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Remembering a life of service

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died in Florida after suffering a stroke. He was 99 years old. ABC News' Kenneth Moton reports.

Justice Stevens remembered for 'transcending partisanship'

Kate Shaw, ABC News' Supreme Court contributor, looks back on clerking for Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who died at age 99 this week.

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99

The retired Supreme Court justice, who was named to the court by President Gerald Ford in 1975, died in Fort Lauderdale from complications after suffering a stroke on July 15.

Retired supreme court justice John Paul Stevens dies at age 99

John Paul Stevens emerged as the Supreme Court's leading liberal who served 35 years on the nation's highest court.

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99

Supreme Court won't revive Alabama effort to ban second-trimester D&E abortions

The Supreme Court refused to review a lower court ruling striking down Alabama's ban on the dilation and evacuation method for second-trimester abortions.

Trump fights back after Supreme Court rejects census citizen question

The administration had planned to add a question to the 2020 U.S. Census, asking every person living in the U.S. whether they are citizens.

SCOTUS rules to block citizenship question in end-of-term decision

The Supreme Court also ruled federal courts have no role in policing gerrymandering.

Supreme Court blocks Trump on census citizenship question, he calls ruling 'ridiculous'

The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, has blocked the Trump administration's effort to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census.

Justices rule courts cannot police partisan gerrymandering

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that federal courts have no role to play in partisan redistricting cases.

Justices rule courts cannot police partisan gerrymandering

The decision takes the courts out of the business of policing the politics of gerrymandering, and leaves to the states and Congress the responsibility to regulate the practice legislatively.

Supreme Court strikes down Tennessee liquor sales law in win for big retailers

The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a Tennessee liquor sales law in a win for big retailers and likely for consumers.

In blow to FOIA advocates, Supreme Court blocks South Dakota newspaper from 'confidential' food stamp data

The Supreme Court on Monday dealt a blow to advocates of greater access to public information, ruling the government does not have to turn over private food stamp data.

Supreme Court sides with designer over allegedly offensive trademark

The Supreme Court on Monday said a law barring the "FUCT" trademark violates the First Amendment.

After blacks kicked off his juries, Mississippi death row inmate wins at Supreme Court

After black people were kicked off his juries, a Mississippi death row inmate won at the Supreme Court on Friday.

Supreme Court rules cross statue constitutional

In a rare move, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg read her dissent from the bench.

Supreme Court allows war cross memorial to stand as symbol of 'sacrifice'

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a war memorial cross in Maryland to stand calling it symbol of "sacrifice." Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg strongly dissented.

Supreme Court justices hand down decisions

The high court ruled on a same-sex marriage cake case and upheld the "separate sovereigns" exception to double jeopardy cases.

Democrats in Virginia win at Supreme Court in racial gerrymandering case

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal from Virginia’s House of Delegates which sought to reinstate the state’s legislative map struck down for racial gerrymandering.

Supreme Court says states can continue to prosecute for same crime as federal government

The Supreme Court said states can continue to prosecute for the same crime as the federal government, in a case that could have expanded the presidential pardon power.

Supreme Court engages on same-sex marriage cake case, hands win to baker, for now

The Supreme Court on Monday engaged on a major religious liberty case involving same-sex marriage, but sidestepped the issue of alleged religion-based discrimination.

Justice Ginsburg hints at 'sharp divisions' ahead, looks to 26th year on bench

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is looking ahead to a 26th year on the bench and hinting at "sharp divisions" ahead for the court.

Supreme Court justices hand down opinions

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg predicts the remaining decisions will be sharply divided.

US Supreme Court to decide war memorial dispute

The highest court in the U.S. ruled 7-2 to let a war memorial stand in a highway median, upholding the constitutionality of a religious symbol on public land.

Supreme Court allows Indiana to require burial of fetal remains, but not ban certain abortions

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed an Indiana requirement that fetal remains be buried to take effect, but left blocked a ban on "selective" abortions.

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Pennsylvania policy allowing transgender students to use bathrooms matching gender identity

The Supreme Court has blocked a challenge to a Pennsylvania school district policy that allows transgender students to use bathrooms that match their gender identity.

