination of images shows cover art for "Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution," left and a portrait of Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett at the Supreme Court building in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. (Sentinel Books via AP, left, and AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
March 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM

Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Trump over comments on federal judge

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts appeared to push back against calls from President Donald Trump to impeach judges whose rulings conflicted with the Trump administration's deportation plans.
March 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
VIDEO: Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Trump over comments on federal judge
March 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM

Trump continues to call for judge's impeachment after chief justice's rebuke

President Donald Trump continued his calls to impeach the judge who put a hold on his deportation flights of noncitizens alleged to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang.
March 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
President Donald Trump greets Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts as he arrives to speak during an address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025.
March 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM

Supreme Court's John Roberts pushes back on Trump's attacks on judges

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts provided a statement calling President Donald Trump's calls to impeach judges whose rulings he disagrees with "not an appropriate response."
March 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts provided a statement calling President Donald Trump's calls to impeach judges whose rulings he disagrees with "not an appropriate response."
March 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM

Obama attorney general endorses candidate in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Eric Holder will be campaigning in support of Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford, according to the National Democratic Redistricting Committee.
March 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Eric Holder attends Lambda Legal Hosts 2024 National Liberty Awards, May 30, 2024, in New York.
March 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene on blocks to his birthright citizenship order

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to significantly narrow nationwide injunctions blocking his order redefining birthright citizenship in the U.S.
March 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, June 29, 2024.
March 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM

Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s sister targeted in bomb threat: Police

Police closed several roads in a Charleston, South Carolina, neighborhood on Monday as they investigated the threat.
March 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Police closed several roads in a Charleston, South Carolina, neighborhood on Monday as they investigated the threat.
March 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM

Supreme Court justice's sister receives bomb threat at her home: Police

The sister of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was targeted with a bomb threat on March 8, according to the Charleston Police Department.
March 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A robot checks the mailbox of Amanda Coney Williams, sister of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, after she was targeted in an email sent to an employee of the Charleston County Sheriff's Office claiming a pipe bomb had been put in her mailbox.
March 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM

North Dakota Legislature close to asking SCOTUS to undo same-sex marriage ruling

North Dakota lawmakers are close to making their state the first to tell the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
March 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM
North Dakota Republican Rep. Bill Tveit listens to a question during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his resolution, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
March 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM

Supreme Court to hear challenge to 'conversion therapy' ban

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging a Colorado law that bans "conversion therapy" for minors -- a discredited practice that aims to change sexual orientation or gender identity.
March 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging a Colorado law that bans "conversion therapy" for minors -- a discredited practice that aims to change sexual orientation or gender identity.
March 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM

Porn industry, parent groups clash over online age-verification laws

The debate over widespread availability of pornography in America will soon enter a new phase as the Supreme Court decides whether states can require online age checks.
March 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The adult entertainment industry has taken its legal fight against state online age verification laws to the U.S. Supreme Court.
March 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Supreme Court rules Trump administration must unfreeze foreign aid payments

ABC News’ Katherine Faulders breaks down the latest ruling from the Supreme Court and other legal challenges against the Trump administration.
March 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court rules Trump administration must unfreeze foreign aid payments
March 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM

Supreme Court rules Trump administration must unfreeze foreign aid payments

A divided Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration must pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance funds to nonprofit aid groups.
March 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2024.
March 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM

Supreme Court takes on dispute over nuclear waste storage sites

The Supreme Court will decide a high-stakes dispute over the storage of highly toxic nuclear waste at privately run U.S. facilities far from reactors.
March 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A view of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.. June 29, 2024.
March 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM

Supreme Court likely to shoot down Mexico's $10B lawsuit against US gun makers

The Supreme Court appears likely to block a historic $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gun makers brought by the government of Mexico.
March 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Weapons seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection during southbound inspections are displayed at the Port of Nogales, Ariz. Undated file photo.
March 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM

