SCOTUS

President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to intervene in a dispute over whether he can face criminal charges. More

December 20, 2023

The justices did not offer any comment as they rejected former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's appeal of his murder conviction. More

November 20, 2023

Derek Chauvin's attorney said that pretrial publicity and concerns about violence made it impossible for his client to receive a fair trial. More

July 19, 2023

Dispute between Jack Daniel's and makers of a dog toy that mimics the signature whiskey bottle looked at whether the toy maker infringed on trademarks. More

March 22, 2023

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote first majority opinion for Supreme Court. The opinion was released in a dispute between states over unclaimed money. More

February 28, 2023

The Supreme Court will hear arguments over President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan on Tuesday, Feb. 28. More

February 27, 2023

Supreme Court rejects appeal, backed by the satirical site The Onion, from a man who was arrested and prosecuted for making fun of police on social media. More

February 21, 2023

The lawsuit was filed by the family of Nohemi Gonzalez, who was killed by Islamic State gunmen in a series of attacks that left 130 people dead in November 2015. More

February 21, 2023

Supreme Court to hear case that may make it hard for students with disabilities to resolve problems when they're not getting help in public schools. More

January 18, 2023

SCOUTS refuses to hear appeals of the Carr brothers, who were sentenced to death for fatal shootings in a soccer field known as the Wichita Massacre. More

January 9, 2023

Jurors acquitted Daytona McClinton of the most serious charges against him. He should have faced six years in prison, at most. More

December 28, 2022

Senate passed Respect for Marriage Act with support from 12 Republicans; it's expected to win approval in the House before being signed by Pres. Biden. More

December 5, 2022

The Supreme Court is hearing the case of a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples. More

December 5, 2022

Supreme Court takes up dispute over blocked policy prioritizing deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who pose greatest public safety risk. More

November 29, 2022

The Supreme Court cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump's tax returns to a congressional committee. More

November 22, 2022

Supreme Court won't hear appeal from Virginia school board that says it shouldn't be liable for alleged sex assault of student by classmate on band trip. More

November 21, 2022

Supreme Court to hear a Jack Daniel's case against manufacturer of Bad Spaniels dog toy that mimics the whiskey bottle and label but is a parody. More

November 21, 2022

Kevin Johnson, who was sentenced to death for killing a co in a fit of rage over his brother's death, asks U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution. More

November 10, 2022

The Supreme Court is asked to answer if a person can use Section 1983 to go to court with claims their rights under the nursing home act are violated. More

November 8, 2022

New Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has issued her first Supreme Court opinion, a short dissent Monday in support of a death row inmate from Ohio. More

November 7, 2022

Supreme Court members sat for a new group portrait following the addition of Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black female justice. More

October 7, 2022

The 51-year-old Jackson is the court’s 116th justice and she took the place Thursday of the justice she once worked for. Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement took effect at noon. More

June 30, 2022

The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for certain prison inmates to seek shorter sentences under a bipartisan 2018 federal law aimed at reducing racial disparities in prison terms for cocaine crimes. More

June 27, 2022

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Native Americans prosecuted in certain tribal courts can also be prosecuted based on the same incident in federal court, which can result in longer sentences. More

June 13, 2022

A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report. More

May 2, 2022

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that Boston violated the free speech rights of a conservative activist when it refused his request to fly a Christian flag on a flagpole outside City Hall. More

May 2, 2022

The court agreed earlier this year to consider limiting its 2020 McGirt decision, a ruling that the state says has produced chaos in its courts. More

April 27, 2022

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday opened the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. More

March 21, 2022

President Joe Biden on Friday will reportedly nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. More

February 25, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that ruling to limit state jurisdiction for crimes committed on tribal reservations by or against tribal citizens is not retroactive. The ruling rejected appeals by seven Oklahoma death row inmates and came more than a month after the court rejected a similar claim by another death row inmate. The court also again rejected a request that Oklahoma overturn the McGirt decision. More

February 23, 2022