Supreme Court blocks bid to sue Merck over Fosamax bone fractures

A unanimous Supreme Court has blocked, for now, a multi-party lawsuit against Merck over "atypical femoral fractures" caused by osteoporosis drug Fosamax.

Supreme Court affirms hunting rights for Crow Tribe under 1868 treaty

A Native American hunter from Montana won his case at the Supreme Court on Monday, solidifying treaty rights for the Crow Tribe and overturning a state fine for poaching.

11 Supreme Court cases with imminent decisions

After months of hearing oral arguments in dozens of cases, the Supreme Court justices convene on Mondays in May and June to release their final opinions of the term.

Conservative Supreme Court justices spar over executions of Muslim, Buddhist inmates

Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Samuel Alito issued highly unusual dueling statements over a death penalty case decided more than a month ago.

Supreme Court clears way for iPhone users to sue Apple over App Store prices

A divided Supreme Court today cleared the way for iPhone owners to sue Apple for alleged "higher-than-competitive prices" for apps sold in App Store

Trump weighs in on Supreme Court 2020 census citizenship question case

President Trump’s top administration lawyer clashed with liberal justices of the Supreme Court over the government’s plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census

Supreme Court hears census case, will take up discrimination cases

Justices consider the legality of the Trump administration's proposal to ask citizenship status on the 2020 census, plus the court says it will hear three LGBT discrimination cases.

Supreme Court to hear three LGBT discrimination cases

The cases, which will be heard in the fall, center on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Supreme Court hears census citizenship question case

The justices are deciding whether the Trump administration can ask about citizenship on the Census 2020.

Abortion rights group asks Supreme Court to strike Louisiana admitting privileges law

Abortion rights advocates asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a controversial Louisiana law requiring abortion doctors to have hospital admitting privileges.

Can 'FUCT' be trademarked? Supreme Court hears First Amendment case

The Supreme Court debated the meaning and propriety of "FUCT" for nearly an hour on Monday -- but the word was never spoken by any of the nine justices.

Supreme Court affirms capital punishment despite risks of pain

The Supreme Court this week, in a narrow 5-4 decision, offered a sweeping defense of the death penalty, including in cases when an inmate faces the risk of extreme pain.

Supreme Court argues gerrymandering, upholds bump stock ban deadline

Justices are split on a gerrymandering case, and people must turn in their bump stocks as a ban kicks in.

NC redistricting case makes it to the Supreme Court

North Carolina A&T's campus was divided into two districts in the case that was brought to the nation's highest court.

Supreme Court divided over limiting gerrymandering

The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with the issue of extreme, partisan gerrymandering, a practice North Carolina college students and others call unconstitutional.

Death row inmate's claim goes to the Supreme Court

President Trump visits tank factory in Ohio, analyzing the president's recent social media attacks and tunes added to the National Recording Registry.

President Trump rules out trying to expand Supreme Court as Democrats rally behind the idea

President Trump ruled out the idea of 'packing' the Supreme Court as the idea gains traction in the Democratic presidential primary.

Supreme Court weighs race factor in Virginia gerrymandering case

The Supreme Court today waded into a long-running dispute over the use of race as a factor in drawing Virginia’s state legislative districts.

House ethics bill would require Supreme Court to adopt code of conduct

Congress is trying to force the U.S. Supreme Court to hold justices accountable to standards of ethics and good behavior in this politically-polarized “MeToo” era.

Supreme Court punts on taxpayer funding for historic preservation of churches

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a New Jersey case in which churches have been barred from receiving tax dollars meant for historic preservation.

Supreme Court grapples with cross on public land in major First Amendment case

Supreme Court to decide fate of cross-shaped WWI memorial in Maryland

The Supreme Court hears arguments on whether a 40-foot Bladensburg, Maryland, cross-shaped war memorial violates the First Amendment. Should it be taken down?

Supreme Court limits states' abilities to seize property in criminal cases

The court ruled unanimously in the case of Tyson Timbs, a recovering opioid addict whose Land Rover was seized after a felony drug conviction.

Supreme Court unanimously rules to limit states' ability to seize private property involved in a crime

The Supreme Court moved to limit states’ ability to seize private property involved in a crime, saying the forfeitures are subject to protection against excessive fines.