Supreme Court battle spotlights guns trafficked from US into Mexico

In a historic case, the Supreme Court is considering whether American gun manufacturers can be held liable for gun violence in Mexico.
March 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Weapons seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection during southbound inspections are displayed at the Port of Nogales, Ariz. Undated file photo.
March 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Supreme Court hears arguments in case involving guns trafficked from US into Mexico

In a historic case on Tuesday, the Supreme Court will consider whether American gun manufacturers can be held liable for allegedly “aiding and abetting” the illicit flow of weapons across the border.
March 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court hears arguments in case involving guns trafficked from US into Mexico
1 month ago

SCOTUS grants Trump administration’s request for hold in foreign aid payment

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily delayed a court-mandated deadline requiring the Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion to contracted aid organizations for work they already completed.
1 month ago
VIDEO: SCOTUS grants Trump administration’s request for hold in foreign aid payment
1 month ago

Supreme Court finds 'radical agreement' in employment discrimination case

The Supreme Court seemed to find common ground in a high-profile case brought by a straight woman alleging "reverse" job discrimination in favor of gay people.
1 month ago
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, July 19, 2024.
1 month ago

Woman takes 'reverse discrimination' case to Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear Marlean Ames' bid to revive a lawsuit against her employer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on sex and sexual orientation.
1 month ago
The Supreme Court will hear Marlean Ames' bid to revive a lawsuit against her employer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on sex and sexual orientation.
1 month ago

Woman takes 'reverse' discrimination case to SCOTUS over hiring of gay co-workers

The Supreme Court is considering a case of “reverse discrimination” and the standard of proof under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
1 month ago
A view of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.. June 29, 2024.
1 month ago

Supreme Court orders new trial for Richard Glossip after decades on death row

The Supreme Court ordered that an Oklahoma man convicted of murder, Richard Glossip, who has been scheduled for execution nine times, must now receive a new trial.
1 month ago
This photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Richard Glossip on Feb. 19, 2021.
1 month ago

Death row inmate scheduled for execution 9 times wins new trial

Richard Glossip was convicted of ordering the killing of his boss, Barry Van Treese, in 1996, but Supreme Court justices agree that prosecutors knowingly allowed false witness testimony at his trial.
1 month ago
Richard Glossip was convicted of ordering the killing of his boss, Barry Van Treese, in 1996, but Supreme Court justices agree that prosecutors knowingly allowed false testimony from a witness at his trial.
1 month ago

Supreme Court orders new trial for Richard Glossip after decades on death row

The high court ruled that Glossip, 62, must now receive a new trial because errors committed by prosecutors violated his constitutional rights. ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Supreme Court orders new trial for Richard Glossip after decades on death row
1 month ago

Supreme Court hears arguments in Texas death row case

Ruben Gutierrez, sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison, is suing for access to DNA testing. ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Supreme Court hears arguments in Texas death row case
2 months ago

What to know about the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.
2 months ago
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.
2 months ago

TikTok says it will be 'forced to go dark' unless it gets 'definitive' statement

TikTok faces a ban on Sunday, unless it cuts ties with parent company ByteDance.
2 months ago
The TikTok logo is pictured outside the company's U.S. main office in Culver City, Calif., Sept. 15, 2020.
2 months ago

Why the Supreme Court tends to release unpopular decisions late in its term

The Supreme Court tends to release unpopular opinions later in its term.
2 months ago
The Supreme Court tends to release unpopular decisions later in its term.
2 months ago

What Supreme Court ruling means for future of TikTok

ABC News’ Devin Dwyer and Elizabeth Schulze, as well as ABC News contributor Channa Lloyd, discuss the ruling involving the social media platform.
2 months ago
VIDEO: What Supreme Court ruling means for future of TikTok
2 months ago

Supreme Court appears inclined to uphold age mandate for porn sites

The Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to state laws requiring online age verification for websites hosting explicit adult content.
2 months ago
A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, June 1, 2024.
2 months ago

Supreme Court hears pornography age verification case

The Supreme Court heard a case on Wednesday centered on a Texas measure that would require sites with adult content to implement a system to check a user's government ID.
2 months ago
Supreme Court hears pornography age verification case
2 months ago

