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January 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM

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.
January 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The TikTok logo is pictured outside the company's U.S. main office in Culver City, Calif., Sept. 15, 2020.
January 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM

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.
January 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Supreme Court tends to release unpopular decisions later in its term.
January 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM

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.
January 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
VIDEO: What Supreme Court ruling means for future of TikTok
January 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM

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.
January 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, June 1, 2024.
January 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM

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.
January 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Supreme Court hears pornography age verification case
January 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM

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.
January 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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.
January 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM

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.
January 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The Pornhub logo displays on a smartphone screen, Sept. 23, 2024.
January 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM

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.
January 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
SCOTUS likely to uphold TikTok ban
January 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM

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.
January 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
VIDEO: Supreme Court weighs fate of TikTok ban in US
January 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM

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.
January 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court weighs fate of TikTok days before ban on app to take effect
January 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM

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.
January 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
VIDEO:  Supreme Court hears arguments over law banning TikTok 
January 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM

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.
January 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
VIDEO: SCOTUS to hear oral arguments about law banning TikTok
January 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM

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.
January 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Rep. Jamie Raskin the ranking member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, talks with reporters at the Capitol, Dec. 19, 2024.
January 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM

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.
January 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to avoid hush money sentencing
January 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM

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.
January 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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.
January 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM

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.
January 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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.
January 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM

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.
January 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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December 29, 2024 at 2:00 AM

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.
December 29, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok sale deadline
1 month 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.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Battle over TikTok heads to Supreme Court
1 month 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.
1 month ago
The Supreme Court is seen at sundown in Washington, Nov. 6, 2020.
1 month 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.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Supreme Court to take up TikTok Case
1 month ago

Supreme Court hears oil railway case while TikTok files emergency motion

ABC News’ Devin Dwyer discusses the latest legal news out of the high court.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Supreme Court hears oil railway case while TikTok files emergency motion
1 month ago

TikTok appeals to Supreme Court

The app is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the ban taking effect next month.
1 month ago
VIDEO: TikTok appeals to Supreme Court
1 month ago

Protests outside of Supreme Court capture growing fears for transgender Americans

ABC News spoke with protesters, including Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr, about the Supreme Court case concerning gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
1 month ago
Attorney and transgender rights activist Chase Strangio speaks to supporters outside of the Supreme Court, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington.
1 month ago

Tennessee attorney general defends trans ban in front of SCOTUS

Jonathan Skrmetti argued his case in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, defending Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Tennessee attorney general defends trans ban in front of SCOTUS
1 month ago

SCOTUS hears arguments over transgender care for minors

Three families and a doctor, supported by the Biden administration, are challenging a Tennessee law that bans procedures like hormone therapies and puberty blockers for minors.
1 month ago
VIDEO: SCOTUS hears arguments over transgender care for minors
1 month ago

Transgender teen implores Supreme Court to strike Tennessee gender-affirming care ban

Tennessee family wants Supreme Court to strike down ban on gender-affirming treatments for minors on the grounds of sex discrimination and violating parental rights.
1 month ago
LW, who asked not to show her face, is a 16-year-old transgender teenager challenging Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical treatments that have improved her quality of life.
2 months ago

Landmark Supreme Court case weighs gender-affirming care for trans kids

Sarah Kate Ellis, President of GLAAD, discussed the landmark Supreme Court case that weighs gender-affirming care for trans kids.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Landmark Supreme Court case weighs gender-affirming care for trans kids
2 months ago

Supreme Court divided over FDA block on kid-friendly flavored vapes

With e-cigarette sales booming, the Supreme Court heard arguments over whether the FDA unlawfully blocked approval of more than a million new flavored nicotine products.
2 months ago
 In this undated file photo, the Supreme Court of the United States is shown in Washington, D.C.
2 months ago

SCOTUS weighs FDA block on flavored vapes

With e-cigarette sales booming, the Supreme Court will decide whether the FDA unlawfully blocked approval of more than a million new flavored nicotine products.
2 months ago
With e-cigarette sales booming, the Supreme Court will decide whether the FDA unlawfully blocked approval of more than a million new flavored nicotine products.
2 months ago

SCOTUS rejects Mark Meadows' bid to move Georgia election case into federal court

The Supreme Court has rejected a request from former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his Georgia election interference case from state court into federal court.
2 months ago
In this Oct. 21, 2020 file photo White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to reporters following a television interview, outside the White House in Washington.
2 months ago

Sotomayor has no plans to resign from Supreme Court, sources say

Despite speculation in liberal legal circles and talk among Democratic senators of urging Justice Sonia Sotomayor to resign, sources close to her say she has no plans to.
2 months ago
Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of The Supreme Court of the United States, at Zarzuela Palace on March 04, 2024 in Madrid.
2 months ago