Porn site case taken up by Supreme Court

Critics claim that the new Texas law, which requires porn site visitors to undergo an age-verification process to prove they’re 18 or older, would burden adults’ access to protected speech.
2 months ago
Critics claim that the new Texas law, which requires porn site visitors to undergo an age-verification process to prove they’re 18 or older, would burden adults’ access to protected speech.
2 months ago

Supreme Court hears porn sites' bid to strike down online age-verification laws

The Supreme Court will decide whether laws requiring adult entertainment websites to conduct electronic age verification violate the First Amendment.
2 months ago
The Pornhub logo displays on a smartphone screen, Sept. 23, 2024.
2 months ago

SCOTUS likely to uphold TikTok ban

Mike Muse and Kim Whele discuss the Supreme Court's possible ruling and what it might mean for Americans.
2 months ago
SCOTUS likely to uphold TikTok ban
2 months ago

Supreme Court weighs fate of TikTok ban in US

ABC News’ Perry Russom reports what it means for millions of TikTok users as the nine justices on the Supreme Court weigh in days before the U.S ban on the app could take effect.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Supreme Court weighs fate of TikTok ban in US
2 months ago

Supreme Court weighs fate of TikTok days before ban on app to take effect

The future of TikTok in the U.S. hangs in the balance at the Supreme Court on Friday as the justices heard a last-ditch challenge to a law that would ban the video-sharing app.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Supreme Court weighs fate of TikTok days before ban on app to take effect
3 months ago

Supreme Court hears arguments over law banning TikTok 

TikTok's future in the U.S. is in question as the Supreme Court hears a challenge to a law that would ban the video-sharing app unless its Chinese-based parent company sells its stake.
3 months ago
VIDEO:  Supreme Court hears arguments over law banning TikTok 
3 months ago

SCOTUS to hear oral arguments about law banning TikTok

The Supreme Court will hear a last-ditch challenge to a law that would ban the video-sharing app in nine days unless its Chinese-based parent company sells its stake.
3 months ago
VIDEO: SCOTUS to hear oral arguments about law banning TikTok
3 months ago

Top House Democrat asks Alito to recuse himself from Trump case after phone call

Top House Judiciary Committee Democrat urges Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from Trump hush money sentencing after a call between Trump and Alito.
3 months ago
Rep. Jamie Raskin the ranking member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, talks with reporters at the Capitol, Dec. 19, 2024.
3 months ago

Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to avoid hush money sentencing

Supreme Court narrowly denied President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay his criminal hush money sentencing, clearing the way for him to be sentenced Friday in New York.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to avoid hush money sentencing
3 months ago

Trump speaks with Justice Alito amid push to halt criminal sentencing

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Trump Tuesday to recommend a former law clerk for a job in the new administration, ABC News has learned.
3 months ago
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Trump Tuesday to recommend a former law clerk for a job in the new administration, ABC News has learned.
3 months ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to block his criminal hush money sentencing

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the Jan. 10 sentencing in his New York criminal hush money case.
3 months ago
Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton on June 24, 2023, in Washington, D.C.
3 months ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to block his criminal hush money sentencing

ABC News’ Aaron Katersky and Selina Wang discuss the latest filing from President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok sale deadline

Constitutional law expert Robert McWhirter discusses President-elect Donald Trump’s request to the Supreme Court to delay the deadline for the sale of TikTok.
3 months ago
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok sale deadline
3 months ago

Battle over TikTok heads to Supreme Court

The justices have agreed to hear the social media app’s challenge to a law that could ban it in the U.S. starting next month.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Battle over TikTok heads to Supreme Court
3 months ago

Supreme Court to hear arguments over TikTok ban on Jan. 10

The platform asked the court to step in before a Jan. 19 ban goes into effect.
3 months ago
The Supreme Court is seen at sundown in Washington, Nov. 6, 2020.
3 months ago

Supreme Court to take up TikTok Case

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Jan. 10 over TikTok's effort to block a federal ban of the platform if it's not sold by Jan. 19.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Supreme Court to take up TikTok Case