How Trump’s re-election could impact the Supreme Court

ABC News contributor Kate Shaw breaks down how a second Trump term could impact the Supreme Court and future appointments.
2 months ago
VIDEO: How Trump’s re-election could impact the Supreme Court
3 months ago

Supreme Court could play a decisive role in the election this November

ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports on the latest election-related Supreme Court cases on “This Week Live.”
3 months ago
Supreme Court could play a decisive role in the election this November
3 months ago

US Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge suspected non-citizens from voting rolls

ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports on the high court’s ruling to block an order from a federal judge that would have reinstated some 1,600 individuals to Virginia's registered voter count.
3 months ago
VIDEO: US Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge suspected non-citizens from voting rolls
3 months ago

Supreme Court takes up medical marijuana case

ABC News senior Washington reporter Devin Dwyer discusses the latest case to come before the high court.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Supreme Court takes up medical marijuana case
3 months ago

Supreme Court to hear Oklahoma death penalty appeal from Richard Glossip

In a dramatic case from Oklahoma, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a man must be executed even though the state calls his prosecution "deeply flawed."
3 months ago
VIDEO: Supreme Court to hear Oklahoma death penalty appeal from Richard Glossip
3 months ago

Supreme Court to hear 'remarkable' Oklahoma death penalty appeal from Richard Glossip

In a dramatic case from Oklahoma, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a man must be executed even though the state calls his prosecution "deeply flawed."
3 months ago
This photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Richard Glossip on Feb. 19, 2021.
3 months ago

Supreme Court to consider rules curbing access to ghost guns

ABC News senior Washington reporter Devin Dwyer discusses the latest case to come before the high court.
3 months ago
Supreme Court to consider rules curbing access to ghost guns
3 months ago

Supreme Court's new term takes on ghost guns, porn access and trans care bans

The U.S. Supreme Court begins a fraught new term on Monday with the nation deeply divided over its recent rulings and skeptical of the justices’ ethics and impartiality.
3 months ago
A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, June 1, 2024.
3 months ago

Supreme Court set to begin new term with major cases ahead

The justices are set to decide whether the medical restriction for gender affirming care for minors is discriminatory. Plus, all eyes on whether there could be a case dealing with election rules.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Supreme Court set to begin new term with major cases ahead
3 months ago

Supreme Court set to begin new term with high-profile cases

The Supreme Court will begin its new term on Monday with the justices considering a number of high-profile cases, including cases dealing with transgender care bans and "ghost guns."
3 months ago
VIDEO: Supreme Court set to begin new term with high-profile cases
4 months ago

How the US Supreme Court could get involved in the 2024 presidential election

The Supreme Court could play a critical role in how some 2024 presidential ballots are cast and counted and, potentially, how contested election results are certified.
4 months ago
A view of the Supreme Court Building during sunrise on Sept. 5, 2024 in Washington, DC.
4 months ago

Justice Thomas faces new recusal demand after wife's message to conservative group

A message from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' wife, Ginni, to the leader of a religious liberty organization has triggered new calls for his recusal from cases.
4 months ago
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Virginia Thomas arrive at the Heritage Foundation, Oct. 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
4 months ago

Colleges see potential impacts in diversity after affirmative action eliminated

More than one year after the Supreme Court set new limits on affirmative action, the results of the controversial decision are beginning to trickle in.
4 months ago
Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus.
5 months ago

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson weighs in on SCOTUS presidential immunity ruling

Jackson explains her dissenting opinion in the 6-3 presidential immunity case and the importance of the court remaining apolitical.
5 months ago
VIDEO: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson weighs in on SCOTUS presidential immunity ruling
5 months ago

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson talks making history on the Supreme Court

Jackson shares how she’s reflecting on her journey to becoming the first Black woman to be appointed to the nation’s highest court in her new memoir, "Lovely One."
5 months ago
VIDEO: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson talks making history on the Supreme Court
5 months ago

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson addresses low public approval of the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court justice reveals how her daughter with autism supported her appointment and shares her view on proposed reforms to the court.
5 months ago
VIDEO: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson addresses low public approval of the Supreme Court
5 months ago

Supreme Court keeps Biden student loan plan on hold

The Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan must stay on hold pending legal challenges.
5 months ago
VIDEO: Supreme Court keeps Biden student loan plans on hold
5 months ago

SCOTUS declines to reinstate Biden administration student debt cancellation plan

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to reinstate the Biden administration’s latest plan to cancel student debt, with millions of borrowers now in limbo while lawsuits work their way through the courts.
5 months ago
VIDEO: SCOTUS declines to reinstate Biden administration student debt cancellation plan